"Sorted (TV series) Sorted is a six-part BBC television drama series that follows the personal and professional lives of several postmen. It was first broadcast in 2006 on BBC One and BBC HD. The series was created by Danny Brocklehurst, whose previous credits including ""Clocking Off"", ""The Stretford Wives"" and ""Shameless"". The series, set in Manchester but filmed in Stockport, and stars Neil Dudgeon, Will Mellor, Hugo Speer, Cal MacAninch and Dean Lennox Kelly. The series achieved an average of four million viewers throughout its run, and was the only BBC drama series that year that achieved stronger ratings for"
"its final episode than its first. Despite this - and the largely good critical response - the BBC announced in October 2006 that it would not recommission the programme. The name of the series has a double meaning - postal workers 'sort' mail for delivery and ""sorted"" is a common British slang word for accomplishment or good order. Producer Steve Lightfoot said of the series; ""The warmth, wit and camaraderie of these very ordinary blokes ensures they can see each other through whatever life throws at them. It's very real, with powerful, emotional storylines which will hook viewers in to"
"Grownups (2006 TV series) Grownups is a BBC Three sitcom written by Susan Nickson, who also created hit BBC Three sitcom ""Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps"". It follows the trials and tribulations of a group of twentysomething friends in Manchester, facing the decision to either settle down or carrying on partying. The first episode aired on 7 May 2006 on BBC Three and appeared at number eight on the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) top ten of most watched BBC Three programmes for that week. The show made only one more entry on the chart for"
"you that you understand – because obviously I am a man! I've never really written blokey blokes before in this kind of way. There are thousands of postmen in the UK - they're part of everyone's lives. I interviewed a lot of postmen just to try and get a flavour of the world and to try and really understand it and how it all works. I knew nothing about this before, even though I have an uncle who's a postman, but I got told some funny little stories about things that happened; one of which made it into the show"
"Life on Mars (UK TV series) Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between 9 January 2006 and 10 April 2007. The series combines elements of speculative fiction and police procedural, featuring a present-day police officer from the Greater Manchester Police (played by John Simm) who wakes up in 1973 after being involved in a road accident. The title is a reference to David Bowie's 1973 single ""Life on Mars?, with its lyrics ""Take a look at the law man, beating up the wrong guy"". An American adaptation of the series was produced by ABC"
"(Each of the book titles is a play on a pop culture phrase or film title that is of, or relevant to, the '70s, those being ""Blood, Bullets and Babes"", ""A Fistful of Dollars"", ""Borstal Boy"" and ""Get Carter""). Life on Mars (UK TV series) Life on Mars is a British television series broadcast on BBC One between 9 January 2006 and 10 April 2007. The series combines elements of speculative fiction and police procedural, featuring a present-day police officer from the Greater Manchester Police (played by John Simm) who wakes up in 1973 after being involved in a road"
"The Missing Postman The Missing Postman is a two-part comedy drama originally broadcast on BBC1 on the consecutive evenings of 29 and 30 March 1997. Adapted from the Mark Wallington novel, it received the award for Best BBC Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awards in 1997. When Dorset postman Clive Peacock is forced into early retirement, the years ahead look bleak. But on his last day in the job, in a moment of unexpected rebellion he makes a decision that will change his life. As he makes his final collection from the postbox in the small seaside town where"
"filmed in Manchester, and was broadcast on 28 April 2007 at 9 pm on BBC 2. The storyline involves René writing his memoirs after the war, and the events from the final episode in 1992 have been overlooked. The new scenes were interspersed with clips from the original series and new interviews. The actors who reprised their roles were: Gorden Kaye, Vicki Michelle, Sue Hodge, Kirsten Cooke, Arthur Bostrom, Guy Siner, Robin Parkinson, John D. Collins and Nicholas Frankau. In addition, Richard Gibson and Sam Kelly are interviewed, although they are not reprising their respective roles. The only main characters"
"regular cast from all three shows appeared. The episode was sub-titled ""When Janet met Michelle"". Sheridan Smith (who played Michelle in Grownups and Janet in Two Pints of Lager) appeared in both roles, by use of camera tricks and a body double. Grownups (2006 TV series) Grownups is a BBC Three sitcom written by Susan Nickson, who also created hit BBC Three sitcom ""Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps"". It follows the trials and tribulations of a group of twentysomething friends in Manchester, facing the decision to either settle down or carrying on partying. The first episode"
"find a suitcase full of money in a Miami hotel room and assume it belongs to a drug dealer who wants to shoot them - but actually it belongs to U2, who invite them to their penthouse. A fourth series of six episodes was aired on BBC One from 4 January to 8 February 2004. The characters now work as building subcontractors for the British Embassy after a building job in Moscow goes badly wrong and are given a tip off from a friend of Oz who tells them about specialised embassy work. The team are posted to Havana to"
"Paul Crocker, the Director of Operations. The Sandbaggers The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980, ""The Sandbaggers"" examines the effect of the espionage game on the personal and professional lives of British and American intelligence specialists. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television, based in Leeds. The protagonist is Neil D. Burnside (played by Roy Marsden), Director of Operations in Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (abbreviated 'SIS'—the organisation is also known as 'MI6', although that name"
"have largely been forgotten. Lenny Smart and Kendle Bains are flatmates and work together as travel agents in Manchester. Thirtysomething Lenny attempts, with the help of old friend Gilby, to turn sensitive 23-year-old Kendle into a ""real man"". In one episode, Kendle receives a telescope for a birthday present and subsequently ends up looking into all the windows opposite, Gilby, Becky and her friends end up fighting over what to look at. Series 1 Series 2 Men of the World Men of the World was a 1990s BBC1 situation comedy which starred David Threlfall and John Simm. Written by Daniel"
"men"". The pilot was critically panned, with ""The Telegraph"" stating that it was ""unfunny"" and ""full of rancid sexism."" The Security Men The Security Men is a British television comedy pilot, written by BAFTA-award winning comedian Caroline Aherne and Jeff Pope, that first broadcast on ITV on 12 April 2013. The pilot, written as a precursor to a planned four-part series, follows a group of night security guards working at the fictional Whittington shopping centre in Greater Manchester, who create an elaborate scheme to hide a robbery that has taken place on their watch. The pilot, which was filmed in"
"reward or spared an undesirable forfeit. The twins are identified by the colour of their shirt. The Indestructibles (TV series) The Indestructibles is a 2006 British Documentary show made for the BBC. The show involves four characters, Doc Damage, Data Girl and the Petri Twins, who experiment on themselves to uncover the secrets of the human body. Played by Jonathan Goodwin The main character of the show who usually performs the stunts. He puts his life on the line to figure out how the stunts work and tries to push his body to the limit. Played by Victoria Kruger A"
"is a kind of all-too-real-life version of The Office, set in Coventry. Ann is the more talkative of the two, a mixture of starry-eyed optimist and petty disciplinarian. John mostly just swears a lot and criticises Ann's schemes for improving the company - such as hiring a Zimbabwean motivational guru called Basil Mienie (pronounced 'meanie'). A film length special was made for Christmas in 2006. It was compiled from material from the series. The Armstrongs The Armstrongs was a British television drama/documentary series broadcast on the BBC in the UK. The Armstrongs was an access-all-areas insight into the unorthodox and"
"Friends and Crocodiles Friends and Crocodiles is a one-off British television drama production, written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff and first broadcast on BBC One on 15 January 2006. The film charts the shifting power between a boss and his secretary as their careers rise and fall in the rapidly changing workplace of 1980s and 1990s Britain. ""Friends and Crocodiles"" stars Damian Lewis, Jodhi May and Robert Lindsay with an ensemble cast that includes Patrick Malahide and Eddie Marsan. Damian Lewis plays Paul, a ""Gatsby""-like figure and inspirational entrepreneur. He is a host of fabulous parties, a ""collector"" of interesting"
"The storylines follow the three couples as they try to stay faithful to each other. They are held back by issues such as impotence, infidelity, and unplanned pregnancy. Their lives are further complicated by their jobs, money troubles, and moving in together. Bullen embellished the scripts with events from his own personal life. The directors and producers made additional contributions, with the intent to keep the fiction in the programme as true to life as possible. The series was filmed in Greater Manchester in the first half of 1998, using Granada Television's studios, and exterior locations. Critical reaction to the"
"the sixth series (S6 Ep3 'Beau Jesters'), was returned after many years believed lost. In July 2017 the episode 'The Girl on the Poster' was returned by BBC South producer and presenter Richard Latto. Terry Scott is a youngish bachelor who wants to achieve wealth without putting in any hard work. The scheming Terry lives with his mother at 33, Lobelia Avenue in Tooting, London. They have a simple and easily led lodger, Hugh Lloyd, who works at a local aircraft factory. The two often try to make money through one of Scott's schemes. Their next door neighbours, the Crispins"
"behind a park bench and making fart sounds or putting free drinks on a table with leaking cups. Stockport town centre in Greater Manchester is usually the location of these pranks. Started to be aired on TV in May 2006 - May 2007. Prank Patrol was cancelled by the BBC due to an unconnected incident where an Australian journalist fooled a hospital employee into putting him through to a member of the UK royal family who were receiving treatment at the hospital. This employee then took her own life. Prank Patrol (UK TV series) Prank Patrol is a British version"
"to victims. In 1976 Muhammad Ali was on a world tour to promote his book, ""The Greatest"". Landing in London, catching the BBC by surprise, and with no time to bring the thousands of hopeful letter writers to a meeting with the legend, the TV company nipped next door ""borrowing"" three schoolboy boxers from the school (Christopher Wren). Vince, Andly and Nigel were whisked off to meet Ali. A group of Cub Scouts from the 2nd Sutton St Mary’s troop, wrote to the programme asking to have a meal in an unusual place. The show opted to send them, complete"
"The Security Men The Security Men is a British television comedy pilot, written by BAFTA-award winning comedian Caroline Aherne and Jeff Pope, that first broadcast on ITV on 12 April 2013. The pilot, written as a precursor to a planned four-part series, follows a group of night security guards working at the fictional Whittington shopping centre in Greater Manchester, who create an elaborate scheme to hide a robbery that has taken place on their watch. The pilot, which was filmed in 2011, remained shelved whilst writing on a planned four-part series, which promised to ""follow the characters home to meet"
"a fairly standard police drama, with Bulman positioned as its eccentric lead. The series' premise centred around a group of police officers, including Bulman and Willis, known as 'Unit 23', who are brought together from different parts of the country to Manchester to infiltrate areas and investigate crimes that familiar local detectives could not. Five series were broadcast, with the final episode airing on 20 October 1982. Following the series, a further spin-off, simply entitled ""Bulman"", ran for two series on ITV. The series follows Bulman, again played by Don Henderson, as he continues to dabble in private detective work"
"sixth episode only 4.4 million people tuned in. Office Gossip Office Gossip is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 2001. Starring Pauline Quirke, it was written by Paul Mayhew-Archer, who co-wrote ""The Vicar of Dibley"", and George Pritchett. Recently, it has been aired in the United States on various PBS stations as part of 'One Season Wonders. Set in the office Tippins Toy Ltd, ""Office Gossip"" concentrates on the love lives of Jo Thomas and Simon, who sit opposite each other. Jo is a single mother, her daughter is eleven-year-old Sam, and is the hardworking PA to"
"The Sandbaggers The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980, ""The Sandbaggers"" examines the effect of the espionage game on the personal and professional lives of British and American intelligence specialists. The series was produced by Yorkshire Television, based in Leeds. The protagonist is Neil D. Burnside (played by Roy Marsden), Director of Operations in Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (abbreviated 'SIS'—the organisation is also known as 'MI6', although that name is never uttered in the series)."
"in Bethnal Green. Friends and Crocodiles Friends and Crocodiles is a one-off British television drama production, written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff and first broadcast on BBC One on 15 January 2006. The film charts the shifting power between a boss and his secretary as their careers rise and fall in the rapidly changing workplace of 1980s and 1990s Britain. ""Friends and Crocodiles"" stars Damian Lewis, Jodhi May and Robert Lindsay with an ensemble cast that includes Patrick Malahide and Eddie Marsan. Damian Lewis plays Paul, a ""Gatsby""-like figure and inspirational entrepreneur. He is a host of fabulous parties, a"
"him, clearly in love with him. Fi meets Nathan at the bar and they confess their love for one another and kiss; they reminisce that it was there that this all started, and they walk past the woman with two vaginas on their way out. The complete first series was released on 12 February 2007. Sinchronicity Sinchronicity is a six-part drama series broadcast on BBC Three in the United Kingdom (16 July 2006 — 20 August 2006). Set in Manchester, the programme is narrated by Nathan (Paul Chequer) and focuses on the love triangle of him, Fi (Jemima Rooper), and"
"Rosie, Bert, The Prof and Brendan has changed their natural personalities. Can the Prof find a way to get them back to normal? (23rd May 1997) 5. ""Scares and Stripes"" - PC Nicko Pendle needs to have made 100 arrests by the end of the day to be promoted to sergeant. He soon finds excuses to arrest everybody in Sabden, and when there is no one else left, he even arrests himself! unfortunately there are some real criminals on the loose and they take advantage of having the empty village to themselves. (30th May 1997) 6. ""Smug Smugglers"" - Barrow"
"nightclub in Manchester and has a rift with Samuel. Daniel, Samuel and Robbo are the victims of a blast, along with Joanne (Liz White), a hotel cleaner. The music score is composed by I Am Kloot. See also: ""From There to Here"". Peter Bowker, the creator of the series, said:I wanted to write a love letter to Manchester – warts 'n all – and to do it through a family saga that captured something of the city's pace, life and humour. To attract a cast of this quality and a director of the calibre of James Strong is incredibly exciting"
"and the BBC. One of Greater Manchester's most lucrative and acclaimed television exports is ""Coronation Street"", which is a televised soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional borough of Greater Manchester, inspired by life in Salford. Created by Tony Warren, ""Coronation Street"" was first broadcast on 9 December 1960, making it the world's longest-running TV soap opera in production. It has been filmed in Manchester at Granada Studios since its inception, but filming is now done at a new set at MediaCityUK. Launched in 2004 by the Guardian Media Group, Channel M is a television station that broadcast local news"
"The Last Post (TV series) The Last Post was a British television drama series first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One from 1 October to 5 November 2017. It is set in the backdrop of the Aden Emergency and a unit of the Royal Military Police depicting the conflict and the relationships of the men and their families together and with the local population. In May 2018, it was reported that a second series would not be commissioned. Executive producer of Bonafide Films' Margery Bone proposed a story about British Army life on an army base. She approached"
"or ""gearing"" in the sense of ""intensification"". The series describes the day-to-day work and life of six employees of the judicial system: a police captain and her two lieutenants, a judge, a prosecutor and a lawyer. The body of a young Romanian woman is discovered on a Parisian rubbish dump; her face eradicated. As her identity and past life are gradually revealed by the investigating French justice system, it becomes apparent that her story ties to a network of corruption which may touch the people uncovering the truth about her. In the United Kingdom, series 1 was broadcast on BBC"
"The Impressionists (TV series) The Impressionists is a 2006 three-part factual docudrama from the BBC, which reconstructs the origins of the Impressionist art movement. Based on archive letters, records and interviews from the time, the series records the lives of the artists who were to transform the art world. ""The Impressionists"" is a tale of poverty, hope and of the struggle for recognition, set against a backdrop of war, revolution and Parisian artistic movements. At the heart of the story is the brotherhood of artists, bonded by enduring friendships and their commitment to a new type of art. The story"
"The State Within The State Within is a six-part British television political thriller series, written and created by Lizzie Mickery and Daniel Percival, that was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from Thursday, 2 November 2006. The series, directed by Percival and Michael Offer and produced by Grainne Marmion, is a joint production between BBC Films and BBC America that follows Sir Mark Brydon (Jason Isaacs), the British Ambassador to Washington, who is caught in the centre of a political conspiracy threatening to depose Western governments. As such, he must prevent a war, all whilst facing his own"