Pie in the Sky is a British television drama that originally aired on BBC One from 1994 to 1997, spanning five series and 40 episodes. Filmed largely in southern England, the show blended gentle crime-solving with warm, character-driven storytelling, creating a cosy and distinctive tone that set it apart from more hard-edged police dramas of … Read more
The first series of the Bill was broadcast in 1984 and the program continued for a total of 29 series finishing in 2010.Despite starting in 1984 there was a precursor to the The Bill know as Woodentop which was broadcast in 1983 and focused on PC Jim Caver and WPC June Ackland both based at … Read more
British Stuffing was a Channel 4 comedy starring Amanda Symonds (Mo) and Rachel Weaver (Jude) as two flat mates in an East End tower block. The sitcom aired in 1984 and ran for 10 episodes across 1 series. In this post we look at the Dream Stuffing filming locations used. Filming Locations The majority of … Read more
Father Brown a British detective series set in England in the 1950’s. It stars Mark Williams as a crime-solving Roman Catholic priest of St Mary’s Church located in the fictional village of Kembleford in the Cotswolds. Kembleford, Cotswolds The majority of Father Brown was filmed in and around the Gloucestershire village of Blockley which doubles … Read more
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ is a TV comedy created by Thames Television in 1985. It is based on the book The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ by Author Sue Townsend. A second series was also created in 1986 called, ‘The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole’. Both series focus on … Read more
Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps is a British sitcom that aired from 2001 to 2011. Created by Susan Nickson, the show is set in the fictional town of Runcorn, Cheshire, and follows the lives and relationships of five twenty-somethings: Jonny, Janet, Gaz, Donna, and Louise. In this post we look at … Read more
“You Rang, M’Lord?” is a British television sitcom that aired from 1988 to 1993. Created by David Croft and Jimmy Perry, the show is a parody of the British class system and is set in the 1920s. The series follows the lives of the staff and residents of the fictional Meldrum household. It consisted of … Read more
Children’s Ward was originally broadcast as a Children’s Drama on ITV’s Children’s section between 1989 and 2000. It was retitled as just ‘The Ward’ between 1995 and 1998.It focused on the Children’s Ward of South Park Hospital. Over it’s years the patients included many actors and actresses who went on to become well known. These … Read more
The Kingdom is a TV drama created for ITV starring Stephen Fry as a solicitor (Peter Kingdom) in the fictional Norfolk town of Market Shipborough. The market town of Swaffham largely doubled as Market Shipborough, however Swaffham is quite in land, so other areas were used such as Well-Next-The-Sea further North in Norfolk. Here is … Read more
George and Mildred is a British sitcom that originally aired on ITV between 1976 and 1979. Staring Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as husband and wife, George and Mildred. The sitcom focuses on their day to day life after moving into a new house in the first episode within the upper class area of Hampton … Read more