| Gone to the Dogs | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-Drama |
| Written by | Tony Grounds |
| Directed by | Tony Dow Sandy Johnson |
| Starring | Jim Broadbent Alison Steadman Warren Clarke Harry Enfield Sheila Hancock Martin Clunes Peter Cook Cliff Parisi Rosemary Martin |
| Music by | The Gutter Brothers |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Michele Buck |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Central Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 29 November – 27 December 1991 |
Gone to the Dogs is a television miniseries by Central Films for Central Independent Television bought from writer Will Warrior, and was broadcast by ITV in 1991[1] in the UK. The six episode comedy drama series[2] revolved around the relationship of Jim Morley (Jim Broadbent) and Lauren Patterson (Alison Steadman) in the world of greyhound racing.[3] The series had a notable cast and much of the greyhound racing filming took place at Walthamstow Stadium.
The series was followed by Gone to Seed where several members of the cast from this series also appear, albeit in entirely new roles.[4]
Cast
The cast included
- Jim Broadbent as Jim Morley
- Alison Steadman as Lauren Patterson
- Martin Clunes as Pilbeam
- Harry Enfield as Little Jim Morley
- Warren Clarke as Larry Patterson
- Sheila Hancock as Jean [1]
- Julia St John as Sophie
- Cliff Parisi as Stanley
- Rosemary Martin as Margaret
- Arthur Whybrow as George
- Barbara Keogh as Betty
- Paddy Joyce as Quinn
- Lisa Jacobs as Maid
- Walter Sparrow as Stretch
Guest Appearances
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 29 November 1991 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 6 December 1991 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 13 December 1991 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 20 December 1991 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 27 December 1991 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 27 December 1991 |
Home Media
The complete series was originally released on VHS on 4 November 1991 by the Video Collection and Central Video.[5] It was released on DVD in a three disc boxset along with its follow up series Gone to Seed, by Network on 27 February 2012.[6]
References
- 1 2 Hancock, Sheila (1933-). BFI Screenonline. Accessed May 2014.
- ↑ "Gone to the Dogs". Comedy.co.uk.
- ↑ "Warren Clarke obituary". The Guardian. 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "Gone to Seed". British Comedy Guide.
- ↑ "Gone to the Dogs VHS". Amazon. November 1991.
- ↑ "Gone to the Dogs/ Gone to Seed". Network. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023.
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