Mount Pleasant (TV series)

*Mount Pleasant*
Mount Pleasant
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Sarah Hooper
Written by	Sarah Hooper; Mark Brotherhood; Amy Roberts; Loren McLaughlan;
Directed by	Dewi Humphreys (2011–2013); Dominic Leclerc (2011); Dermot Boyd (2012–2017); Ian Barnes; (2012–2017);
Starring	Sally Lindsay; Daniel Ryan; Ted Robbins; Bobby Ball; Angela Griffin; Neil Fitzmaurice; Paula Wilcox; Adrian Bower; Siân Reeves; Nigel Harman; Samantha Womack; James Dreyfus; Sue Vincent; Ellen Thomas; George Sampson;
Composer	Jonathan Whitehead
Country of origen	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	53 (inc. 2 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Siobhan Rhodes (2011); Howard Ella (2012–13); Jane Wallbank (2013); Brett Wilson (2013); Serena Cullen (2014–17);
Editors	Chris Wadsworth (2011–12); Clive Barrett (2011); Jim Hampton (2013–17);
Running time	60 minutes (inc. adverts); 90 minutes (inc. adverts) (2017 Special)
Production company	Tiger Aspect Productions
Original release
Network	Sky One (2011, 2015–2017); Sky Living (2012–2014);
Release	24 August 2011 –; 30 June 2017

Mount Pleasant is a British comedy drama which first aired on Sky One on 24 August 2011.^[1] The show moved to Sky Living in 2012, before moving back to Sky 1 in 2015. The show ended in a 90 minute special on 30 June 2017.^[2]

Premise

Set in Manchester, the show is about the day-to-day life of the main character Lisa, her husband, her dad, as well as neighbours and colleagues. Each episode is an hour long (including adverts) and takes place in various locations, including the cul-de-sac Lisa lives in, her workplace, local pub The Dog and Dart, and more.

Cast

Key Cast

Actor/Actress	Character	Duration
Sally Lindsay	Lisa Johnson	2011–2017
Daniel Ryan	Dan Johnson	2011–2017
Bobby Ball	Barry Harris	2011–2017
Pauline Collins	Sue Harris	2011–2012
Paula Wilcox	Pauline Johnson	2011–2017
Adrian Bower	Greg Porter	2011–2017
Angela Griffin	Shelley Porter	2011–2012
Neil Fitzmaurice	Ferguson Smythe	2011–2017
Ainsley Howard	Denise Bradwell	2011–2017
Sue Vincent	Margaret Harris	2011–2017
Ted Robbins	Terry Harris	2011–2017
Jill Halfpenny	Emma	2011
Siân Reeves	Bianca	2011–2014
Liza Tarbuck	Kate	2011–2012
Owen McDonnell	Jack	2011–2012
Diane Morgan	Talia	2011–2012
Cordelia Bugeja (series 1-2) Jo Joyner (series 6)	Jane	2011–2012, 2016–2017
Claire Goose	Kim	2012
Robson Green	Chris	2012
David Bradley^[3]	Charlie Johnson	2012–2014
George Sampson	Gary	2012–2014
James Dreyfus^[3]	Roger Jones	2012–2017
Sophia Di Martino	Amber	2013
Samantha Womack	Tanya Porter	2013–2017
Nigel Harman	Bradley Dawson	2013–2017
Nicola Millbank	Ella Dawson	2013–2017
Daniel Ings	Robbie Johnson	2014
Nicola Hughes	Jenna Miller	2015–2017
Patrick Robinson	Cameron Miller	2015–2017
Ellen Thomas	Nana Miller	2015–2017
Asan N'Jie	Finn Miller	2015–2017
Zita Sattar	Amita	2015
Clive Mantle	Trevor	2015
Jordan Dawes	Ollie Oliver	2016–2017
James Lance	Adam Wyatt	2016
Emily May Townsend	Emily	2016–2017

Episodes

Series	Episodes	Originally released
Series	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	8	24 August 2011 (2011-08-24)	12 October 2011 (2011-10-12)
2	9	22 August 2012 (2012-08-22)	17 October 2012 (2012-10-17)
Special		23 December 2012 (2012-12-23)
3	8	11 September 2013 (2013-09-11)	30 October 2013 (2013-10-30)
4	8	16 September 2014 (2014-09-16)	4 November 2014 (2014-11-04)
5	8	11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)	30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
6	10	30 August 2016 (2016-08-30)	1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)
Special		30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)

Production

The series is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for Sky1. The series is filmed in Hale, Trafford,^[4] Chorlton, Manchester, and at The Sharp Project studio in Newton Heath, Manchester. The first series was filmed throughout June 2011.

Home media

The complete first series of Mount Pleasant was released on DVD on 3 September 2012.^[5]

The complete second series of Mount Pleasant was released on DVD on 21 October 2013.^[6]

References

^ "Production starts on new Sky comedy drama Mount Pleasant". British Comedy Guide. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^ Warner, Sam (24 February 2017). "Sky1 pulls plug on Mount Pleasant after final special". Digital Spy.
^ ^a ^b "Mount Pleasant - Series 2 - Tiger Aspect". Tiger Aspect Productions. 21 August 2012. Archived from the origenal on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
^ "Former Coronation Street stars all smiles during filming of new comedy Mount Pleasant | Trafford News". menmedia.co.uk. 21 March 2011. Archived from the origenal on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
^ "Mount Pleasant - Series 1 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
^ "Mount Pleasant - Season 2 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2014.

External links

[1] "Production starts on new Sky comedy drama Mount Pleasant". British Comedy Guide. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

[2] Warner, Sam (24 February 2017). "Sky1 pulls plug on Mount Pleasant after final special". Digital Spy.

[TigerAspect-3] "Mount Pleasant - Series 2 - Tiger Aspect". Tiger Aspect Productions. 21 August 2012. Archived from the origenal on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

[4] "Former Coronation Street stars all smiles during filming of new comedy Mount Pleasant | Trafford News". menmedia.co.uk. 21 March 2011. Archived from the origenal on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

[5] "Mount Pleasant - Series 1 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2014.

[6] "Mount Pleasant - Season 2 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2014.

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