Johnny Jarvis

Johnny Jarvis
GenreDrama
Created byNigel Williams
StarringMark Farmer
Johanna Hargreaves
Ian Sears
Alrick Riley
Jamie Foreman
Nick Stringer
Theme music composerGary Shail
& John Altman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerGuy Slater
Running timec. 50 minute episodes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release10 November (1983-11-10) –
15 December 1983 (1983-12-15)
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Johnny Jarvis is a 1983 British television drama series created and written by Nigel Williams, adapted from his novel of the same title. The series was directed by Alan Dossor and produced by Guy Slater for the BBC. The principal actors were Mark Farmer, Johanna Hargreaves, Ian Sears, Alrick Riley and Jamie Foreman. Today it is credited as capturing the zeitgeist of early 1980s UK life. The adaptation was broadcast between 10 November and 15 December 1983. The signature tune for the series was provided by Gary Shail and the music for the series was by John Altman. It had been rumoured that the original series has been erased from the BBC's tape archive, preventing any further release [1] but extant copies on sale prove the rumour to be incorrect. It was released on DVD in November 2017.[2]

  1. ^ IMDB
  2. ^ "Johnny Jarvis: The Complete Series". Amazon UK. 17 April 2019.