Pulling (TV series)

Pulling
Created bySharon Horgan
Dennis Kelly
Developed byHarry Thompson
StarringSharon Horgan
Tanya Franks
Rebekah Staton
Cavan Clerkin
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerDaisy Goodwin
ProducerPhil Bowker
Production locationsLondon, England
Running time30 minutes
(final episode 1 hour)
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release23 November 2006 (2006-11-23) –
17 May 2009 (2009-05-17)
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Pulling is a British sitcom produced by Silver River Productions and broadcast on BBC Three. It is about three single female friends who live in Hackney, East London. It was co-written by Sharon Horgan and Dennis Kelly and stars Horgan as Donna, Tanya Franks as Karen, Rebekah Staton as Louise and Cavan Clerkin as Karl. Pulling was the last comedy show developed by Harry Thompson before his death.

The first series of six episodes was first shown in 2006 on BBC Three, then repeated on BBC Two in early 2008. A second six-episode series of Pulling aired on BBC Three from 23 March to 27 April 2008 and a final one-hour episode aired on BBC Three on 17 May 2009.

In Australia, series one and two was first aired back-to-back on ABC2 each Thursday at 10pm from 5 March 2009[1] although the final one-hour episode is yet to be screened by the network. Repeats have been screening on rotation through UKTV.[2]

In 2007, the series was BAFTA-nominated for Best Situation Comedy while Horgan won a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Actress in 2008.[3][4] In the same year, it was announced that Pulling had been cancelled by BBC Three.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "ABC2 Programming Airdate: Pulling (episode one, season one)". ABC Television Publicity. 24 September 2010.,
  2. ^ "UKTV Programme Synopsis: Pulling". UKTV Online. 10 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Sharon Horgan". BBC News – Newsnight Review. 27 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Brand wins British Comedy Award". BBC News. 7 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Horgan's 'Pulling' axed by BBC Three". Digital Spy. 8 December 2008.
  6. ^ Holmwood, Leigh (2 October 2008). "BBC3 axes Pulling after two series". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  7. ^ "2009 Episode Guide". comedy.org.uk. 2009.