6Degrees

6Degrees
Created by
  • Matt Evans
  • Colin O'Donnell
  • Terry Caffola
Directed by
  • Declan Recks
  • Andrea Harkin
  • Terry Loane
  • Paul Riordan
  • Diarmuid Goggins
Starring
ComposerRichard Hill & Mark Gordon
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • Northern Ireland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes18
Production
Executive producerColin O'Donnell
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC2 NI
Release21 February 2012 (2012-02-21) –
29 April 2015 (2015-04-29)
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)

6Degrees[1] (or Six Degrees) is a Northern Irish dramatic television series about a group of university students living in Belfast.[2] It premiered on 21 February 2012 on BBC2 NI. In July 2013 it also began airing on the Irish channel RTÉ 2 and later on BBC1 NI. The show ran for a total of three series, between 2012 and 2015. It was filmed on location in Northern Ireland.

The series charts the lives of several young students, who befriend one another when they embark on their various degree courses. Each series explores their changing friendships, as they struggle with work, relationships and family life. The show received praise for its diverse and vibrant depiction of present-day Belfast, as well as its lively young cast.[3]

  1. ^ "6Degrees". BBC.
  2. ^ "Meet the characters of 6Degrees". BBC.
  3. ^ "Six Degrees: A show about the young that doesn't patronise". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 3 April 2015.