Ackley Bridge

Ackley Bridge
GenreComedy drama[1]
Created by
StarringPresent and former cast
ComposerTim Phillips
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes46 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Malcolm Campbell
  • George Faber
  • George Ormond
  • Ayub Khan-Din
ProducerAlexander Lamb
Production locationsHalifax, West Yorkshire, England
Cinematography
  • Anna Valdez-Hanks
  • Sergio Delgado
Editors
  • Anthony Combes
  • Vicky Tooms
  • Dan Crinnion
  • David Stark
  • David I'Anson
Running time
  • 45 minutes (series 1–3)
  • 23 minutes (series 4–5)
Production companyThe Forge
Original release
Network
Release7 June 2017 (2017-06-07) –
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)
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Ackley Bridge is a British comedy drama series set in a multicultural academy school of the same name. The series is set in the fictional town of Ackley, and filmed in Halifax, West Yorkshire and it began broadcasting on Channel 4 on 7 June 2017. In the fourth series, Ackley Bridge saw a major overhaul, including different time slots, a shortened runtime, several new characters to replace cast exits and moving the series onto streaming platform All 4.

The first three series of Ackley Bridge received praise from critics and viewers, who liked that the programme represented minority groups and tackled real-world issues. Main cast members Poppy Lee Friar, Amy-Leigh Hickman and Sunetra Sarker have received awards for their portrayals of their respective characters, as well as the series itself garnering awards and nominations at various ceremonies. However, the fourth series faced criticism from the public. They felt that Channel 4 moving Ackley Bridge to a 6pm time slot had led to the edgy storylines being softened and that the long-term characters did not receive enough screen-time. Following a fifth series that received a late night slot, Channel 4 confirmed that they had decided not to renew Ackley Bridge further.

  1. ^ Bley Griffiths, Eleanor (25 June 2019). "When is Ackley Bridge on TV? Who's in the cast and what's going to happen?". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.