Crapston Villas

Crapston Villas
GenreSitcom
Animation
Black comedy
Surreal humour
Soap opera
Created bySarah Ann Kennedy
Developed bySarah Ann Kennedy
Mike Davis
Written bySarah Ann Kennedy
Directed bySarah Ann Kennedy
StarringMorwenna Banks
Felix Dexter
Jane Horrocks
Claire Jennings
Polly Kemp
Alistair McGowan
Lesley Sharp
Alison Steadman
Steve Steen
John Thomson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes20 (over 2 series)
Production
Executive producersSarah Ann Kennedy (Season 2)
Joanna Beresford (Season 1)
Running time10 minutes per episode
Production companySpitting Image Productions
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
ReleaseOctober 27, 1995 (1995-10-27) –
January 19, 1998 (1998-01-19)
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Crapston Villas is a British adult animated television series, written, created and directed by Sarah Ann Kennedy, in which the characters were made from plasticine and filmed with stop motion clay animation. It was a comedy satire on inner-city London life, directed at a mature audience. It featured a set of characters, living in a grim apartment building in the fictional postcode of SE69, who were plagued by various dilemmas. Foul language, sex and violence are present.[1]

  1. ^ Jasper Rees (28 October 1995). "TELEVISION Crapston Villas (Channel 4) - Arts & Entertainment". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2013.