Kingdom (British TV series)

This article is about the 2007 British television series. For the 2014 American television series, see Kingdom (American TV series). For the 2019 South Korean television series, see Kingdom (South Korean TV series).

Kingdom
The word "Kingdom" written in blue in a stylised font, against a black background.
GenreComedy drama
Created bySimon Wheeler
Alan Whiting (co-creator)
Starring
ComposerMark Russell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes18 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersSimon Wheeler
Stephen Fry
Alan Moloney
Gina Carter
ProducerGeorgina Lowe
Running time46 minutes
Production companiesParallel Film and Television
Sprout Productions
Ingenious Broadcasting
Original release
NetworkITV
Release22 April 2007 (2007-04-22) –
12 July 2009 (2009-07-12)
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Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions for the ITV network. It was created by Simon Wheeler and stars Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a Norfolk solicitor who is coping with family, colleagues, and the strange locals who come to him for legal assistance. The series also starred Hermione Norris, Celia Imrie, Karl Davies, Phyllida Law and Tony Slattery.

The first series of six one-hour episodes was aired in 2007 and averaged six million viewers per week. Despite a mid-series ratings dip, the executive chairman of ITV praised the programme and ordered a second series, which was filmed in 2007 and broadcast in January and February 2008. Filming on the third series ran from July to September 2008 for broadcast from 7 June 2009.

Stephen Fry announced in October 2009 that ITV was cancelling the series, a fact later confirmed by the channel, which said that given tighter budgets, more expensive productions were being cut.[1]

  1. ^ Steve Busfield (9 October 2009). "ITV axes Stephen Fry's Kingdom". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 October 2009.