Sorted (TV series)

Sorted
Genre	Drama
Written by	Danny Brocklehurst Steve Lightfoot Richard Stoneman
Directed by	Iain B. Macdonald Marc Jobst
Starring	Neil Dudgeon Will Mellor Hugo Speer Cal MacAninch Dean Lennox Kelly Mark Womack
Opening theme	"Bang Bang You're Dead" by Dirty Pretty Things
Composer	John Lunn
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producer	Sally Haynes
Producer	Steve Lightfoot
Cinematography	Nick Dance
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	BBC Studios
Original release
Network	BBC One BBC HD
Release	18 July (2006-07-18) – 22 August 2006 (2006-08-22)
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Sorted is a six-part BBC television drama series that follows the personal and professional lives of several postmen. It was first broadcast in 2006 on BBC One and BBC HD.^[1] The series was created by Danny Brocklehurst, whose previous credits including Clocking Off, The Stretford Wives and Shameless. The series, set in Manchester but filmed in Stockport, and stars Neil Dudgeon, Will Mellor, Hugo Speer, Cal MacAninch and Dean Lennox Kelly.^[2]

The series achieved an average of four million viewers throughout its run, and was the only BBC drama series that year that achieved stronger ratings for its final episode than its first. Despite this – and the largely good critical response – the BBC announced in October 2006 that it would not recommission the programme.^[3] The name of the series has a double meaning – postal workers 'sort' mail for delivery and "sorted"^[4] is a common British slang word for accomplishment or good order.