The Grimleys

The Grimleys
GenreComedy drama
Created byJed Mercurio
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes22 (list of episodes)
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Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyGranada Television
Original release
NetworkITV[1]
Release5 July 1997 (1997-07-05) –
1 April 2001 (2001-04-01)[2]
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The Grimleys is a comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s.[3] It was first broadcast by Granada TV for ITV in 1999, following a pilot in 1997, and concluded in 2001 after three series.[4]

The show was written by Jed Mercurio, who had trained as a doctor and whose first series, Cardiac Arrest – written under the pseudonym 'John MacUre' – had attracted critical plaudits for its dark portrayal of life in a disintegrating British National Health Service.[5]

The filming of the school took place in Salford, Buile Hill High, Hope High, and Pendleton College, and the characters' homes were filmed in Langley, Greater Manchester.[6] Later series featured location filming in Dudley, including a scene at Dudley Zoo.

  1. ^ Robert Hanks (9 March 1999). "Television Review - Arts & Entertainment". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  2. ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - the Grimleys". Archived from the original on 5 December 2004.
  3. ^ Thu, 11 Mar 1999 (11 March 1999). "Ratings boost for new ITV post-10pm schedule | Archive". Marketing Week. Retrieved 24 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Jason Deans (21 May 2002). "The Grimleys Go West | Media | MediaGuardian". London: Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  5. ^ Belcher, David (1 March 1999). "With a Flare for the Past". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ^ Dudley Chronicle, 15 May 1998