White Van Man (TV series)

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White Van Man
The inter-title for the series
Created by	Adrian Poynton
Written by	Adrian Poynton
Starring	Will Mellor Joel Fry Georgia Tennant Naomi Bentley Clive Mantle
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producers	Saurabh Kakkar Simon Lupton Rohan Acharya
Camera setup	Single-camera setup
Running time	29 minutes
Production company	ITV Studios
Original release
Network	BBC HD BBC Three
Release	22 March 2011 (2011-03-22) – 29 March 2012 (2012-03-29)
Related
Family Tools
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White Van Man is a British sitcom that was created and written by Adrian Poynton and first broadcast on BBC Three and BBC HD in 2011. It began screening in March 2011, becoming the highest-rated launch ever for a sitcom on BBC Three.

Will Mellor plays Ollie, a man who has to put his business dreams on hold while he takes over the family handyman business from his father, Tony, played by Clive Mantle. The series was filmed in and around Greater Manchester, including the Best Bet betting shop in Cheadle and Hollins DIY Store in Marple. A second series ran from 23 February to 29 March 2012.^[1]

BBC Three announced on 29 April 2012 that it had cancelled White Van Man.^[2] On 11 May 2012, it was announced that an American version of White Van Man, Family Tools, was picked up by ABC for a full series. Poynton served as its co-creator. Family Tools was canceled in 2013, after filming only 10 episodes.