| Gone to the Dogs | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-Drama |
| Written by | Tony Grounds |
| Directed by |
Tony Dow Sandy Johnson |
| Starring |
Jim Broadbent Alison Steadman Warren Clarke Harry Enfield Sheila Hancock Martin Clunes Peter Cook Cliff Parisi Rosemary Martin |
| Music by | The Gutter Brothers |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Michele Buck |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Central Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 29 November – 27 December 1991 |
Gone to the Dogs is a television miniseries by Central Films for Central Independent Television bought from writer Will Warrior, and was broadcast by ITV in 1991 [1] in the UK. The six episode comedy drama series [2] revolved around the relationship of Jim Morley ( Jim Broadbent) and Lauren Patterson ( Alison Steadman) in the world of greyhound racing. [3] The series had a notable cast and much of the greyhound racing filming took place at Walthamstow Stadium.[ citation needed]
The series was followed by Gone to Seed where several members of the cast from this series also appear, albeit in entirely new roles. [4]
Cast
The cast included
- Jim Broadbent as Jim Morley
- Alison Steadman as Lauren Patterson
- Martin Clunes as Pilbeam
- Harry Enfield as Little Jim Morley
- Warren Clarke as Larry Patterson
- Sheila Hancock as Jean [1]
- Julia St John as Sophie
- Cliff Parisi as Stanley
- Rosemary Martin as Margaret
- Arthur Whybrow as George
- Barbara Keogh as Betty
- Paddy Joyce as Quinn
- Lisa Jacobs as Maid
- Walter Sparrow as Stretch
Guest Appearances
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 29 November 1991 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 6 December 1991 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 13 December 1991 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 20 December 1991 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 27 December 1991 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 27 December 1991 |
Home Media
The complete series was originally released on VHS on 4 November 1991 by the Video Collection and Central Video. [5] It was released on DVD in a three disc boxset along with its follow up series Gone to Seed, by Network on 27 February 2012. [6]
References
- ^ a b Hancock, Sheila (1933-). BFI Screenonline. Accessed May 2014.
- ^ "Gone to the Dogs". Comedy.co.uk.
- ^ "Warren Clarke obituary". The Guardian. 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Gone to Seed". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Gone to the Dogs VHS". Amazon. November 1991.
- ^ "Gone to the Dogs/ Gone to Seed". Network. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023.
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