Mount Pleasant (TV series)

Mount Pleasant is a British comedy-drama which first aired on Sky 1 on 24 August 2011.^[2] The show moved to Sky Living in 2012, before moving back to Sky 1 in 2015. The show ended in a 90 minute special on 30 June 2017.^[3]

Mount Pleasant
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Sarah Hooper
Written by	Sarah Hooper (2011–2013) Mark Brotherhood (2012–2017) Amy Roberts (2014–2017) Loren McLaughlan (2014–2017)
Directed by	Dewi Humphreys (2011–2013) Dominic Leclerc (2011) Dermot Boyd (2012–2017) Ian Barnes (2012–2017)
Starring	Sally Lindsay Daniel Ryan Ted Robbins Bobby Ball Angela Griffin Neil Fitzmaurice Paula Wilcox Adrian Bower Ainsley Howard Siân Reeves Nigel Harman Samantha Womack James Dreyfus Sue Vincent Ellen Thomas George Sampson
Composer	Jonathan Whitehead
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	53 (inc. 2 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Siobhan Rhodes (2011) Howard Ella (2012–13) Jane Wallbank (2013) Brett Wilson (2013) Serena Cullen (2014–17)
Editors	Chris Wadsworth (2011–12) Clive Barrett (2011) Jim Hampton (2013–17)
Running time	60 minutes (inc. adverts) 90 minutes (inc. adverts) (2017 Special)
Production company	Tiger Aspect Productions
Distributor	Banijay^[1]
Release
Original network	Sky 1 (2011, 2015–2017) Sky Living (2012–2014)
Picture format	16:9 (1080i HDTV)
Original release	24 August 2011 (2011-08-24) – 30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)

Premise

Set in Manchester, the show is about the day-to-day life of the main character Lisa, her husband, her dad, as well as neighbours and colleagues. Each episode is an hour long (including adverts) and takes place in various locations, including the cul-de-sac Lisa lives in, her workplace, local pub The Dog and Dart, and more.

Cast and characters

• Sally Lindsay as Lisa Johnson
• Daniel Ryan as Dan Johnson
• Bobby Ball as Barry Harris
• Pauline Collins as Sue Harris (Series 1–2)
• Paula Wilcox as Pauline Johnson
• Adrian Bower as Greg Porter
• Angela Griffin as Shelley Porter (Series 1–2)
• Neil Fitzmaurice as Fergus Smythe
• Ainsley Howard as Denise Bradwell
• Sue Vincent as Margaret Harris
• Ted Robbins as Terry Harris
• Kris Sleater as Lloyd (Series 1)
• Jill Halfpenny as Emma (Series 1)
• Siân Reeves as Bianca (Series 1–4)
• Liza Tarbuck as Kate (Series 1–2)
• Owen McDonnell as Jack (Series 1–2)
• Diane Morgan as Talia (Series 1–2)
• Alexander Kirk as Jim (Series 1–2)
• Cordelia Bugeja (Series 1-2) as Jane, Jo Joyner recast as Jayne (Series 6)
• Claire Goose as Kim (Series 2)
• Robson Green as Chris (Series 2)
• David Bradley^[4] as Charlie Johnson (Series 2–4)
• George Sampson as Gary (Series 2–4)
• James Dreyfus^[4] as Roger Jones (Series 2-6)
• Sophia Di Martino as Amber (Series 3)
• Samantha Womack as Tanya Porter (Series 3-6)
• Nigel Harman as Bradley Dawson (Series 3-6)
• Nicola Millbank as Ella Dawson (Series 3-6)
• Daniel Ings as Robbie Johnson (Series 4)
• Nicola Hughes as Jenna Miller (Series 5-6)
• Patrick Robinson as Cameron Miller (Series 5-6)
• Ellen Thomas as Nana Miller (Series 5-6)
• Asan N'Jie as Finn Miller (Series 5-6)
• Zita Sattar as Amita (Series 5)
• Clive Mantle as Trevor (Series 5)
• Jordan Dawes as Ollie Oliver (Series 6)
• James Lance as Adam Wyatt (Series 6)
• Emily May Townsend as Emily (Series 6)
• Joey Batey as Gopher

Episodes

Main article: List of Mount Pleasant episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	8		24 August 2011 (2011-08-24)	12 October 2011 (2011-10-12)
2	9		22 August 2012 (2012-08-22)	17 October 2012 (2012-10-17)
Special			23 December 2012 (2012-12-23)
3	8		11 September 2013 (2013-09-11)	30 October 2013 (2013-10-30)
4	8		16 September 2014 (2014-09-16)	4 November 2014 (2014-11-04)
5	8		11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)	30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
6	10		30 August 2016 (2016-08-30)	1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)
Special			30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)

Production

The series is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for Sky1. The series is filmed in Hale, Trafford,^[5] Chorlton, Manchester, and at The Sharp Project studio in Newton Heath, Manchester. The first series was filmed throughout June 2011. As of 2016, the show has aired six series.

Home media release

The complete first series of Mount Pleasant was released on DVD on 3 September 2012.^[6]

The complete second series of Mount Pleasant was released on DVD on 21 October 2013.^[7]

References

1. https://www.banijayrights.com/programmes/10091
2. "Production starts on new Sky comedy drama Mount Pleasant". British Comedy Guide. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
3. Warner, Sam (24 February 2017). "Sky1 pulls plug on Mount Pleasant after final special". Digital Spy.
4. . Tiger Aspect Productions. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
5. "Former Coronation Street stars all smiles during filming of new comedy Mount Pleasant | Trafford News". menmedia.co.uk. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
6. "Mount Pleasant - Series 1 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
7. "Mount Pleasant - Season 2 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Mount Pleasant at British Comedy Guide
• Mount Pleasant at IMDb