8 January 1982 (1982-01-08) – 18 August 1995 (1995-08-18)
This generally light-hearted series was created by comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. The series is set in the East End of London shortly after the Second World War. On being demobbedRAF serviceman Harvey Moon, played by Kenneth Cranham, returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles. His wife Rita, played by Maggie Steed, is not interested in resuming their relationship and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servicemen. He becomes involved with the Labour Party and campaigns against the local Hackney branch of the far rightUnion Movement, after his mother expresses support for the UM albeit briefly.
The name of the series is a wordplay on the title of the popular 1908 song "Shine On, Harvest Moon!" The first series was commissioned and recorded by ATV (the forerunner to Central Television) at their Elstree studios, with the second series recorded in the same studios under the ownership of Central Television and with the remaining series filmed at Central's new facilities in Nottingham.
The series was revived by Meridian Television in 1995, this time set during the 1950s, with Nicky Henson taking over the role of Harvey. It also brought in a new regular character, Noah Hawksley, played by Colin Salmon, an old friend of Harvey's who was facing racial prejudice.
Three 3-disc DVD box sets have been released by Acorn Media UK. The first comprises all episodes from series 2 and selected episodes from series 1 and the other, released in 2007, contains all episodes of series 3. In 2012 a three disc set was released containing all episodes of series 4.[3][4]
shine, harvey, moon, shine, harvey, moon, british, television, series, made, witzend, productions, central, television, from, january, 1982, august, 1985, briefly, revived, 1995, meridian, broadcasting, created, bylaurence, marksmaurice, granstarringsuzanne, b. Shine on Harvey Moon is a British television series made by Witzend Productions and Central Television for ITV from 8 January 1982 to 23 August 1985 and briefly revived in 1995 by Meridian Broadcasting Shine on Harvey MoonCreated byLaurence MarksMaurice GranStarringSuzanne BertishKenneth CranhamLeonard FentonNicky HensonNigel PlanerPauline QuirkeLinda RobsonColin SalmonElizabeth SpriggsMaggie SteedFiona VictoryLee WhitlockDerek Benfield 1 Country of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of series5No of episodes41 List of episodes ProductionExecutive producerAllan McKeownProducersCentral Television 1982 1985 Meridian Broadcasting 1995 Witzend Productions 1982 1985 1995 Running time30 minutes series 1 amp 5 60 minutes series 2 4 Original releaseNetworkITVRelease8 January 1982 1982 01 08 18 August 1995 1995 08 18 This generally light hearted series was created by comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran The series is set in the East End of London shortly after the Second World War On being demobbed RAF serviceman Harvey Moon played by Kenneth Cranham returns home and finds his family involved in various troubles His wife Rita played by Maggie Steed is not interested in resuming their relationship and works in a seedy nightclub frequented by American servicemen He becomes involved with the Labour Party and campaigns against the local Hackney branch of the far right Union Movement after his mother expresses support for the UM albeit briefly The name of the series is a wordplay on the title of the popular 1908 song Shine On Harvest Moon The first series was commissioned and recorded by ATV the forerunner to Central Television at their Elstree studios with the second series recorded in the same studios under the ownership of Central Television and with the remaining series filmed at Central s new facilities in Nottingham Contents 1 Cast 1 1 Regular 1 2 Guests 2 DVD releases 3 References 4 External linksCast editRegular edit Frieda Gottlieb Suzanne Bertish Harvey Moon Kenneth Cranham and Nicky Henson Erich Gottlieb Leonard Fenton Lou Lewis Nigel Planer Veronica Pauline Quirke Maggie Moon Linda Robson Violet Nan Moon Elizabeth Spriggs Rita Moon Maggie Steed Harriet Wright Fiona Victory Stanley Moon Lee Whitlock The series was revived by Meridian Television in 1995 this time set during the 1950s with Nicky Henson taking over the role of Harvey It also brought in a new regular character Noah Hawksley played by Colin Salmon an old friend of Harvey s who was facing racial prejudice Guests edit Gwen Nelson Tenniel Evans Derek Benfield 2 DVD releases editThree 3 disc DVD box sets have been released by Acorn Media UK The first comprises all episodes from series 2 and selected episodes from series 1 and the other released in 2007 contains all episodes of series 3 In 2012 a three disc set was released containing all episodes of series 4 3 4 References edit Shine on Harvey Moon 1982 Shine on Harvey Moon 1982 Shine on Harvey Moon Series 1 amp 2 Acorn Media Retrieved 29 January 2012 Shine On Harvey Moon Series 3 Acorn Media Retrieved 29 January 2012 External links editShine on Harvey Moon at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shine on Harvey Moon amp oldid 1203923165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
