Changing Ends

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Changing Ends
Created by Alan Carr
Screenplay by
  • Alan Carr
  • Simon Carlyle
Directed byDave Lambert
Starring
Theme music composerRichard Day
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Alan Carr
  • Simon Carlyle
  • Sarah Monteith
  • Rupert Majendie
  • Danny Julian
ProducerMollie Freedman Berthoud
EditorThomas Perrett
Production company
Original release
Network ITVX
Release1 June 2023 (2023-06-01)

Changing Ends is a British television sitcom released on ITVX in the UK from 1 June 2023. It is a semi-autobiographical series about comedian Alan Carr growing up in Northampton during the 1980s, the son of a professional football manager. A second series was commissioned in November 2023.

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Synopsis

Graham Carr was a former top-flight professional footballer who was the manager of Northampton Town F.C. when they won the Football League Fourth Division title in 1986-87. [1] The East Midlands in Thatcher's Britain however may have been felt very different as seen through the eyes of his son, "when your family are Match of the Day and you’re a bit Miss Marple". [2]

Cast

Production

In February 2021 Carr and Baby Cow Productions began auditioning young actors to play himself in a sitcom that they were developing together. [3] A non-broadcast pilot was made with BBC Studios in February 2022. [4]

A six-part series was commissioned by ITVX in November 2022, with Carr co-writing with Simon Carlyle and production by Baby Cow. Executive producers were Sarah Monteith, Rupert Majendie and Danny Julian, alongside Carr and Carlyle. It was announced that Oliver Savell would play the young Carr. [5]

In January 2023, it was confirmed that Shaun Dooley and Nancy Sullivan would be joining the cast as Alan's parents Christine and Graham Carr, with Taylor Fay playing his younger brother Gary. The family's neighbours, Charlie and Angela, would be played by Rourke Mooney and Gabby Best, with Harry Peacock as Nigel, David Mumeni as Mr Chapman and Michael Socha as Adam. [6] Filming started that same month at an undisclosed location, but outdoor scenes were not filmed in Northampton itself. [7]

A second series of six half-hour episodes was commissioned by ITV in November 2023, with filming scheduled for early 2024. [8]

Broadcast

The series was premiered on ITVX before broadcast on ITV at a later date. [9] Changing Ends was made available for viewing on ITVX from 1 June. [10]

Reception

The series was ITVX’s ‘most viewed’ comedy of 2023. [11]

In February 2024, the series was nominated at the Broadcast Awards in the Best Comedy Programme category. [12]

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