Eve (British TV series)

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Eve
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Genre
Created by Emma Reeves
David Chikwe
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerPhilip Curran
ComposerPhilip Curran
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes35 (1 special) ( List of episodes )
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Peter Gallagher
  • Jeremy Swimer
  • Wendy Griffin
  • David Chikwe
Editors
  • Scott McCartney
  • Ben McKinstrie
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time28 minutes
Production companiesLeopard Drama
Argonon
Release
Original network
Original release5 January 2015 (2015-01-05) 
14 December 2016 (2016-12-14)

Eve is a British children's science fiction series starring Poppy Lee Friar [1] that follows the adventures of a gynoid, a female android, named Eve (also known as Project Eternity) living with a family in suburbia, trying to make sense of human life as a teenage girl. [2] Written by children's writer Emma Reeves, Eve was co-created with David Chikwe, creative director of Blacklisted Films.

Contents

Eve launched on CBBC on 5 January 2015 with its 13-episode first series occupying a Monday afternoon slot in the channel's schedule. This was later followed by special airing on Christmas Day 2015. A 12-episode second series followed in 2016. The third series was first confirmed by a post on Poppy Lee Friar's Instagram account and began airing on 19 October 2016 and concluded on 14 December 2016.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 135 January 2015 (2015-01-05)25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)
2 124 January 2016 (2016-01-04)21 March 2016 (2016-03-21)
3 919 October 2016 (2016-10-19)14 December 2016 (2016-12-14)

Awards and nominations

CeremonyAwardNomineeResult
2015 British Academy Children's Awards [3] Children's Performer in 2015 Poppy Lee Friar Nominated
2015 London Screenwriters’ Festival: British Screenwriters Awards [4] Best British Children's TelevisionEmma Reeves, Andrew Yerlett, Joe Williams, Ann Marie Di Mambro, Vivien Adam and Kirstie SwainNominated
2016 Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards [5] Best Children's TV EpisodeEmma Reeves for "Control, Alter, Delete"Won
2016 Broadcast Awards [6] Best Children's ProgrammeEveShortlisted
2016 Televisual Bulldog AwardsBest Children's ProgrammeEveNominated
2016 Royal Television Society Scotland Awards [7] Best Children's ProgrammeEveWon
2016 Royal Television Society Scotland Awards [7] Best SoundJohn Cobban / 422.tvWon

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