Parents of the Band

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Parents of the Band
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Genre Sitcom
Created by Jimmy Nail
Tarquin Gotch
Written by David Cummings
Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais
Directed byDominic Brigstocke
Starring Jimmy Nail
Peter Losasso
Theme music composer Gary Kemp
Jimmy Nail
Opening theme"I Cry (Don't You Read the Papers?)"
ComposerMark Hinton Stewart
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers Kenton Allen
Jimmy Nail
Tarquin Gotch
Producer Charlie Hanson
CinematographyMartin Hawkins
EditorRichard Halladey
Camera setupLouise Edmunds
Running time30 Mins
Production companiesBBC Vision Productions
Serious Entertainment Productions
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release28 November 2008 (2008-11-28) 
9 January 2009 (2009-01-09)

Parents of the Band is a 2008 British comedy television series, created by Jimmy Nail and Tarquin Gotch and shown on BBC One. The show stars Jimmy Nail, and is set around a teenage musical band, which each band member's parents are trying to manage.

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Plot

Phil Parker (Nail) is the father of Jack (Peter Losasso), who is a drummer in a teen band with a number of his friends. Phil is recently separated from his wife Marketa (Young) and was in a 'one-hit wonder' band in the 1980s, with the song "I Cry". Jack and his band simply want to jam and have fun, but their parents are standing in the way, not because they disapprove, but because they also want to be a part of the rock-star lifestyle. Ultimately the band enter into a talent contest.

Development

The six-episode series was commissioned by Lucy Lumsden, BBC Controller, Comedy Commissioning. The show was a co-venture between BBC Vision Productions and Serious Entertainment Productions. The latter company is owned by the series co-creators, Jimmy Nail and Tarquin Gotch. The series was written by David Cummings, and the script was edited by the writing partners, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. The producer is Charlie Hanson and executive producer is Kenton Allen, BBC Creative Head of Comedy Talent and Comedy North. [1]

Jimmy Nail composed the theme music with Gary Kemp, of the eighties synth-pop band Spandau Ballet. A music video for the song "I Cry" was also posted on the show's BBC website.

Cast

Broadcast

The first episode aired on 28 November 2008 at 8:30pm on BBC One. On BBC One Scotland, and BBC One Northern Ireland however, the show aired at various times on Fridays. Each episode of Parents of the Band also aired in High-definition on BBC HD a week after its BBC One showing. The first episode received 2.61 million (11.2%) viewers. [2] Episode 2 gained an additional 250,000 viewers, with 2.86m (12.7%). [3] The final episode of series one aired on 9 January 2009.

Episodes

No.TitleWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1" David Cummings, Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais 28 November 2008 (2008-11-28)2.61 [4]
Jack and his friends form a band, and while practising their parents decide to become the band's management.
2"Episode 2"David Cummings, Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais5 December 2008 (2008-12-05)2.86 [5]
The band cannot decide on a name for themselves, even though they have their first gig. It is at Adi's birthday party, which he insists that he sings at. Phil gets hit by a chair at the end and goes to hospital.
3"Episode 3"David Cummings, Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais12 December 2008 (2008-12-12)N/A
The school has a work experience week, and the band each go to work with each others' parents. Phil discovers that Jack has been smoking, and agrees to give up coffee if he stops smoking.
4"Episode 4"David Cummings, Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais19 December 2008 (2008-12-19)N/A
A Danish singer called Inge is asked by Phil to be the new singer for the band, but he does not consult the other parents.
5"Episode 5"David Cummings, Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais2 January 2009 (2009-01-02)N/A
Jack's father Phil gets the band to play for his parents' 50th wedding anniversary. Phil's father passes out during the performance.
6"Episode 6"David Cummings, Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais9 January 2009 (2009-01-09)N/A
The band, now called One, Two, Three, Four, enter a talent contest at their school, while getting the attention of a competing girl group. Klariza Clayton guest stars.

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