A Perfect State

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A Perfect State
Directed by Dewi Humphreys
Starring Gwen Taylor
Richard Hope
Trevor Cooper
Emma Amos
Danny Webb
Jacqueline Defferary
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers Verity Lambert
Geoffrey Perkins
ProducerSharon Bloom
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network BBC1
Release27 February (1997-02-27) 
13 April 1997 (1997-04-13)

A Perfect State was a 1997 British situation comedy starring Gwen Taylor, Richard Hope, Trevor Cooper, Emma Amos and Danny Webb. It debuted on BBC1 on Thursday 27 February 1997 and ran for seven episodes. [1]

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Taylor took the leading role of Laura Fitzgerald, the Deputy Mayor of Flatby, a town on the East Coast of England. [2] As the series begins, she is informed that because Flatby was never surveyed for the Domesday Book, it has never officially been annexed into the United Kingdom. As a result, and much to the chagrin of the Government in London, Laura rallies the townsfolk to declare Flatby an independent state. [3]

Most of the filming was carried out in Wivenhoe in Essex. [4]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"A Declaration of Independence"27 February 1997 (1997-02-27)
2"Border Post"6 March 1997 (1997-03-06)
3"Financial Crisis"13 March 1997 (1997-03-13)
4"Power Cut"20 March 1997 (1997-03-20)
5"Dodgy Money"27 March 1997 (1997-03-27)
6"Police Force"6 April 1997 (1997-04-06)
7"National Anthem"13 April 1997 (1997-04-13)

References

  1. "A Perfect State". British Comedy Guide.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "A Revolting Town!". Wigan Evening Post. 22 February 1997. p. 39.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Rampton, James (22 February 1997). "The Joke's On EU". The Independent . Retrieved 13 January 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Essex town that tugs TV star's heartstrings". Echo. 29 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)