All Quiet on the Preston Front

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All Quiet on the Preston Front
Also known asPreston Front
Genre Comedy
Written by Tim Firth
Directed by Brian Farnham
Starring
Theme music composerThomas Lawe / milltown brothers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes19
Production
Executive producers
ProducerChris Griffin
Production locationsChurch Street, Padiham, Lancashire, United Kingdom The Shrubbery (the former TA Centre), Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
Running time50 and 40 minutes
Production company BBC Pebble Mill Productions
Original release
Network BBC1
Release4 January 1994 (1994-01-04) 
8 September 1997 (1997-09-08)

All Quiet on the Preston Front is a BBC comedy drama about a group of friends in the fictional Lancashire town of Roker Bridge, and their links to the local Territorial Army infantry platoon. It was created by Tim Firth.

Contents

Episodes

Three series were made. For series two and three the title was shortened to Preston Front, and the series became less about the TA and more about the personal lives of the protagonists.

Series One

  1. "Hodge's Girlfriend" (4 January 1994); director: Brian Farnham
  2. "Ally's Husband" (11 January 1994); director: Brian Farnham
  3. "Eric's Job" (18 January 1994); director: Brian Farnham
  4. "Lloydy's Fish" (25 January 1994); director: Brian Farnham
  5. "Diesel's Garage" (1 February 1994); director: Brian Farnham
  6. "Kirsty's Biscuit" (8 February 1994); director: Brian Farnham

Series Two

  1. "Dawn's Ball" (16 July 1995); director: Marcus Mortimer
  2. "Laura's Mousse" (23 July 1995); director: Marcus Mortimer
  3. "Spock's Leg" (30 July 1995); director: Marcus Mortimer
  4. "Polson's Lilo" (6 August 1995); director: Betsan Morris Evans
  5. "Diesel's Out of Body Experience" (13 August 1995); director: Betsan Morris Evans
  6. "Lloydy's Ark" (27 August 1995); director: Betsan Morris Evans

Series Three

  1. "Hodge's Driving Test" (21 July 1997); director: Chris Bernard
  2. "Eric's Won Ton" (28 July 1997); director: Chris Bernard
  3. "Lloydy's House Warming" (4 August 1997); director: Chris Bernard
  4. "Spock's Dilated Pupil" (11 August 1997); director: Chris Bernard
  5. "Polson's Mess" (18 August 1997); director: Rick Stroud
  6. "Diesel's Ostrich" (1 September 1997); director: Rick Stroud
  7. "Jeanetta's Marijuana" (8 September 1997); director: Rick Stroud

Locations

Although set in Lancashire, where the majority of filming took place, modt notably in Padiham which stood in for the show's fictional town of Roker Bridge, some scenes were filmed at locations in the Midlands, including The Shrubbery (the old TA Centre), Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, and the Black Country Museum. [1] [ failed verification ]

Principal characters

Theme Music

The theme music was a re-recorded version of Here I Stand by milltown brothers.

Awards

References and notes

  1. "The Real Roker Bridge" The Preston Front Page
  2. "Holliday Grainger has moved from Manchester to Hollywood... and now she's an A-lister in the making". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Television: Preston Front" TimFirth.com

Tim Firth's official website (writer of Preston Front): http://www.timfirth.com

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