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As If | |
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Genre | Comedy-drama |
Starring | Paul Chequer Emily Corrie Jemima Rooper Orlando Wells Caroline Chikezie Ben Waters |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 76 |
Production | |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) | Carnival Films Columbia TriStar International Television Sony Pictures Television International |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 4 |
Original release | 22 January 2001 – 31 July 2004 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | As If (U.S. TV series) |
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