Class Act (British TV series)

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Class Act
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Genre Comedy drama
Written byMichael Aitkins
Starring Joanna Lumley
James Gaddas
John Bowe
Nadine Garner
Richard Vernon
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers Verity Lambert
Sharon Bloom (1995)
ProducerVerity Lambert
Running time50 minutes
Production companies Cinema Verity
Carlton Television
Original release
Network ITV
Release7 April 1994 (1994-04-07) 
19 October 1995 (1995-10-19)

Class Act is a British comedy-drama series produced by Verity Lambert. The series was broadcast by ITV, and ran for two series from 7 April 1994 to 19 October 1995. It starred Joanna Lumley, Nadine Garner, James Gaddas, Richard Vernon and John Bowe.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The series was broadcast by ABC in Australia starting in August 1997. [1]

Episodes

Series One

  1. "Episode 1" (7 April 1994); director: Jane Howell
  2. "Episode 2" (14 April 1994); director: Jane Howell
  3. "Episode 3" (21 April 1994); director: Herbert Wise
  4. "Episode 4" (28 April 1994); director: Jane Howell
  5. "Episode 5" (5 May 1994); director: James Cellan Jones
  6. "Episode 6" (12 May 1994); director: James Cellan Jones
  7. "Episode 7" (19 May 1994); director: Herbert Wise

Series Two

  1. "Episode 1" (7 September 1995); director: Herbert Wise
  2. "Episode 2" (14 September 1995); director: Herbert Wise
  3. "Episode 3" (21 September 1995); director: Herbert Wise
  4. "Episode 4" (28 September 1995); director: Rick Stroud
  5. "Episode 5" (5 October 1995); director: Rick Stroud
  6. "Episode 6" (12 October 1995); director: Rick Stroud
  7. "Episode 7" (19 October 1995); director: Rick Stroud

DVD releases

The complete series of Class Act was released on DVD as a 4-disc box-set by the Network imprint on 2 August 2010.

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References

  1. Freeman, Jane (1997). "A Class Act". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 19 December 2024 via ProQuest.