Head over Heels (British TV series)

For the 1997 Americian sitcom series, see Head over Heels (American TV series).

Head over Heels
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Jane Prowse
Written by	Jane Prowse
Starring	Ann Bell Sally Geoghegan Kathy Kiera Clarke Elena Ferrari
Composer	Stanley Myers
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producer	Brian Eastman
Production locations	London, England, UK
Editor	Chris Blunden
Running time	52 minutes
Production companies	Carnival Film and Television Carlton Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	11 January (1993-01-11) – 22 February 1993 (1993-02-22)

Head over Heels is a British television comedy-drama programme lasting one series, which was broadcast on ITV from 11 January to 22 February 1993. ^[1] It starred Ann Bell as Gracie Ellis, Sally Geoghegan as Catherine Ellis, Kathy Kiera Clarke as Bernadette Brennan and Elena Ferrari as Patsy Willoughby. ^[2] The programme was produced at the Pinewood Studios.

Premise

The series is a period comedy drama set in the 1950s. ^[3] It revolves around a group of girls finishing school. ^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Gracie Ellis – Ann Bell
• Catherine Ellis – Sally Geoghegan
• Bernadette Brennan – Kathy Kiera Clarke
• Patsy Willoughby – Elena Ferrari
• Heather Brook – Diana Morrison
• Camilla De La Mer – Jackie Morrison
• Jimmy Ellis – Ian Embleton
• Alice Willoughby – Jessica Lloyd
• Stella Dunn – Gemma Page
• Jack Ellis – Michael Thomas
• Daniel – Nick Haverson

Episodes

All seven episodes were written by Jane Prowse. ^[6]

No.	Title	Directed by	Original release date
1	"Hard Headed Woman"	Chris King	11 January 1993 (1993-01-11)
2	"At the Hop"	Graham Theakston	18 January 1993 (1993-01-18)
3	"Li'l Pink Dress"	Chris King	25 January 1993 (1993-01-25)
4	"Roll Over Beethoven"	Chris King	1 February 1993 (1993-02-01)
5	"The Great Pretender"	Graham Theakston	8 February 1993 (1993-02-08)
6	"Problem Child"	Graham Theakston	15 February 1993 (1993-02-15)
7	"Secret Love"	Chris King	22 February 1993 (1993-02-22)

Broadcast

The film was broadcast in Italy as Camilla e le altre. ^[7]

Reception

The series has been called "a sugary slice of rock 'n' roll schoolgirl nonsense crammed with careless anachronisms" ^[8]

References

1. Head Over Heels | TVmaze, 22 February 1993, retrieved 17 September 2023
2. "Akademia Elegancji panny Ellis (1993) pełna obsada". Filmweb (in Polish). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
3. "Head Over Heels (ITV 1993, Jackie Morrison, Ann Bell)". Memorable TV. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
4. "Head over Heels – Sitcom – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.org.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
5. "Television drama writer - Head Over Heels created by Jane Prowse". www.hattorihachi.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
6. Chance, Norman (22 December 2010). Who Was Who on TV. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN   978-1-4568-2164-7.
7. "Camilla e le altre". La Repubblica (in Italian). 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
8. "The List: 12 Feb 1993". The List Archive. 12 February 1993. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

External links

• Head over Heels at IMDb
• Head over Heels at British Comedy Guide