Mount Pleasant (TV series)

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Mount Pleasant
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Genre Comedy drama
Created bySarah Hooper
Written by
  • Sarah Hooper
  • Mark Brotherhood
  • Amy Roberts
  • Loren McLaughlan
Directed by
  • Dewi Humphreys (2011–2013)
  • Dominic Leclerc (2011)
  • Dermot Boyd (2012–2017)
  • Ian Barnes
    (2012–2017)
Starring
Composer Jonathan Whitehead
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes53 (inc. 2 specials) (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Siobhan Rhodes (2011)
  • Howard Ella (2012–13)
  • Jane Wallbank (2013)
  • Brett Wilson (2013)
  • Serena Cullen (2014–17)
Editors
  • Chris Wadsworth (2011–12)
  • Clive Barrett (2011)
  • Jim Hampton (2013–17)
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
90 minutes (inc. adverts) (2017 Special)
Production company Tiger Aspect Productions
Original release
Network
Release24 August 2011 (2011-08-24) –
30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)

Mount Pleasant is a British comedy drama which first aired on Sky One on 24 August 2011. [1] The show moved to Sky Living in 2012, before moving back to Sky 1 in 2015. The show ended in a 90 minute special on 30 June 2017. [2]

Contents

Premise

Set in Manchester, the show is about the day-to-day life of the main character Lisa, her husband, her dad, as well as neighbours and colleagues. Each episode is an hour long (including adverts) and takes place in various locations, including the cul-de-sac Lisa lives in, her workplace, local pub The Dog and Dart, and more.

Cast

Key Cast

Actor/ActressCharacterDuration
Sally Lindsay Lisa Johnson2011–2017
Daniel Ryan Dan Johnson2011–2017
Bobby Ball Barry Harris2011–2017
Pauline Collins Sue Harris2011–2012
Paula Wilcox Pauline Johnson2011–2017
Adrian Bower Greg Porter2011–2017
Angela Griffin Shelley Porter2011–2012
Neil Fitzmaurice Ferguson Smythe2011–2017
Ainsley HowardDenise Bradwell2011–2017
Sue Vincent Margaret Harris2011–2017
Ted Robbins Terry Harris2011–2017
Jill Halfpenny Emma2011
Siân Reeves Bianca2011–2014
Liza Tarbuck Kate2011–2012
Owen McDonnell Jack2011–2012
Diane Morgan Talia2011–2012
Cordelia Bugeja (series 1-2)
Jo Joyner (series 6)		Jane2011–2012, 2016–2017
Claire Goose Kim2012
Robson Green Chris2012
David Bradley [3] Charlie Johnson2012–2014
George Sampson Gary2012–2014
James Dreyfus [3] Roger Jones2012–2017
Sophia Di Martino Amber2013
Samantha Womack Tanya Porter2013–2017
Nigel Harman Bradley Dawson2013–2017
Nicola MillbankElla Dawson2013–2017
Daniel Ings Robbie Johnson2014
Nicola Hughes Jenna Miller2015–2017
Patrick Robinson Cameron Miller2015–2017
Ellen Thomas Nana Miller2015–2017
Asan N'JieFinn Miller2015–2017
Zita Sattar Amita2015
Clive Mantle Trevor2015
Jordan DawesOllie Oliver2016–2017
James Lance Adam Wyatt2016
Emily May TownsendEmily2016–2017

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 824 August 2011 (2011-08-24)12 October 2011 (2011-10-12)
2 922 August 2012 (2012-08-22)17 October 2012 (2012-10-17)
Special 23 December 2012 (2012-12-23)
3 811 September 2013 (2013-09-11)30 October 2013 (2013-10-30)
4 816 September 2014 (2014-09-16)4 November 2014 (2014-11-04)
5 811 September 2015 (2015-09-11)30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
6 1030 August 2016 (2016-08-30)1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)
Special 30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)

Production

The series is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for Sky1. The series is filmed in Hale, Trafford, [4] Chorlton, Manchester, and at The Sharp Project studio in Newton Heath, Manchester. The first series was filmed throughout June 2011.

Home media

The complete first series of Mount Pleasant was released on DVD on 3 September 2012. [5]

The complete second series of Mount Pleasant was released on DVD on 21 October 2013. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Production starts on new Sky comedy drama Mount Pleasant". British Comedy Guide. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Warner, Sam (24 February 2017). "Sky1 pulls plug on Mount Pleasant after final special". Digital Spy.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Pleasant - Series 2 - Tiger Aspect". Tiger Aspect Productions. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Former Coronation Street stars all smiles during filming of new comedy Mount Pleasant | Trafford News". menmedia.co.uk. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Mount Pleasant - Series 1 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mount Pleasant - Season 2 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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