Rescue Me (British TV series)

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Rescue Me
Genre Romantic comedy
Written by David Nicholls
Starring Sally Phillips
Theme music composerRaynard Miner and Carl Smith
Opening theme"Rescue Me" by Oliver Darley
Ending themeReprise
ComposerMatt Dunkley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersGreg Brenman
Gareth Neame
Producer Christine Langan
Running time60 minutes
Production company Tiger Aspect Productions
Original release
Network BBC One
Release3 March (2002-03-03) 
7 April 2002 (2002-04-07)

Rescue Me is a British romantic comedy television series produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and broadcast on BBC One in 2002. It was created, and principally written, by David Nicholls and stars Sally Phillips as Katie Nash, a woman who is recovering from a divorce while at the same time writing relationship features for Eden, the women's magazine she works on. The series was filmed from November to December 2001. [1] It ran for six episodes, averaging 3.4 million viewers and a 15% audience share in its Sunday night timeslot. The low ratings meant it was not recommissioned for a second series, leaving an unresolved cliffhanger. [2] Nicholls had written four episodes of the unmade second series before discovering Rescue Me had been cancelled. As a result, he took a break from screenwriting to concentrate on his debut novel Starter for Ten . [3] A cover version of "Rescue Me", performed by Oliver Darley, is the series theme tune. [4]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

TitleWriterDirectorOriginal airdate
"Episode 1" David Nicholls Kate Dennis3 March 2002 (2002-03-03)
"Episode 2"David NichollsKate Dennis10 March 2002 (2002-03-10)
"Episode 3"David NichollsKate Dennis17 March 2002 (2002-03-17)
"Episode 4"David NichollsJulian Holmes24 March 2002 (2002-03-24)
"Episode 5"Oliver BrownJulian Holmes31 March 2002 (2002-03-31)
"Episode 6"David NichollsChristine Langan7 April 2002 (2002-04-07)

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