The Planners

The Planners
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	Nick Mattingly
Narrated by	Barbara Flynn
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producer	Dympna Jackson
Production location	United Kingdom
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	1 hour
Production company	BBC Productions Salford
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	31 January (2013-01-31) – 21 March 2013 (2013-03-21)
Related
Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners (2014) The Planners Are Coming (2008-2009)

The Planners is a British television documentary series broadcast on BBC Two. It follows the work of local planning officers in the United Kingdom, including planners in Cheshire, Greater Manchester, the Scottish Borders and Gloucestershire. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The series comprises eight episodes and was first broadcast on 31 January 2013.

On 25 February 2014, The Planners returned to BBC Two, however, the name of the programme was changed to Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners .

See also

• Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners
• The Planners Are Coming

References

1. "BBC In-house Entertainment announces compelling raft of new programmes". BBC Media Centre. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013.
2. "New BBC reality show promises to 'reveal the secrets' of council planners". Planning Resource. 23 January 2013.
3. "The Planners; The Secret Life of Dogs – TV review". The Guardian. 1 February 2013.
4. "Meet 'The Planners'". Rochdale Borough Council. 5 February 2013.

External links

• The Planners at BBC Online
• The Planners at IMDb