Wing and a Prayer (TV series)

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Wing and a Prayer
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Genre Legal drama
Created by Matthew Hall
Starring Sean Arnold
Rita Wolf
David Bark-Jones
Philip Martin Brown
George Irving
Connie Hyde
Kate Buffery
ComposerRob Lane
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes14 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersAntony Root
Chris Parr
Mal Young
ProducersMatthew Kuipers
Jacinta Peel
CinematographyRoger Bonnici
Running time50 minutes
Production companyThames Television
Original release
Network Channel 5
Release22 September 1997 (1997-09-22) 
7 March 1999 (1999-03-07)

Wing and a Prayer is a BAFTA-nominated [1] British television legal drama series, written and created by Matthew Hall, first broadcast on Channel 5 on 22 September 1997. [2] The series, produced by Thames Television, was described as "an inside, behind-the-scenes look at the practice of law, and the lawyers whose lives are caught up in their work with each other". Sean Arnold starred as primary character Stephen Arlington, while Rita Wolf, David Bark-Jones, Philip Martin Brown and George Irving are also credited amongst the principal cast members. [3]

Contents

A review of the series on AllMovie stated; "in the fine tradition of such American weeklies as L.A. Law and The Practice , the attorneys herein played as hard as they worked, with sexual intrigues and one-upsmanship abounding." [4] The first series was released on DVD in Australia on 5 June 2013. [5]

Cast

Episodes

Series 1 (1997)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"Hello, Goodbye"Robin SheppardMatthew Hall22 September 1997 (1997-09-22)N/A
22"A Sense of Belonging"Richard LaxtonMatthew Hall29 September 1997 (1997-09-29)N/A
33"Looking After Number One"Richard LaxtonMatthew Hall6 October 1997 (1997-10-06)N/A
44"The Ties That Bind"Robin SheppardMatthew Hall13 October 1997 (1997-10-13)N/A
55"A Fair Exchange"Richard LaxtonMatthew Hall20 October 1997 (1997-10-20)N/A
66"The Greater Good"Richard LaxtonMatthew Hall27 October 1997 (1997-10-27)N/A

Series 2 (1999)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
71"Episode 1"David SkynnerMatthew Hall13 January 1999 (1999-01-13)N/A
82"Episode 2"David SkynnerChris Lang20 January 1999 (1999-01-20)N/A
93"Episode 3"Justin HardyStephen Brady27 January 1999 (1999-01-27)0.91 [6]
104"Episode 4"Justin HardyLindsey Hill7 February 1999 (1999-02-07)N/A
115"Episode 5"Martin HutchingsMartin Stone14 February 1999 (1999-02-14)N/A
126"Episode 6"Martin HutchingsPatrick Melanaphy21 February 1999 (1999-02-21)N/A
137"Episode 7"David SkynnerPeter Palliser28 February 1999 (1999-02-28)N/A
148"Episode 8"David SkynnerMatthew Hall7 March 1999 (1999-03-07)N/A

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