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 |
Composer | Rob Lane |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 14 |
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Executive producers | Antony Root Chris Parr Mal Young |
Producers | Matthew Kuipers Jacinta Peel |
Cinematography | Roger Bonnici |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | Thames Television |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 5 |
Release | 22 September 1997 – 7 March 1999 |
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]
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]
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Hello, Goodbye" | Robin Sheppard | Matthew Hall | 22 September 1997 | N/A |
2 | 2 | "A Sense of Belonging" | Richard Laxton | Matthew Hall | 29 September 1997 | N/A |
3 | 3 | "Looking After Number One" | Richard Laxton | Matthew Hall | 6 October 1997 | N/A |
4 | 4 | "The Ties That Bind" | Robin Sheppard | Matthew Hall | 13 October 1997 | N/A |
5 | 5 | "A Fair Exchange" | Richard Laxton | Matthew Hall | 20 October 1997 | N/A |
6 | 6 | "The Greater Good" | Richard Laxton | Matthew Hall | 27 October 1997 | N/A |
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
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7 | 1 | "Episode 1" | David Skynner | Matthew Hall | 13 January 1999 | N/A |
8 | 2 | "Episode 2" | David Skynner | Chris Lang | 20 January 1999 | N/A |
9 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Justin Hardy | Stephen Brady | 27 January 1999 | 0.91 [6] |
10 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Justin Hardy | Lindsey Hill | 7 February 1999 | N/A |
11 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Martin Hutchings | Martin Stone | 14 February 1999 | N/A |
12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Martin Hutchings | Patrick Melanaphy | 21 February 1999 | N/A |
13 | 7 | "Episode 7" | David Skynner | Peter Palliser | 28 February 1999 | N/A |
14 | 8 | "Episode 8" | David Skynner | Matthew Hall | 7 March 1999 | N/A |