Grafters
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| creator | Michael Chaplin |
| genre | Comedy drama |
| starring | Robson Green |
| Stephen Tompkinson | |
| Darren Morfitt | |
| Emily Joyce | |
| Marian McLoughlin | |
| Will Parker | |
| Neil Stuke | |
| Carli Norris | |
| Stephen Boxer | |
| Lesley Vickerage | |
| David Westhead | |
| Katherine Wogan | |
| Berwick Kaler | |
| language | English |
| country | United Kingdom |
| producer | Helen Gregory |
| executive_producer | Simon Lewis |
| Susan Hogg | |
| Sandra Jobling | |
| theme_music_composer | Robert Lockhart |
| composer | Robert Lockhart (Series 1) |
| Ray Russell (Series 2) | |
| num_episodes | 16 |
| num_series | 2 |
| location | London, England, UK (Series 1) |
| Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK (Series 2) | |
| company | Granada Television |
| network | ITV |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
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| image = | caption = | creator = Michael Chaplin | genre = Comedy drama | writer = | director = | starring = Robson Green Stephen Tompkinson Darren Morfitt Emily Joyce Marian McLoughlin Will Parker Neil Stuke Carli Norris Stephen Boxer Lesley Vickerage David Westhead Katherine Wogan Berwick Kaler | language = English | country = United Kingdom | producer = Helen Gregory | executive_producer = Simon Lewis Susan Hogg Sandra Jobling | theme_music_composer = Robert Lockhart | composer = Robert Lockhart (Series 1) Ray Russell (Series 2) | num_episodes = 16 | num_series = 2 | location = London, England, UK (Series 1) Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK (Series 2) | company = Granada Television | network = ITV | first_aired = | last_aired =
Grafters is a British drama–comedy programme originally broadcast in the UK on ITV from 27 October 1998 to 20 December 1999 for 16 episodes over two series.
Grafters relates the lives of the Purvis brothers Joe (Robson Green) and Trevor (Stephen Tompkinson), who along with their younger cousin Simon (Darren Morfitt) run a successful building business.
The show regularly received ratings of over 9 million viewers and at the time was among ITV's most popular drama series. It received a 7.6/10 rating on IMDB.
Cast
- Paul Carter – Dulwich Hill
- Robson Green – Joe Purvis
- Stephen Tompkinson – Trevor Purvis
- Darren Morfitt – Simon Purvis
- Emily Joyce – Laura
- Neil Stuke – Paul
- Carli Norris – Melanie
- Marian McLoughlin – Pippa
- Eva Pope – Janice
- Luisa Bradshaw-White – Debbie
- David Westhead – Nick Costello
- Katherine Wogan – Clare Costello
- Lesley Vickerage – Viv Casey
- Patrick Baladi – Will
- Maurice Roëves – Lennie
- James Gaddas – Ray
- Berwick Kaler – Uncle Alan
- Lisa Kay – Chloe
- Judy Goldberg – Auctioneer's Assistant
DVD releases
Entertainment One has released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. Season 1 was released on 17 July 2007, while season 2 was released on 4 December 2007.
Shock Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Australia on 12 January 2009. Series 1 & 2 will be released on Region 2 on 26 February 2018.
References
References
- "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) | BARB".
- (1998-10-27). "Grafters". Coastal Productions, Granada Television.
- (17 July 2007). "Grafters – Complete First Season".
- (4 December 2007). "Grafters: Season 2".
- "Grafters - the Complete Series (4 Disc Set) @ EzyDVD".
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