Personal Affairs
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 Personal Affairs title card |
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| Genre | Drama, Comedy |
| Written by | Gabbie Asher |
| Directed by | Jenny Ash (2 episodes) James Henry (2 episodes) Ashley Way (2 episodes) |
| Starring | Laura Aikman Olivia Grant Maimie McCoy Ruth Negga Annabel Scholey |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 (ep 6 unaired on DVD) |
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| Producer(s) | 2AM TV BBC Scotland |
| Location(s) | Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Three BBC HD |
| Picture format | 1080p (HDTV) |
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Personal Affairs (also known as P.A's) is a British television drama-comedy series, broadcast on BBC Three. It stars Annabel Scholey, Laura Aikman, Maimie McCoy and Ruth Negga as four City of London Personal Assistants looking for the lost friend Grace Darling (Olivia Grant).
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[edit] Premise
Off-beat, fast-paced, funny, sexy and candid depiction of office life, following the fortunes of four personal assistants in the City of London.[1]
[edit] Production
The interior scenes are filmed at the BBC Scotland drama studios in Dumbarton, whilst most of the exterior scenes are filmed in London.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Main Cast
The PAs
- Annabel Scholey - Michelle "Midge" Lerner (Personal assistant to Simon Turner)
- Laura Aikman - Lucy Baxter (Personal assistant to Iain Ebelthite)
- Maimie McCoy - Nicole Palmerston-Amory (Personal assistant to Rachel Klein)
- Ruth Negga - Doris "Sid" Siddiqi (Temporary personal assistant to Rock van Gelder)
- Olivia Grant - Grace Darling (Personal assistant to Rock van Gelder, before she went missing)
- Jamie Davis - Robbie Gascoigne (Personal assistant to Jane Lesser)
The Bosses
- Robert Gant - Rock van Gelder
- Darren Boyd - Simon Turner
- Emily Bruni - Rachel Klein
- Archie Panjabi - Jane Lesser
- Mark Benton - Iain Ebelthite
[edit] Supporting Cast
Recurring Cast:
- Kieran Bew - Avi, Midge's first ever boyfriend
- Joe Absolom - Bob Baxter, Lucy's husband
- Al Weaver - Crawford, Sid's first love (Episode 1,2,5)
- Ben Lloyd-Hughes - Dominic "Fitz" Fitzwallace (Episodes 2-5)
Minor Cast:
- Annette Badland - Maihri Crawford, Crawford's mother
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Series One
- Episode One - "A Decent Proposal"
- When Grace's boss Rock proposes, her life begins to unravel in a most unexpected way.
- Episode Two - "Baby Boom or Bust"'
- The girls visit Grace's mysterious house, Midge's past catches up with her and a surprise visitor helps Lucy decide where her future lies.
- Episode Three - "Between Rock and a Hard Place"
- With Grace still missing, a nasty surprise makes the girls fear for her safety.
- Episode Four - "Fool On The Hill"
- Will Nicole dare to give love a chance? Midge comes face to face with the past.
- Episode Five - "Vital Statistix"
- The girls get closer to finding Grace. A guest brings chaos to the Hartmann Payne party.
- Episode Six - "Connectivity"
- The mystery around Grace is finally revealed...
The theme used during the title sequence is 21st Century Life by Sam Sparro.
NB. On the DVD and outside the UK, Series One comprises the six episodes listed here. However, only five episodes were broadcast in the UK. The Episode One BBC3 audiences saw was a 70 minute edited version of "A Decent Proposal" and "Baby Boom or Bust", with 50 minutes cut.
[edit] References
- ^ "Personal Affairs, new drama for BBC Three". BBC Press Office. 2009-06-17. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/05_may/27/personal.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
[edit] External links
- Personal Affairs at BBC Online
- Personal Affairs at the British Comedy Guide
- Personal Affairs at the Internet Movie Database
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