Scallywagga
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| Scallywagga | |
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| Format | Comedy sketch show |
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| Created by | Stuart Kenworthy |
| Starring | Curtis Cole Steve Edge Neil Fitzmaurice Luke Gell Stefan Gumbs Jessica Hall Joanna Higson Lena Kaur Sally Lindsay Carl Rice Scott Taylor |
| Opening theme | "Let's Dance to Joy Division" by The Wombats |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jon Mountague |
| Location(s) | Manchester |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Three |
| Picture format | 16:9 (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| First shown in | March, 2008 |
| Original run | 29 April 2008 – present |
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| Official website | |
Scallywagga is a British comedy sketch show, written by Stuart Kenworthy, who has worked on Green Wing and Smack the Pony.[1] The executive producer of the show is Kenton Allen, and the producer is Jon Montague.[2] The pilot episode aired on 21 March 2007 when the show was known as Spacehopper.[2] Sally Lindsey confirmed on The Paul O'Grady Show that there would be a second series.
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[edit] Overview
Described as being, "A heady mix of the best fresh and familiar funny voices - straight out of the north - combined to play Scallywagga's host of wrongheaded new characters",[3] the programme first aired on BBC Three on 29 April 2008. The show stars Curtis Cole, Steve Edge, Neil Fitzmaurice, Luke Gell, Stefan Gumbs, Jessica Hall, Joanna Higson, Lena Kaur, Sally Lindsay, Carl Rice and Scott Taylor. It ran until 3 June 2008 and was filmed on location in Manchester. There is no laugh track.[4]
[edit] Recurring characters
Characters in the show include:
- Adrian - the son of parents who resort to increasingly bizarre measures to disown him. Played by Luke Gell.[5][4]
- Ange - Played by Lena Kaur.[4]
- Asbo PIN - who has an uncanny knack of predicting people’s PIN numbers. Played by Carl Rice.[5][4]
- Bazz - Played by Stefan Gumbs.[4]
- Disco Donna - played by Jessica Hall.[4]
- Greggs Girl - who is obsessed with pastry. Played by Joanna Higson.[5][4]
- Jon - Played by Scott Taylor.[4]
- Smeg - Played by Curtis Cole.[4]
[edit] Distribution
[edit] DVD releases
| Series | Episodes | Discs | DVD release date | ||||
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| Region 2 | |||||||
| 1 | 6 | 2 | September 14 2009 | ||||
| All episodes from the first series. Plus pilot episode. Other features have not yet been confirmed. | |||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Stuart Kenworthy Comedy Writer". BBC. http://www.stuartkenworthy.com/. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ a b "Scallywagga". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/scallywagga/. Retrieved on 2008-05-10.
- ^ "Scallywagga -Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/scallywagga/episodes/. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Scallywagga - - Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/scallywagga/details/. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
- ^ a b c "Scallywagga - Sketch Show". British Comedy Guide. http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/scallywagga/. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
