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| network = [[Channel 4]] |
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| num_episodes = 20 (over 2 series) |
| num_episodes = 20 (over 2 series) |
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| executive_producer = [[Jesse Armstrong]]<br>[[Sam Bain]]<br>Phil Clarke<br>Ian Wells<br>Neville Astley<br>Mark Baker<br>Phil Davies<br> [[Henry Normal]]<br>[[Steve Coogan]]<br> Christopher O’Hare<br>Tony Collingwood<br>Andrea Tran<br>[[Sarah Ann Kennedy]] |
| executive_producer = [[Jesse Armstrong]]<br>[[Sam Bain]]<br>Phil Clarke<br>Ian Wells<br>Neville Astley<br>Mark Baker<br>Phil Davies<br> [[Henry Normal]]<br>[[Steve Coogan]]<br> Christopher O’Hare<br>Tony Collingwood<br>Andrea Tran<br>[[Sarah Ann Kennedy]] |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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It was made by the [[Spitting Image]] Productions company and was originally broadcast on the UK's [[Channel 4]] from 1995 to |
It was made by the [[Spitting Image]] Productions company and was originally broadcast on the UK's [[Channel 4]] from 1995 to 1998. It was written by [[Sarah Ann Kennedy]], who was also director (series 1) along with Peter Boyd Maclean (series 2). The music for the show was composed by [[Rowland Lee (composer)|Rowland Lee]]. |
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Voices were provided by a range of British actors and comedians |
Voices were provided by a range of British actors and comedians |
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Crapston Villas | |
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Genre | Cringe comedy Dark comedy British dark comedy Black comedy Comedy drama Experimental Surreal humour Horror |
Created by | Sarah Ann Kennedy |
Developed by | Ian Wells Neville Astley Mark Baker Phil Davies Sarah Ann Kennedy |
Written by | Sarah Ann Kennedy |
Directed by | Sarah Ann Kennedy |
Starring | Voice cast: Mathew Horne Chris Morris Mark Heap Kevin Eldon Amelia Bullmore Julia Davis Rebecca Front Tracy-Ann Oberman Catherine Tate Morwenna Banks David Holt Lizzie Waterworth Emma Tate Teresa Gallagher Rob Rackstraw Keith Wickham Felix Dexter Jane Horrocks Garth Jennings Beth Chalmers Polly Kemp Alistair McGowan Elaine MacKenzie-Ellis Etela Pardo Om Puri Claire Skinner Liz Smith Darren Walsh Steve Steen Hugh Dennis John Thomson |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 20 (over 2 series) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Jesse Armstrong Sam Bain Phil Clarke Ian Wells Neville Astley Mark Baker Phil Davies Henry Normal Steve Coogan Christopher O’Hare Tony Collingwood Andrea Tran Sarah Ann Kennedy |
Producer | Sarah Ann Kennedy |
Animator | Sarah Ann Kennedy |
Running time | 10 minutes per episode |
Production companies | Astley Baker Davies Baby Cow Productions Collingwood O’Hare |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | October 27, 1995 January 19, 1998 | –
Crapston Villas was a British experimental animated television series, developed, written, created, animated, produced, and directed by Sarah Ann Kennedy, the show was made by Astley Baker Davies, Baby Cow Productions & Collingwood O'Hare, in which the characters were made from plasticine and filmed with stop motion clay animation. It was a comedy satire on inner-city London life, directed at a mature audience. It featured a set of characters, living in a grim apartment building in the fictional postcode of SE69, who were plagued by various dilemmas. Foul language, sex and violence are present.[1]
Production
It was made by the Spitting Image Productions company and was originally broadcast on the UK's Channel 4 from 1995 to 1998. It was written by Sarah Ann Kennedy, who was also director (series 1) along with Peter Boyd Maclean (series 2). The music for the show was composed by Rowland Lee.
Voices were provided by a range of British actors and comedians
The show was cancelled after its thirteenth series by the incoming new head of Channel 4 Television, Michael Jackson, who then bought US import South Park to fill the late Friday night slot vacated by Crapston Villas.
The show would be one of the first animated series on British television to present openly gay characters, specifically Robbie and Larry.[2][3]
Availability
Each series comprised ten episodes. Series 1 was subsequently issued on video, edited together as a single 100 minute piece ("Crapston Villas – City of Slummington"), while Series 2 was similarly released, but on two videos ("Health Hazard" and "Culture Shock"). In the USA five episodes from Series 1 were released on DVD by the independent production/distribution company Troma Entertainment, but so far no DVD releases of either series have occurred in the UK.
As of January 2012, all 20 episodes of Crapston Villas are available to watch on Channel 4's digital on-demand service 4oD (now called All 4). Reruns of the Series are also available to watch on G.O.L.D. late at night.
Awards
- 1996 Broadcast Awards: Best New Program
References
- ^ Jasper Rees (28 October 1995). "TELEVISION Crapston Villas (Channel 4) - Arts & Entertainment". The Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ Norris, Van (1 August 2014). British Television Animation 1997–2010: Drawing Comic Tradition. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 221–. ISBN 9781137330949. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Tilke, Matt (January 29, 2005). "Take A Trip Back To Channel 4's Crapston Villas". Retroheadz. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
External links
- 1995 British television series debuts
- 1997 British television series endings
- 1990s British adult animated television series
- 1990s British animated comedy television series
- British adult animated comedy television series
- Clay animation television series
- English-language television shows
- Channel 4 original programming
- Channel 4 comedy
- Troma Entertainment films
- LGBT-related animated series
- Television shows set in London
- United Kingdom television show stubs