Moving Wallpaper/Echo Beach
Moving Wallpaper and Echo Beach are two inter-related British television series produced by Kudos for ITV, created by Tony Jordan. Echo Beach is a soap opera set in the fictional Cornish coastal town of Polnarren and Moving Wallpaper is a mockumentary-style comedy that features the fictional producers of Echo Beach. 12 episodes were commissioned for each series and filming began in July 2007 for a 2008 broadcast.
The first episode of Echo Beach was broadcast on January 10, 2008 on ITV at 9.30pm, and was preceded by Moving Wallpaper which was broadcast at 9.00pm. The first episodes of Moving Wallpaper and Echo Beach attracted 5 million viewers on average and snatched a 21% audience share, easily winning the timeslot.
Moving Wallpaper
This is a mockumentary about the production of Echo Beach, with fictional producer Jonathan Pope being played by Ben Miller.
Characters from Moving Wallpaper will also cross over into Echo Beach, with Susie Amy playing an actress trying to get a line in Echo Beach, and succeeds, playing the role of Angela.
Cast
Actor | Character |
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Ben Miller | Jonathan Pope |
Lucy Liemann | Sam Phillips |
Sarah Hadland | Gillian McGovern |
Elizabeth Berrington | Mel Debrou |
James Lance | Tom Warren |
Dave Lamb | Carl Morris |
Raquel Cassidy | Nancy Weeks |
Sinead Keenan | Kelly Hawkins |
Echo Beach
Set in the fictional Cornish coastal town of Polnarren, the show is centred around Susan Penwarden (Martine McCutcheon), and her ex love interest Daniel Marrack (Jason Donovan). Other characters include Mark Penwarden played by Hugo Speer, and Fin Morgan, played by Johnny Briggs.
External scenes were filmed in Looe on Cornwall's south coast and Watergate Bay on the north coast, among other locations.
Cast
Actor | Character |
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Martine McCutcheon | Susan Penwarden |
Jason Donovan | Daniel Marrack |
Hugo Speer | Mark Penwarden |
Hannah Lederer-Alton | Abi Marrack |
Christian Cooke | Brae Marrack |
Ed Speleers | Jimmy Penwarden |
Laura Greenwood | Grace Penwarden |
Chandeep Uppal | Narinder Gurai |
Jonathan Readwin | Charlie Morgan |
Naomi Ryan | Jackie Hughes |
Marcus Patric | Ian Brenton |
Susie Amy | Angela Cole |
Gwyneth Powell | Ivy Trehearne |
Johnny Briggs | Fin Morgan |
References
- http://www.lse.co.uk/TVNews.asp?Code=AY169797S&headline=new_soap_echo_beach
- http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a62741/echo-beach-and-moving-wallpaper-lineup-revealed.html,
- http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a39656/itv1-and-itv2-link-up-for-drama.html
- http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a64624/behind-the-scenes-at-echo-beach.html
- http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a65000/beach-and-wallpaper-supporting-cast-confirmed.html
- Interview with Tony Jordan, The Guardian, July 16, 2007