Monday Monday
| Monday Monday | |
|---|---|
| Genre | comedy drama |
| Written by | Ben Edwards[1] Rachel New[1] Jack Lothian[1] Malcolm Campbell[1] Harry Wootliff[1] |
| Directed by | Roger Goldby[1] Nick Laughland[1] Martin Dennis[1] |
| Starring | Fay Ripley Morven Christie Holly Aird |
| Composer | Simon Lacey[1] |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Margot Gavan Duffy[1] |
| Producer | Alison Davis[1] |
| Editors | Matthew Tabern[1] Peter Oliver[1] Steve Singleton[1] |
| Running time | 45. minutes approx |
| Production company | Talkback Thames |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV1 |
| Release | July 13, 2009 |
Monday Monday is an ITV comedy drama. It stars Fay Ripley, Jenny Agutter, Neil Stuke, Holly Aird, Morven Christie and Tom Ellis.
It is set in the head office of a supermarket that has fallen on hard times and had to re-locate its staff from London to Leeds.[2] The show was initially announced as part of ITV's Winter 2007 press pack, but was "iced" until 2009 due to falling advertising in the wake of the economic downturn.[2][3]
Background
The show is named after The Mamas & the Papas song with the same name. Despite the show being named after the song, the show won't feature the song at all in the title sequence, nor closing credits as ITV could not afford the rights to it.[4]
The show was commissioned by ITV's director of drama, Laura Mackie.[1] Mackie said that the show aimed to "entertain, engage and strike a chord with the audience”.[1] Although the show was initially announced as part of ITV's Winter 2007 press pack, it was put on hold until 2009 due to falling advertising rates in the wake of the economic downturn.[2][3] According to Broadcast, the show aimed to "shed light on a world of alcoholic HR bosses, power-crazed managers and sexually unfettered PAs".[2]
Plot
The show features a group of shop workers working for struggling supermarket chain Butterworths.[5] As a result, the shop workers are forced to move cities, relocating from London to Leeds.[2]
Reception
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Monday Monday Press Pack Summer '09" (PDF). ITV/Talkback Thames. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ a b c d e Rogers, Jessica (2007-11-14). "Shaps hails new era in ITV drama". Broadcast. EMAP. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ a b McMahon, Kate (2009-02-11). "ITV vows 'iced' dramas will go out this year". Broadcast. EMAP. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ Walker, Tim (2009-06-12). "Consolation for Oscar loser Peter Morgan: one third of the screenplay to the next James Bond film". telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ^ "Monday Monday". ITV. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
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