The Wright Way
| The Wright Way | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Meta-Tragedy |
| Written by | Ben Elton |
| Directed by | Dewi Humphreys |
| Starring | David Haig Mina Anwar Luke Gell Toby Longworth |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Gregor Sharp Lucy Ansbro |
| Producers | Ben Elton Rohan Acharya |
| Production location | Salford, Greater Manchester |
| Production company | Phil McIntyre Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 23 April 2013 – present |
The Wright Way is a British television sitcom written by Ben Elton, which began airing on BBC One on 23 April 2013.
Plot and characters
The series centres around Gerald Wright (David Haig), manager of the health and safety department of the fictional Baselricky Council. Wright's team includes Malika Maha (Mina Anwar), Clive Beeches (Luke Gell), and Bernard Stanning (Toby Longworth). His family includes daughter Susan (Joanne Matthews) and her girlfriend Victoria (Beattie Edmondson), and ex-wife Valerie (Kacey Ainsworth).
Production
The Wright Way (originally titled Slings and Arrows) was commissioned by BBC One Controller Danny Cohen and Controller of BBC Comedy Commissioning Cheryl Taylor.[1]
The series was filmed at the BBC's studios at MediaCityUK in Salford, Greater Manchester from January to March 2013.[1]
Episode list
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Rogue Speed Bump" | Dewi Humphreys | Ben Elton | 23 April 2013 |
| 2 | "Conkers Bonkers" | Dewi Humphreys | Ben Elton | 30 April 2013 |
| 3 | "Lethal Swing Back"[2] | Dewi Humphreys | Ben Elton | 7 May 2013 |
| 4 | TBA | TBA | Ben Elton | 14 May 2013 |
| 5 | TBA | TBA | Ben Elton | 21 May 2013 |
| 6 | TBA | TBA | Ben Elton | 28 May 2013 |
Reception
The first episode received entirely negative reviews from critics.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
References
- ^ a b "Filming begins on new BBC One comedy The Wright Way". BBC Media Centre. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "The Wright Way". DigiGuide. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ Simons, Jake Wallis (24 April 2013). "The Wright Way, BBC One, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Sutcliffe, Tom (24 April 2013). "TV review - The Wright Way, BBC1". The Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Watson, Keith (24 April 2013). "Ben Elton's The Wright Way took a very wrong turn on the comedy front". Metro. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Crace, John (24 April 2013). "The Wright Way; Edward VIII's Murderous Mistress; Keeping Britain Alive: A Day in the NHS – TV review". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Heritage, Stuart (22 April 2013). "The Wright Way: the sitcom that proves Ben Elton is no longer remotely funny". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Cole, Tom (24 April 2013). "Ben Elton's The Wright Way rubs critics up the wrong way". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Tate, Gabriel (16 April 2013). "The Wright Way". Time Out. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Sherwin, Adam (24 April 2013). "Ben Elton mauled by critics after getting BBC sitcom The Wright Way badly wrong". The Independent. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
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