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The Planners

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The Planners
GenreDocumentary
Directed byNick Mattingly
Narrated byBarbara Flynn
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
ProducerDympna Jackson
Production locationUnited Kingdom
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time1 hour
Production companyBBC Productions Salford
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release31 January –
21 March 2013
Related
The Planners Are Coming (2008-2009)

The Planners is a British television documentary series broadcast on BBC Two. It follows the work of local planning officers in the United Kingdom, including planners in Cheshire, Greater Manchester, the Scottish Borders and Gloucestershire.[1][2][3][4]

The series comprises eight episodes and was first broadcast on 31 January 2013.

On 25 February 2014, The Planners returned to BBC Two, however, the name of the programme was changed to Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners.

See also

References

  1. ^ "BBC In-house Entertainment announces compelling raft of new programmes". BBC Media Centre. 24 May 2012.
  2. ^ "New BBC reality show promises to 'reveal the secrets' of council planners". Planning Resource. 23 January 2013.
  3. ^ "The Planners; The Secret Life of Dogs – TV review". The Guardian. 1 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Meet 'The Planners'". Rochdale Borough Council. 5 February 2013.