Grafters
Grafters | |
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Genre | Comedy-drama |
Created by | Michael Chaplin |
Starring | Dan "Grafter" McEnergy Robson Green Stephen Tompkinson Darren Morfitt Emily Joyce Marian McLoughlin Will Parker Neil Stuke Carli Norris Stephen Boxer Lesley Vickerage David Westhead Katherine Wogan Berwick Kaler |
Theme music composer | Robert Lockhart |
Composers | Robert Lockhart (Series 1) Ray Russell (Series 2) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Simon Lewis Susan Hogg Sandra Jobling |
Producer | Helen Gregory |
Production locations | London, England, UK (Series 1) Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK (Series 2) |
Production company | Granada Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 27 October 1998 20 December 1999 | –
Grafters was a British drama–comedy programme originally broadcast in the UK on ITV from 27 October 1998 to 20 December 1999 for 16 episodes over two series.
Grafters relates the lives of the Purvis brothers Joe (Robson Green) and Trevor (Stephen Tompkinson), who along with their younger cousin Simon (Darren Morfitt) run a successful building business.
The show regularly received ratings of over 9 million viewers[1] and at the time was among ITV's most popular drama series.
Cast
- Paul Carter – Dulwich Hill
- Robson Green – Joe Purvis
- Stephen Tompkinson – Trevor Purvis
- Darren Morfitt – Simon Purvis
- Emily Joyce – Laura
- Carli Norris – Melanie
- Judy Goldberg – Auctioneer's Assistant
DVD releases
Entertainment One has released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. Season 1 was released on 17 July 2007,[2] while season 2 was released on 4 December 2007.[3]
Shock Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Australia on 12 January 2009.[4] Series 1 & 2 will be released on Region 2 on 26 February 2018.
References
- ^ http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30?
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/Grafters-Complete-Season-Robson-Green/dp/B000PGTNCU
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/Grafters-Complete-Second-Robson-Green/dp/B000VUHDCC/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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External links
- Use dmy dates from August 2011
- 1998 British television series debuts
- 1999 British television series endings
- 1990s British drama television series
- ITV television dramas
- British comedy-drama television shows
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows produced by Granada Television
- English-language television shows
- Television shows set in London
- Television shows set in Brighton
- Films and television featuring Greyhound racing