Gone to the Dogs (TV series)
{{other uses|Gone to the Dogs (disambiguation)}}
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| genre = Comedy-Drama
| writer = Tony Grounds
| director = Tony Dow
Sandy Johnson
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| music = The Gutter Brothers
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 6
| producer = Michele Buck
| runtime = 50 minutes
| company = Central Films
| network = ITV
| first_aired = {{start date|1991|11|29|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1991|12|27|df=yes}}
| related = Gone to Seed
}}
Gone to the Dogs is a television miniseries by Central Films for Central Independent Television bought from writer Will Warrior, and was broadcast by ITV between 29 November and 27 December 1991 in the UK. The six episode comedy drama series{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/gone_to_the_dogs/|title=Gone to the Dogs|publisher=Comedy.co.uk}} revolved around the relationship of Jim Morley (Jim Broadbent) and Lauren Patterson (Alison Steadman) in the world of greyhound racing.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/nov/12/warren-clarke|title=Warren Clarke obituary|work=The Guardian|date=12 November 2014 }} The series had a notable cast and much of the greyhound racing filming took place at Walthamstow Stadium.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
The series was followed by Gone to Seed where several members of the cast from this series also appear, albeit in entirely new roles.{{Cite web |title=Gone to Seed |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/gone_to_seed/ |website=British Comedy Guide}}
Cast
=Main=
- Alison Steadman as Lauren Patterson
- Jim Broadbent as Jim Morley
- Harry Enfield as Little Jim Morley
- Warren Clarke as Larry Patterson
=Recurring=
- Martin Clunes as Pilbeam
- Sheila Hancock as Jean
- Julia St John as Sophie
- Cliff Parisi as Stanley
- Rosemary Martin as Margaret
- Arthur Whybrow as George
- Barbara Keogh as Betty
- Paddy Joyce as Quinn
- Lisa Jacobs as Maid
- Walter Sparrow as Stretch
=Guest=
Episodes
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Home Media
The complete series was originally released on VHS on 4 November 1991 by the Video Collection and Central Video.{{Cite web |title=Gone to the Dogs VHS |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Dogs-VHS-Alison-Steadman/dp/B00008T3KW |website=Amazon|date=November 1991 }} It was released on DVD in a three disc boxset along with its follow up series Gone to Seed, by Network on 27 February 2012.{{Cite web |date=27 February 2012 |title=Gone to the Dogs/ Gone to Seed |url=https://networkonair.com/drama/1517-gone-to-the-dogsgone-to-seed-two-complete-series |url-status=dead |website=Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316172419/https://networkonair.com/drama/1517-gone-to-the-dogsgone-to-seed-two-complete-series |archive-date=2023-03-16}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0398478}}
- {{British Comedy Guide|tv|gone_to_the_dogs}}
Category:1991 British television series debuts
Category:1991 British television series endings
Category:1990s British comedy television series
Category:ITV television dramas
Category:Television series by ITV Studios
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:Television shows produced by Central Independent Television
Category:Films and television featuring Greyhound racing
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