Mount Pleasant (TV series)

{{Short description|British television comedy drama}}

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{{Infobox television

| image = MountPleasantTitle.png

| genre = Comedy drama

| creator = Sarah Hooper

| writer = {{Plainlist|

  • Sarah Hooper
  • Mark Brotherhood
  • Amy Roberts
  • Loren McLaughlan

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| director = {{Plainlist|

  • Dewi Humphreys {{small|(2011–2013)}}
  • Dominic Leclerc {{small|(2011)}}
  • Dermot Boyd {{small|(2012–2017)}}
  • Ian Barnes
    {{small|(2012–2017)}}

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| composer = Jonathan Whitehead

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_episodes = 53 (inc. 2 specials)

| list_episodes = List of Mount Pleasant episodes

| producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Siobhan Rhodes {{small|(2011)}}
  • Howard Ella {{small|(2012–13)}}
  • Jane Wallbank {{small|(2013)}}
  • Brett Wilson {{small|(2013)}}
  • Serena Cullen {{small|(2014–17)}}

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| editor = {{Plainlist|

  • Chris Wadsworth {{small|(2011–12)}}
  • Clive Barrett {{small|(2011)}}
  • Jim Hampton {{small|(2013–17)}}

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| runtime = 60 minutes {{small|(inc. adverts)}}

90 minutes {{small|(inc. adverts)}} (2017 Special)

| company = Tiger Aspect Productions

| network = {{Plainlist|

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| first_aired = {{Start date|2011|8|24|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2017|6|30|df=y}}

| num_series = 6

}}

Mount Pleasant is a British comedy drama which first aired on Sky One on 24 August 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/00000482/sky1_mount_pleasant_comedy_drama/ |title=Production starts on new Sky comedy drama Mount Pleasant |publisher=British Comedy Guide |date=2 March 2011 |access-date=14 September 2011}} The show moved to Sky Living in 2012, before moving back to Sky 1 in 2015. The show ended in a 90 minute special on 30 June 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a822017/mount-pleasant-sky1-pulls-plug-after-final-special/|title=Sky1 pulls plug on Mount Pleasant after final special|first=Sam|last=Warner|date=24 February 2017|website=Digital Spy}}

Premise

Set in Manchester, the show is about the day-to-day life of the main character Lisa, her husband, her dad, as well as neighbours and colleagues. Each episode is an hour long (including adverts) and takes place in various locations, including the cul-de-sac Lisa lives in, her workplace, local pub The Dog and Dart, and more.

Cast

= Key Cast=

class="wikitable"
Actor/ActressCharacterDuration
Sally LindsayLisa Johnson2011–2017
Daniel RyanDan Johnson2011–2017
Bobby BallBarry Harris2011–2017
Pauline CollinsSue Harris2011–2012
Paula WilcoxPauline Johnson2011–2017
Adrian BowerGreg Porter2011–2017
Angela GriffinShelley Porter2011–2012
Neil FitzmauriceFerguson Smythe2011–2017
Ainsley HowardDenise Bradwell2011–2017
Sue VincentMargaret Harris2011–2017
Ted RobbinsTerry Harris2011–2017
Jill HalfpennyEmma2011
Siân ReevesBianca2011–2014
Liza TarbuckKate2011–2012
Owen McDonnellJack2011–2012
Diane MorganTalia2011–2012
Cordelia Bugeja (series 1-2)
Jo Joyner (series 6)
Jane2011–2012, 2016–2017
Claire GooseKim2012
Robson GreenChris2012
David Bradley{{cite web |url=http://www.tigeraspect.co.uk/?p=5188 |title=Mount Pleasant - Series 2 - Tiger Aspect |publisher=Tiger Aspect Productions |date=21 August 2012 |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122222938/http://www.tigeraspect.co.uk/?p=5188 |archive-date=22 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}Charlie Johnson2012–2014
George SampsonGary2012–2014
James DreyfusRoger Jones2012–2017
Sophia Di MartinoAmber2013
Samantha WomackTanya Porter2013–2017
Nigel HarmanBradley Dawson2013–2017
Nicola MillbankElla Dawson2013–2017
Daniel IngsRobbie Johnson2014
Nicola HughesJenna Miller2015–2017
Patrick RobinsonCameron Miller2015–2017
Ellen ThomasNana Miller2015–2017
Asan N'JieFinn Miller2015–2017
Zita SattarAmita2015
Clive MantleTrevor2015
Jordan DawesOllie Oliver2016–2017
James LanceAdam Wyatt2016
Emily May TownsendEmily2016–2017

Episodes

{{main|List of Mount Pleasant episodes}}

{{:List of Mount Pleasant episodes}}

Production

The series is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for Sky1. The series is filmed in Hale, Trafford,{{cite web |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/trafford/tv_and_showbiz/s/1411398_former_coronation_street_stars_all_smiles_during_filming_of_new_comedy_mount_pleasant |title=Former Coronation Street stars all smiles during filming of new comedy Mount Pleasant | Trafford News |publisher=menmedia.co.uk |date=2011-03-21 |access-date=2011-09-27 |archive-date=12 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112205414/http://menmedia.co.uk/trafford/tv_and_showbiz/s/1411398_former_coronation_street_stars_all_smiles_during_filming_of_new_comedy_mount_pleasant |url-status=dead }} Chorlton, Manchester, and at The Sharp Project studio in Newton Heath, Manchester. The first series was filmed throughout June 2011.

Home media

The complete first series of Mount Pleasant was released on DVD on 3 September 2012.{{cite web | url = https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mount-Pleasant-DVD-Sally-Lindsay/dp/B005DXQKFI/ | title = Mount Pleasant - Series 1 [DVD] | publisher = Amazon.co.uk | access-date = 23 October 2014}}

The complete second series of Mount Pleasant was released on DVD on 21 October 2013.{{cite web | url = https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mount-Pleasant-Season-2-DVD/dp/B00EQ7SVLS/ | title = Mount Pleasant - Season 2 [DVD] | publisher = Amazon.co.uk | access-date = 23 October 2014}}

References

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