Gone to the Dogs (TV series)

For other uses, see Gone to the Dogs (disambiguation).

Gone to the Dogs
GenreComedy-Drama
Written byTony Grounds
Directed byTony Dow
Sandy Johnson
Starring
Music byThe Gutter Brothers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerMichele Buck
Running time50 minutes
Production companyCentral Films
Original release
NetworkITV
Release29 November (1991-11-29) –
27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
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[1] in the UK. The six episode comedy drama series[2] revolved around the relationship of Jim Morley (Jim Broadbent) and Lauren Patterson (Alison Steadman) in the world of greyhound racing.[3] The series had a notable cast and much of the greyhound racing filming took place at Walthamstow Stadium.[citation needed]

The series was followed by Gone to Seed where several members of the cast from this series also appear, albeit in entirely new roles.[4]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Episode 1"29 November 1991 (1991-11-29)
2"Episode 2"6 December 1991 (1991-12-06)
3"Episode 3"13 December 1991 (1991-12-13)
4"Episode 4"20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
5"Episode 5"27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
6"Episode 6"27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)

Home Media

The complete series was originally released on VHS on 4 November 1991 by the Video Collection and Central Video.[5] 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.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Hancock, Sheila (1933-). BFI Screenonline. Accessed May 2014.
  2. ^ "Gone to the Dogs". Comedy.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Warren Clarke obituary". The Guardian. 12 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Gone to Seed". British Comedy Guide.
  5. ^ "Gone to the Dogs VHS". Amazon. November 1991.
  6. ^ "Gone to the Dogs/ Gone to Seed". Network. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023.


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