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 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Michael Chaplin |
| Starring | 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 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. It received a 7.6/10 rating on IMDB.[2]
Cast
edit- Paul Carter – Dulwich Hill
- Robson Green – Joe Purvis
- Stephen Tompkinson – Trevor Purvis
- Darren Morfitt – Simon Purvis
- Emily Joyce – Laura
- Neil Stuke – Paul
- Carli Norris – Melanie
- Marian McLoughlin – Pippa
- Eva Pope – Janice
- Luisa Bradshaw-White – Debbie
- David Westhead – Nick Costello
- Katherine Wogan – Clare Costello
- Lesley Vickerage – Viv Casey
- Patrick Baladi – Will
- Maurice Roëves – Lennie
- James Gaddas – Ray
- Berwick Kaler – Uncle Alan
- Lisa Kay – Chloe
- Judy Goldberg – Auctioneer's Assistant
DVD releases
editEntertainment One has released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. Season 1 was released on 17 July 2007,[3] while season 2 was released on 4 December 2007.[4]
Shock Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Australia on 12 January 2009.[5] Series 1 & 2 will be released on Region 2 on 26 February 2018.
References
edit- ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) | BARB".
- ^ Grafters (Comedy, Drama), Robson Green, Stephen Tompkinson, Darren Morfitt, Coastal Productions, Granada Television, 27 October 1998, retrieved 16 September 2023
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Grafters – Complete First Season". Amazon. 17 July 2007.
- ^ "Grafters: Season 2". Amazon. 4 December 2007.
- ^ "Grafters - the Complete Series (4 Disc Set) @ EzyDVD". Archived from the original on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2011.