Gone to Seed is a British comedy-drama television miniseries written by Tony Grounds. It was produced by Central Independent Television for ITV, and was broadcast between 13 November and 18 December 1992. The series stars Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Warren Clarke, Peter Cook and Sheila Hancock, with Ted Childs serving as executive producer.

Gone to Seed
GenreComedy drama
Written byTony Grounds
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composerThe Gutter Brothers[1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerTed Childs
ProducerTim Whitby
CinematographySimon Kossoff
EditorPaul Brown
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkITV
Release13 November (1992-11-13) –
18 December 1992 (1992-12-18)
Related
Gone to the Dogs

The series is a spiritual successor to Gone to the Dogs, another production for ITV which consists of the same creators and some cast members.

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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Episodes

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The series was broadcast on Friday nights at 8.00pm. Beginning episode 2, characters introduced each episode, appearing pre-credits, giving the audience a brief recap of what occurred in the previous episode, while breaking the fourth wall.

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byWritten byEpisode introductionOriginal air date
11"Episode 1"Sandy JohnsonTony GroundsN/A13 November 1992 (1992-11-13)
22"Episode 2"Sandy JohnsonTony GroundsWesley and Billy20 November 1992 (1992-11-20)
33"Episode 3"Nick LaughlandTony GroundsMonty27 November 1992 (1992-11-27)
44"Episode 4"Nick LaughlandTony GroundsWinston and Lucy4 December 1992 (1992-12-04)
55"Episode 5"Sandy JohnsonTony GroundsWesley11 December 1992 (1992-12-11)
66"Episode 6"Sandy JohnsonTony GroundsHilda18 December 1992 (1992-12-18)

Home media

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The complete series was originally released in the UK from Central Video on a double VHS set, on 8 February 1993.[14] It was first released on DVD in the United States and Canada (region 1), via BFS Entertainment, on 21 October 2008.[15] In the UK, the series received a DVD release, in a set also containing Gone to the Dogs, on 27 February 2012 via Network.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "History of the Gutter Brothers". thenagshead.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ "ALISON STEADMAN ACTOR". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ^ "JIM BROADBENT ACTOR". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. ^ "WARREN CLARKE ACTOR". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ "PETER COOK ACTOR". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. ^ "SHEILA HANCOCK ACTOR". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ^ "SHEILA WHITE ACTOR". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  8. ^ "RUFUS SEWELL ACTOR". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  9. ^ "SARA STOCKBRIDGE ACTOR". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  10. ^ "CAST & CREW GONE TO SEED". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  11. ^ "CLIFF PARISI ACTOR". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  12. ^ "HILDA FENEMORE ACTOR". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  13. ^ "ANDY LINDEN ACTOR". mubi.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  14. ^ "GONE TO SEED". videocollector.co. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Gone To Seed". oldies.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Gone to the Dogs/Gone to Seed - The Complete Series". World of Books. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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