Stanley Park (TV series)

Stanley Park is one of a collection of drama pilot episodes produced for BBC Three and was broadcast on 10 June 2010.[1] The story focuses on a group of young friends going through a life-changing period of their lives. The episode was produced by 6 Degree Media and was written by Leo Richardson and inspired by his stage play.

Stanley Park
Genre
Created byLeo Richardson
Directed byMisha Manson-Smith
Starring
ComposerErran Baron Cohen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
Executive producers
  • Alan Greenspan
  • David Kanter
  • Jeff Okin
  • Eleanor Moran
ProducerCharlie Hanson
Production locationsCardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
Running time28 minutes
Production company
  • 6 Degree Media
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release10 June 2010 (2010-06-10)

Characters

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Character Played by
Auntie Pat Sharon Horgan
Dirty Debbie Holliday Grainger
Sadie Antonia Thomas
Julie Stevens Morwenna Banks
Robert Stevens David Kennedy
Raggedy Ann Jennie Jacques
Bent Ben Richard Southgate
Lee Stevens Joe Cole
Harry Stevens Nick Blood

Production

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Stanley Park is the second of a series of three pilot episodes that were broadcast on BBC Three, the others being Pulse and Dappers.[2]

Filming locations

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The show is filmed in Cardiff,[3] but set in Croydon.

Reception

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The Independent said, "It wasn't that it was bad; indeed, like most pilots on offer, it was rather better than quite a lot of the dross that dominates day-to-day scheduling. It was just a little rough around the edges."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Press Office - Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 23 Thursday 10 June 2010". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  2. ^ Dana Stevens (3 June 2010). "Three - Blog: Dappers and Stanley Park: Your exclusive first look". BBC. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  3. ^ Stanley Park - Additional Details
  4. ^ Jarvis, Alice-Azania. "Last Night's TV: Stanley Park, BBC3 Come Dine with Me: Footballers Special, Channel 4". Independent. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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