Nice Work (TV series)
Nice Work is a British television adaptation of the Booker prize-shortlisted 1988 novel of the same name by David Lodge. It was broadcast in 1989 on BBC2 and starred Warren Clarke and Haydn Gwynne.
Characters
[edit]The series considered of the following cast:[1]
- Robyn Penrose, played by Haydn Gwynne
- Vic Wilcox, played by Warren Clarke
- Marjorie Wilcox, played by Janet Dale
- Brian Everthorpe, played by John Forgeham
- Stuart Baxter, played by David Calder
- Philip Swallow, played by Christopher Godwin
- Rupert Sutcliffe, played by Terry Coates
Production
[edit]The screenplay was directed by Christopher Menaul.
The first TV episode was broadcast on BBC2 on 4 October 1989.[2] Subsequent episodes were broadcast on 11 October,[3] 18 October,[4] and 25 October.[5]
A DVD edition, on 2 Region 2 discs, was released by the BBC on 24 Nov 2014.[6]
Reception
[edit]The programme won the 1989 Royal Television Society award for best drama series.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nice Work (Episode 1)". BBC. 4 October 1989. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Nice Work (Episode 1)". The Genome Project. 4 October 1989. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Nice Work (Episode 2)". The Genome Project. 11 October 1989. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Nice Work (Episode 3)". The Genome Project. 18 October 1989. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Nice Work (Episode 4)". The Genome Project. 25 October 1989. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Nice Work". Amazon.co.uk. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Cooke, Rachel; Ritchie, Méabh (20 April 2008). "Nice Work". The Observer. London. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
External links
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