Firm Friends
| Firm Friends | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Lou Wakefield |
| Directed by | Various |
| Starring | Billie Whitelaw Madhur Jaffrey Zohra Sehgal Michelle Holmes Badi Uzzaman Derek Fowlds |
| Composer | Barrington Pheloung |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Scott Meek |
| Producers | Jeff Rosenblatt (1992) Deirdre Kerr (1994) |
| Production locations | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK |
| Running time | 52 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production companies | Zenith Entertainment Tyne Tees Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 16 June 1992 – 18 August 1994 |
Firm Friends is a British drama series written and created by Lou Wakefield which was broadcast on ITV from 16 June 1992 to 18 August 1994. The series stars Billie Whitelaw as Rose Gutteridge and Madhur Jaffrey as Jayshree Kapoor. The show was produced by Zenith Entertainment in association with Tyne Tees Television for the ITV network.
Cast
[edit]- Billie Whitelaw as Rose Gutteridge
- Madhur Jaffrey as Jayshree Kapoor
- Zohra Sehgal as Suvira Bhatia
- Michelle Holmes as Maggie Coles
- Badi Uzzaman as Puran Kapoor
- Derek Fowlds as John Gutteridge
- Alexander Morton as DI Hogg
- John McArdle as Peter Cresswell
- Tony Doyle as Michel Gutteridge
- Allen Mechen as Baz
Series overview
[edit]Episodes
[edit]Series 1 (1992)
[edit]Episodes aired on ITV on Tuesdays at 21:00.[1]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Episode 1 | 16 June 1992 |
| 2 | 2 | Episode 2 | 23 June 1992 |
| 3 | 3 | Episode 3 | 30 June 1992 |
| 4 | 4 | Episode 4 | 7 July 1992 |
Series 2 (1994)
[edit]Episodes aired on ITV on Thursdays at 21:00.[2]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | Episode 1 | 28 July 1994 |
| 6 | 2 | Episode 2 | 4 August 1994 |
| 7 | 3 | Episode 3 | 11 August 1994 |
| 8 | 4 | Episode 4 | 18 August 1994 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "TV Times Thames/LWT Channel 4, BBC1 and BBC2 Edition Programmes 13-19 June 1992". TV Times. Future plc. p. 55. Retrieved 14 January 2026.(subscription required)
- ↑ "TV Times London Edition Programmes 23-28 July 1994". TV Times. Future plc. p. 59. Retrieved 14 January 2026.(subscription required)
External links
[edit]- Firm Friends at IMDb
Categories:
- 1992 British television series debuts
- 1994 British television series endings
- 1990s British drama television series
- ITV television dramas
- 1990s British television miniseries
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows produced by Tyne Tees Television
- English-language British television shows
- Television shows set in County Durham
- Television shows set in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Television shows set in Tyne and Wear