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| Tygo Road | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Richard Cottan Christopher Douglas |
| Directed by | Bob Spiers |
| Starring | Kevin McNally Isobel Black Steven O'Donnell Vas Blackwood Gordon Gostelow Bill Bailey Leila Bertrand Alisa Bosschaert |
| Composers | Kenny Craddock Colin Gibson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Andrew Fell |
| Producer | André Ptaszynski |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Production companies | Pola Jones Productions BBC Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 19 May 1989 – 12 June 1990 |
Tygo Road is a BBC television sitcom written by Richard Cottan and Christopher Douglas. Seven episodes were broadcast, a pilot on 19 May 1989 and a six-episode series between 8 May and 12 June 1990.
Plot
[edit]The series stars Kevin McNally as Adam Hartley, an earnest would-be yuppie twit who runs badly in a Tygo Road Community centre.
Production
[edit]In 1989 a one-off pilot episode was made for the anthology series Comic Asides, the BBC commissioned a full series which was broadcast one year later in 1990. In total of seven episodes were made each one was shown on BBC2, directed by Bob Spiers and produced by André Ptaszynski.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Kevin McNally as Adam Hartley
- Isobel Black as Kate
- Deborah Norton as Clare
- Steven O'Donnell as Leo
- Vas Blackwood as Gary
- Gordon Gostelow as Lionel
- Bill Bailey as Spinnij
- Leila Bertrand as Val
- Alisa Bosschaert as Selina
Episode list
[edit]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | "Pilot" | Bob Spiers | Richard Cottan and Christopher Douglas | 19 May 1989 |
| 2 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Bob Spiers | Richard Cottan, Christopher Douglas and Watt Tyler | 8 May 1990 |
| 3 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Bob Spiers | Richard Cottan and Christopher Douglas | 15 May 1990 |
| 4 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Bob Spiers | Richard Cottan and Christopher Douglas | 22 May 1990 |
| 5 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Bob Spiers | Richard Cottan and Christopher Douglas | 29 May 1990 |
| 6 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Bob Spiers | Richard Cottan and Christopher Douglas | 5 June 1990 |
| 7 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Bob Spiers | Richard Cottan and Christopher Douglas | 12 June 1990 |
Production
[edit]It was set in the Tygo Road Community Centre, the last bridgehead against the remorseless march of Thatcherism.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tygo Road: Production". Phill.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ↑ "Tygo Road – Sitcom – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
External links
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