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| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Sarah Hooper |
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| Composer | Jonathan Whitehead |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 53 (inc. 2 specials) (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) 90 minutes (inc. adverts) (2017 Special) |
| Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
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| Release | 24 August 2011 (2011-08-24) – 30 June 2017 (2017-06-30) |
Mount Pleasant is a British comedy drama which first aired on Sky One on 24 August 2011. The show moved to Sky Living in 2012, before moving back to Sky 1 in 2015. The show ended in a 90 minute special on 30 June 2017.
Premise
Set in Manchester, the show is about the day-to-day life of the main character Lisa, her husband, her dad, as well as neighbours and colleagues. Each episode is an hour long (including adverts) and takes place in various locations, including the cul-de-sac Lisa lives in, her workplace, local pub The Dog and Dart, and more.
Cast
Key Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character | Duration |
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| Sally Lindsay | Lisa Johnson | 2011–2017 |
| Daniel Ryan | Dan Johnson | 2011–2017 |
| Bobby Ball | Barry Harris | 2011–2017 |
| Pauline Collins | Sue Harris | 2011–2012 |
| Paula Wilcox | Pauline Johnson | 2011–2017 |
| Adrian Bower | Greg Porter | 2011–2017 |
| Angela Griffin | Shelley Porter | 2011–2012 |
| Neil Fitzmaurice | Ferguson Smythe | 2011–2017 |
| Ainsley Howard | Denise Bradwell | 2011–2017 |
| Sue Vincent | Margaret Harris | 2011–2017 |
| Ted Robbins | Terry Harris | 2011–2017 |
| Jill Halfpenny | Emma | 2011 |
| Siân Reeves | Bianca | 2011–2014 |
| Liza Tarbuck | Kate | 2011–2012 |
| Owen McDonnell | Jack | 2011–2012 |
| Diane Morgan | Talia | 2011–2012 |
| Cordelia Bugeja (series 1-2) Jo Joyner (series 6) |
Jane | 2011–2012, 2016–2017 |
| Claire Goose | Kim | 2012 |
| Robson Green | Chris | 2012 |
| David Bradley | Charlie Johnson | 2012–2014 |
| George Sampson | Gary | 2012–2014 |
| James Dreyfus | Roger Jones | 2012–2017 |
| Sophia Di Martino | Amber | 2013 |
| Samantha Womack | Tanya Porter | 2013–2017 |
| Nigel Harman | Bradley Dawson | 2013–2017 |
| Nicola Millbank | Ella Dawson | 2013–2017 |
| Daniel Ings | Robbie Johnson | 2014 |
| Nicola Hughes | Jenna Miller | 2015–2017 |
| Patrick Robinson | Cameron Miller | 2015–2017 |
| Ellen Thomas | Nana Miller | 2015–2017 |
| Asan N'Jie | Finn Miller | 2015–2017 |
| Zita Sattar | Amita | 2015 |
| Clive Mantle | Trevor | 2015 |
| Jordan Dawes | Ollie Oliver | 2016–2017 |
| James Lance | Adam Wyatt | 2016 |
| Emily May Townsend | Emily | 2016–2017 |
Episodes
Main article: List of Mount Pleasant episodes| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 8 | 24 August 2011 (2011-08-24) | 12 October 2011 (2011-10-12) | |
| 2 | 9 | 22 August 2012 (2012-08-22) | 17 October 2012 (2012-10-17) | |
| Special | 23 December 2012 (2012-12-23) | |||
| 3 | 8 | 11 September 2013 (2013-09-11) | 30 October 2013 (2013-10-30) | |
| 4 | 8 | 16 September 2014 (2014-09-16) | 4 November 2014 (2014-11-04) | |
| 5 | 8 | 11 September 2015 (2015-09-11) | 30 October 2015 (2015-10-30) | |
| 6 | 10 | 30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) | 1 November 2016 (2016-11-01) | |
| Special | 30 June 2017 (2017-06-30) | |||
Production
The series is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for Sky1. The series is filmed in Hale, Trafford, Chorlton, Manchester, and at The Sharp Project studio in Newton Heath, Manchester. The first series was filmed throughout June 2011.
Home media
The complete first series of Mount Pleasant was released on DVD on 3 September 2012.
The complete second series of Mount Pleasant was released on DVD on 21 October 2013.
References
- "Production starts on new Sky comedy drama Mount Pleasant". British Comedy Guide. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- Warner, Sam (24 February 2017). "Sky1 pulls plug on Mount Pleasant after final special". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Mount Pleasant - Series 2 - Tiger Aspect". Tiger Aspect Productions. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- "Former Coronation Street stars all smiles during filming of new comedy Mount Pleasant | Trafford News". menmedia.co.uk. 21 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- "Mount Pleasant - Series 1 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- "Mount Pleasant - Season 2 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
External links
Categories:- 2011 British television series debuts
- 2017 British television series endings
- British comedy television shows
- British English-language television shows
- Television series by Banijay
- Television series by Tiger Aspect Productions
- Television shows shot in Manchester
- Sky UK comedy-dramas
- 2010s British comedy-drama television series