The Grimleys (1999)

Synopsis

The Grimleys is a nostalgic comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley, West Midlands, England in the mid-1970s. It was first broadcast by Granada TV for ITV in 1999, following a pilot in 1997, and concluded in 2001 after three series. The show was written by Jed Mercurio, who had trained as a doctor and whose first series, Cardiac Arrest - written under the pseudonym 'John MacUre' - had attracted critical plaudits for its dark portrayal of life in a disintegrating British National Health Service. The filming of the school took place in Salford, Buile Hill High, Hope High and Pendleton College, although the filming of the characters' homes actually took place some 80 miles away in the Dudley area itself; around Parkes Hall Road on the Dudley-Sedgley border.

Series Information

Created By

Jed Mercurio

First Aired

1999

Last Aired

2001

Seasons

3

Episodes

22

Episode Length

30 min

Genre

Comedy

Network

ITV1

Status

Ended

Rating

7.6 / 10 (8 votes)

Top Cast

Amanda Holden

Geraldine Titley

Jan Ravens

Craig Kelly

Brian Conley

Ryan Cartwright

Noddy Holder

Mr Holder

James Bradshaw

Gordon Grimley

Nigel Planer

Les Grimley

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