''NY-LON'' is a 2004 British

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that aired on

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in the United Kingdom. The series was created and written by Simon Burke and

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, and starred

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and

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. ''NY-LON'' was also broadcast on

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in the United States.

Synopsis

The series chronicles the

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romance between Edie Miller (Rashida Jones), who is from

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and Michael Antonioni (Stephen Moyer), who is from

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. ''NY-LON'' is the first British drama filmed in both London and New York City. The scenes in New York City were filmed in the neighborhoods of the

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and East Village.

Characters

* Edie Miller (

) * Michael Antonioni (

) * Katherine Williams Osgood ( Christine Adams) * Astrid (

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) * Luke ( David Rogers) * Lauren Antonioni (

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) * Raph (

Navin Chowdhry Navin Chowdhry (born 1 January 1971) is a British actor He is best known for his roles as Indra Ganesh in Doctor Who Sunil Mitesh in The Job Lot and as Nish Panesar in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Early life Chowdhry is of Indian-origin and ...

)

Episodes

# "Something about Chemicals" # "Something about Baggage" # "Something about Commitment" # "Something about Honesty" # "Something about Family" # "Something about Friends" # "Something about Love"

American adaptation

In March 2008, CBS announced plans to remake the series for American audiences, with

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taking a starring role, but CBS did not move forward with producing a series.

References

External links

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