''Sold'' is a British

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produced by Touchpaper Television for

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. The series stars

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and

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as Matt and Danny, employees of Colubrines

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. It is written by Steve Coombes and was broadcast between 15 November and 20 December 2007.

Characters

* Danny, played by

— An estate agent "with a heart ... who makes uyers' and sellers'dreams come true." * Matt, played by

— Danny's colleague, who seeks to exploit people for their money. * Mr. Colubrine, played by

Anthony Head Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, w ...

— The owner of the company. Head bases his performance on

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. * Mel, played by

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* Phoebe, played by Ella Smith * Jonty, played by Dan Johnston

Production

Filming began in the week beginning 25 June 2007 in and around

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. It is directed by Cilla Ware and distributed internationally by

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. Prior to the announcement of the series, it was referred to by RDF as "''Homeboys''". The set for the estate Agents was The Pub Studio in Battersea London.

Episodes

Reception

The programme opened with strong ratings, securing 4 million viewers for the first and second episodes. That number had halved by the final episode. Writing in ''

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'', Gareth McLean called it "so atrocious in every possible way – from its dire script through cartoonish characters to music that will have you hankering for tinnitus".

References

External links

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