''Starlings'' is a British

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

written by

Steve Edge Steve Edge (born 2 November 1972) is an English actor, writer and former stand-up comedian. He is most famous for his work on ''Starlings'', ''Phoenix Nights'', '' The Cup'', '' The Visit'', ''Peep Show'', '' Benidorm'' and the satirical maga ...

and

Matt King Matthew or Matt King may refer to: Matthew * Matthew King (composer) (born 1967), British composer and pianist * Matthew King (cricketer) (born 1977), Australian cricketer * Matthew Yang King (born 1974), American actor, voice actor, director, prod ...

who also play the roles of Fergie and Uncle Loz. It is one of the few recent television comedy series commissioned and aired on

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. In September 2013, Sky1 announced it was cancelling the show after two seasons.

Premise

Terry and Jan Starling have been happily married for many years, living in Matlock,

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. They have three children. Their eldest, Bell, is in her early 20s and is pregnant by her boyfriend Reuben. Graham, known as Gravy, has left school but is currently unemployed. Charlotte, known as Charlie, is the youngest, and works with Terry in his capacity as a self-employed electrician. other members of the family include Terry's elderly father, Bill, and Jan's nephew Fergie. In the first episode the family meet Lawrence, known as Loz, for the first time. He is Bill's long lost son, and therefore Terry's half brother.

Cast and characters

Episodes

Series 1 (2012)

Series 2 (2013)

DVD release

The first series of Starlings was released on DVD on 9 July 2012.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Starlings (Tv Series) 2012 British television series debuts 2013 British television series endings 2010s British comedy-drama television series British comedy-drama television shows Sky UK original programming English-language television shows Television shows set in Derbyshire Television shows shot at Teddington Studios