''The 10%ers'' is a British

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, broadcast on ITV. Set in the office of a

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, it began as a

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in 1993 shown as part of ITV's short-lived Comedy Playhouse (not to be confused with the BBC's long-running

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), then ran for two series, shown in 1994 and 1996. The regular cast were:

Clive Francis Clive Francis (born 26 June 1946) is a British stage, television and film actor. Early life Francis was born in Eastbourne, Sussex. He is the son of actors Raymond Francis and his second wife Margaret Towner. His father played Detective Chie ...

, who played the main character Dominic Eden,

Benedict Taylor Benedict Sean Taylor (born 18 April 1960) is a British actor. Taylor was born in Hampstead, London, the eldest of six children of father, Richard, a documentary film maker, and Allegra, a writer. Taylor lived in Nigeria until 1965 and then wa ...

as Atin,

Colin Stinton Colin Stinton (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian actor. Early life Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1947, Stinton moved to the United States as a child in 1952. He lived in a trailer with his family—traveling throughout the U.S. and fina ...

as Tony, and Elizabeth Bennett as Joan. There were cameo appearances from

Jonathan Ross Jonathan Stephen Ross (born 17 November 1960) is an English broadcaster, film critic, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He presented the BBC One chat show ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' during the 2000s, hosted his own radio show on ...

and

Nicholas Parsons Christopher Nicholas Parsons (10 October 1923 – 28 January 2020) was an English actor, straight man and radio and television presenter. He was the long-running presenter of the comedy radio show '' Just a Minute'' and hosted the game show '' ...

. The pilot was written by

Rob Grant Robert Grant is an English comedy writer, television producer and co-creator of '' Red Dwarf''. Since ''Red Dwarf'', Grant has written two television series, '' The Strangerers'' and '' Dark Ages'', and four solo novels, his most recent being '' ...

and

Doug Naylor Douglas Rodger Naylor (born 31 December 1955) is an English comedy writer, science fiction writer, director and television producer. Life and career Naylor was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, and studied at Chetham's School of Music ...

, though the first and second series were written by Naylor and various co-writers, including

Steve Punt Stephen Mark Punt (born 15 September 1962)Mr Stephen Mark Punt
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and Paul Alexander. The producer was

Ed Bye Edward Richard Morrison Bye (born 12 June 1955) is a British film and TV producer and director. He directed the episodes of the science-fiction sitcom '' Red Dwarf'' from Series I-IV and VII-VIII. Early life Ed Bye is the son of Royal Marine Co ...

, then Marcus Mortimer.

Transmissions

* Pilot: Comedy Playhouse - 23 February 1993 * Series 1: Monday 18 April – 6 June 1994 - 7 episodes * Series 2: Tuesday 9 July – 3 September 1996 - 7 episodes.

References

External links

* ITV sitcoms 1993 British television series debuts 1996 British television series endings 1990s British sitcoms Carlton Television Television series by ITV Studios English-language television shows 1990s British workplace comedy television series {{UK-tv-prog-stub