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about a group of friends in the fictional
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
town of Roker Bridge, and their links to the local
Territorial Army infantry
platoon
A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two or more squads, sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the branch, but a platoon can be composed of 50 people, although specific platoons may rang ...
. It was created by
Tim Firth
Tim Firth (born 13 October 1964) is an English dramatist, screenwriter and songwriter.
Life and career
Firth was born in Frodsham, England. He spent much of his time at school writing songs and it was only a few weeks before going to Cambri ...
.
Episodes
Three series were made. For series two and three the title was shortened to ''Preston Front'', and the series became less about the TA and more about the personal lives of the protagonists.
Series One
#"Hodge's Girlfriend" (4 January 1994); director: Brian Farnham
#"Ally's Husband" (11 January 1994); director: Brian Farnham
#"Eric's Job" (18 January 1994); director: Brian Farnham
#"Lloydy's Fish" (25 January 1994); director: Brian Farnham
#"Diesel's Garage" (1 February 1994); director: Brian Farnham
#"Kirsty's Biscuit" (8 February 1994); director: Brian Farnham
Series Two
#"Dawn's Ball" (16 July 1995); director: Marcus Mortimer
#"Laura's Mousse" (23 July 1995); director: Marcus Mortimer
#"Spock's Leg" (30 July 1995); director: Marcus Mortimer
#"Polson's Lilo" (6 August 1995); director: Betsan Morris Evans
#"Diesel's Out of Body Experience" (13 August 1995); director: Betsan Morris Evans
#"Lloydy's Ark" (27 August 1995); director: Betsan Morris Evans
Series Three
#"Hodge's Driving Test" (21 July 1997); director: Chris Bernard
#"Eric's Won Ton" (28 July 1997); director: Chris Bernard
#"Lloydy's House Warming" (4 August 1997); director: Chris Bernard
#"Spock's Dilated Pupil" (11 August 1997); director: Chris Bernard
#"Polson's Mess" (18 August 1997); director: Rick Stroud
#"Diesel's Ostrich" (1 September 1997); director: Rick Stroud
#"Jeanetta's Marijuana" (8 September 1997); director: Rick Stroud
;Locations
Although set in Lancashire, where the majority of filming took place, some scenes were filmed at locations in the Midlands, including The Shrubbery (the old TA Centre), Birmingham Road,
Kidderminster
Kidderminster is a large market and historic minster town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, south-west of Birmingham and north of Worcester. Located north of the River Stour and east of the River Severn, in the 2011 census, it ha ...
, and the
Black Country Museum.
Principal characters
*Private David 'Hodge' Gadd, a garden centre assistant (
Colin Buchanan)
*Private Wayne 'Eric' Disley, Hodge's best friend, a bit of a "loser" (Paul Haigh)
*Private Dawn Lomax, a trainee teacher (although she later leaves college) and new recruit to the transport section, Eric's girlfriend (later wife) (
Caroline Catz)
*Private Simon 'Spock' Matlock, a history teacher and intellectual (
Stephen Tompkinson
Stephen Phillip Tompkinson (born 15 October 1965) is an English actor, known for his television roles as Marcus in ''Chancer '' (1990), Damien Day in '' Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1998), Father Peter Clifford in '' Ballykissangel'' (1996– ...
in series one,
Alistair MacGowan thereafter)
*Private Tony 'Lloydy' Lloyd, a farm labourer (later wealthy after inventing a successful boardgame), the platoon clown (Adrian Hood)
*Private (later Lance-Corporal) Derek 'Diesel' Moyle, a garage owner (
Tony Marshall)
*Corporal (later Officer Cadet) Alison 'Ally' Minshull, NCO in charge of the transport section, Spock's sister, unhappily married to a local solicitor (Kate Gartside)
*Corporal (later Sergeant) Peter 'Pete' Polson, the friends'
section
Section, Sectioning or Sectioned may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* Section (music), a complete, but not independent, musical idea
* Section (typography), a subdivision, especially of a chapter, in books and documents
** Section sig ...
commander, a former regular NCO, now manager of a hotel leisure centre (
David MacCreedy
David MacCreedy is an English film, television and theatre actor, as well as being a director and film producer. He is best known for his role as Cpl Pete Polson in the television series All Quiet on the Preston Front and for playing Tony in the ...
)
*Jeanetta Scarry, an older woman with whom Hodge had a
one-night stand
A one-night stand or one-night sex is a single sexual encounter in which there is an expectation that there shall be no further relations between the sexual participants. It draws its name from the common practice of a one-night stand, a single ...
five years before (
Susan Wooldridge
Susan Wooldridge (born 31 July 1950) is a British actress. She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for '' Hope and Glory'' (1987). Her television credits include '' Jewel in the Crown'', (1984), ''All Quiet on the Preston ...
in series one and two,
Carolyn Pickles thereafter)
*Kirsty, Jeanetta's and Hodge's young daughter (
Holly Grainger)
*Lieutenant Carl Rundle, the platoon commander, a junior hotel manager, in love with Ally (Keiran Flynn)
*Laura Delooze, a singer and waitress, briefly Hodge's girlfriend (
Lucy Akhurst)
*Peter Wang, owner of the local Chinese restaurant (
Ozzie Yue
Austin J. "Ozzie" Yue (born 12 August 1947) is a British actor and musician of Chinese heritage. His television roles include appearances in ''Father Ted'', ''All Quiet on the Preston Front'' and '' Coronation Street'' and roles in films includ ...
)
*Melanie 'Mel' Polson, Polson's younger sister, later Hodge's girlfriend (
Angela Lonsdale; series three only)
*Mrs Ruddock, owner of the garden centre where Hodge works (Matyelock Gibbs; series one and three)
*Declan, a plastic surgeon, later Jeanetta's boyfriend (
Oliver Cotton
Oliver Charles Cotton (born 20 June 1944) is an English actor, comedian and playwright, known for his prolific work on stage, TV and film. He remains best known for his role as Cesare Borgia in the BBC's 1981 drama series '' The Borgias''.
Early ...
; series three only)
Awards
*Best Comedy Drama, Comedy awards
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''TimFirth.com''
*RTS Award for Best Series
*Best Series Award at the San Francisco Television Festival
*Nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Series
*Writer's Guild of Great Britain Best Original Drama Series Award
*RTS Midlands Best Drama Series
*Nominated for British Comedy Awards
References and notes
External links
Tim Firth's official website (writer of Preston Front): http://www.timfirth.com
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1994 British television series debuts
1997 British television series endings
1990s British comedy-drama television series
British military television series
BBC television dramas
British comedy-drama television shows
BBC Birmingham productions
English-language television shows
Television shows set in Lancashire