''Custer's Last Stand-Up'' is a
BBC
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RTÉ
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co-production television series which won the
BAFTA
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for best British Children's Series in 2001. Among the actors who appeared in the series were
George McMahon,
Ciaran Nolan,
Elaine Symons,
Brian James Roche,
Tom Hopkins and
Deirdre Monaghan.
The show ran for two series of 26 episodes each and was created by
Gail Renard who wrote the majority of the episodes. The directors of the show were Graeme Harper, Dearbhla Walsh and Dez McCarthy. The show was filmed at the RTÉ studios in
Donnybrook and in
Bray
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Places France
* Bray, Eure, in the Eure ''département''
* Bray, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire ''département''
* Bray-Dunes, in the Nord ''département''
* Bray-en-Val, in the Loiret ''département''
* Bray-et-Lû ...
,
County Wicklow
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. The first series was produced by Michael McGowan and the second series was produced by Ferdia McAnna. The executive producer was Elaine Sperber, then head of
CBBC
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drama.
References
2001 Irish television series debuts
2001 British television series debuts
BAFTA winners (television series)
Irish children's television shows
RTÉ original programming
2000s British children's television series
Television shows set in the Republic of Ireland
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