Wokenwell (1997)
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three policemen and their wives live in a small English town. The show follows their personal and professional struggles.
grittylow-keyearthyunderstatedslow-burncharacter-drivenbroodingdownbeat
What happens
Wokenwell is a six-part British television crime drama series, first broadcast on 18 May 1997, that aired on ITV. The series was produced by LWT and created by screenwriter Bill Gallagher. The series centred on three policemen and their wives living in the fictional northern England town of Wokenwell. The series was filmed on location in and around the picturesque West Yorkshire village of Marsden. The series starred Ian McElhinney, Celia Imrie, Nicholas Gleaves, Lesley Dunlop, Jason Done and Nicola Stephenson, with Bryan Pringle and John Malcolm also appearing in supporting roles. On 1 April 1997 a TV-tie in novel, written by Graeme Grant, under the pseudonym Tom McGregor, was released as a prelude to the series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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