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Ellington

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How it feels

A London personal boxing trainer and promoter gets involved in the lives of his clients and the underworld of the sport. The story follows his exploits both in and out of the ring.

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What happens

Ellington is a British television crime thriller-sports based drama series was produced by Yorkshire Television, created by Gordon Flemyng, and principally produced by the latter, which was first broadcast on ITV on 26 October 1994. Later commissioned into a seven-part series between 11 April and 23 May 1996, Ellington follows the exploit of a London-based personal boxing trainer and promoter, the titular character, played by Chris Ellison. Despite attracting moderate ratings, only eight episodes (including the pilot) were produced; subsequently, the ITV decided against recommissioning the show for a second series. Since initial broadcast, the series has not been repeated or released on any form of home media. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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