Life of Riley (British TV series)
| Life of Riley | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Georgia Pritchett |
| Written by | Georgia Pritchett |
| Directed by | Martin Dennis |
| Starring | Caroline Quentin Neil Dudgeon |
| Opening theme | "The Life of Riley" |
| Composer | Willie Dowling - Jackdaw 4 |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Alan Tyler Rosemary MaGowan |
| Producer | Catherine Bailey |
| Production locations | Pacific Quay Studios, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Editor | Furgus MacKinnon |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production companies | Catherine Bailey Productions Limited BBC Scotland |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One/BBC HD |
| Release | 8 January 2009 – present |
Life of Riley is a 2009 British comedy television series, shown on BBC One & BBC HD. The show stars Caroline Quentin and Neil Dudgeon, and is set around a dysfunctional family, who are recently married.
Airing
The first episode aired on 8 January 2009, and is currently showing on Thursdays at 8:00pm on BBC One. Each episode of Life of Riley also airs in High-definition on BBC HD.
Development
The six episode series was commissioned by Lucy Lumsden, BBC Controller, Comedy Commissioning. The show is produced by Catherine Bailey Productions Limited for BBC Scotland, and is distributed by Outright Distribution Ltd. The series was written by Georgia Pritchett, and it was filmed at Pacific Quay Studios in Glasgow, Scotland.[1]
The theme music is a cover version of The Lightning Seeds' song, "The Life of Riley".
Plot
Jim (Dudgeon) and Maddy Riley are newly-weds, and Jim already has 4 children from a previous relationship Katie, Danny, Riley, Ted and Rosie. The children are still getting to know their new step mother. The first episode revolved around finding out who had purchased a pregnancy test kit.
Cast
- Caroline Quentin - Maddy Riley
- Neil Dudgeon - Jim Riley
- Lucinda Dryzek - Katy Riley
- Taylor Fawcett - Danny Riley
- Patrick Nolan - Ted Jackson
Episodes
Life of Riley will have run for six episodes by the end of series one. All episodes are thirty minutes. The first series currently airs at 8pm every Thursday.
References
- ^ "Two brand new sitcoms from BBC Scotland - Life Of Riley and The Old Guys". BBC Press Office. 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2009-01-08.