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Life of Riley (British TV series)

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Life of Riley
Life of Riley titles
GenreSitcom
Created byGeorgia Pritchett
Written byGeorgia Pritchett
Directed byMartin Dennis
StarringCaroline Quentin
Neil Dudgeon Michael Higgs
Opening theme"The Life of Riley"
ComposerWillie Dowling - Jackdaw 4
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersAlan Tyler
Rosemary MaGowan
ProducerCatherine Bailey
Production locationsPacific Quay Studios,
Glasgow, Scotland
EditorFurgus MacKinnon
Running time30 mins
Production companiesCatherine Bailey Productions Limited
BBC Scotland
Original release
NetworkBBC One/BBC HD
Release8 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, Jim has 2 children from a previous relationship, Katie and Danny whilst Maddy also has two children of her own - Ted and Rosie whose biological father is Jim.

Cast

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.

# Episode Writer/s Viewers Original Airdate
1"In The Family Way"Georgia Pritchett5.05m (20.8%)[2]8 January 2009
When Maddy finds a pregnancy test, she is convinced it belongs to one of her stepchildren - but she has a big surprise in store!
2"The Beginning"Georgia PritchettTBA15 January 2009
The cat's gone missing, half their possessions have vanished and a crate is doubling as the baby's cot. Maddy and Jim struggle to get used to a number of things.
3"Unknown"Georgia PritchettTBA22 January 2009
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4"Unknown"Georgia PritchettTBA29 January 2009
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5"Unknown"Georgia PritchettTBA5 February 2009
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6"Unknown"Georgia PritchettTBA12 February 2009
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References

  1. ^ "Two brand new sitcoms from BBC Scotland - Life Of Riley and The Old Guys". BBC Press Office. 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  2. ^ "New 'Hustle' draws 5.7 million". Digital Spy. 2009-01-11. Retrieved 2009-01-14.