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 Michael Higgs |
| 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] and on location.
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, teenagers Katie and Danny, whilst Maddy also has two children of her own - primary schooler Ted from her previous marriage and baby Rosie with Jim.
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.
| # | Episode | Writer/s | Viewers | Original Airdate | |
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| 1 | "In The Family Way" | Georgia Pritchett | 5.05m (20.8%)[2] | 8 January 2009 | |
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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 Pritchett | TBA | 15 January 2009 | |
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The cat's gone missing, half their possessions have vanished and a crate is doubling as the baby's cot. Maddy catches Danny smoking but Jim's way of disciplining Danny and his friend isn't the best idea. | |||||
| 3 | "The Ex Factor" | Georgia Pritchett | TBA | 22 January 2009 | |
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Maddy's Husband Jim decides that her Ex Husband Robbie is his new best Friend. While the two of them bond by putting up Shelves, Maddy's Step Son Decides to come out of the closet. | |||||
| 4 | "Unknown" | Georgia Pritchett | TBA | 29 January 2009 | |
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| 5 | "Unknown" | Georgia Pritchett | TBA | 5 February 2009 | |
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| 6 | "Unknown" | Georgia Pritchett | TBA | 12 February 2009 | |
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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.
- ^ "New 'Hustle' draws 5.7 million". Digital Spy. 2009-01-11. Retrieved 2009-01-14.