Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis
Comedy drama series set on a housing estate in the Black Country in the mid-1970s. Doug Digby (Conley) is a PE teacher with a sadistic streak. He divides his time between making his pupils miserable. and pursuing the English teacher (Amanda Holden). In this episode 140 year-old Gordon Grimley (James Bradshaw) is in love with his English teachers, She chooses him to be Romeo in the school play but he faces a rival in Doug Digby.
Series
Grimleys, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Notes
The first series released on VHS in 2000.
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre; School productions

Credits

Director
Crispin Reece; Martin Dennis
Producer
Spencer Campbell
Cinematographer
Kevin Rowley
Writer
Jed Mercurio
Cast
Alvin Stardust 
Amanda Holden 
Barbara Keogh 
Brian Conley 
James Bradshaw 
Nigel Planer 
Noddy Holder 
Ryan Cartwright 

Production Company

Name

Granada Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Film Archive

Name

Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
Web
http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7393 1514
Fax
020 7393 1555
Address
For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ

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