Auf Wiedersehen Pet
| Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | |
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| Created by | Franc Roddam |
| Written by | Franc Roddam (1983–86, 2002–04) Ian La Frenais (1983–86, 2002–04) Dick Clement (1983–86, 2002–04) Stan Hey (1983–86) Bernie Cooper (1984) Francis Megahy (1984) |
| Directed by | Roger Bamford (1983–86) Baz Taylor (1983–84) Anthony Garner (1986) Paul Seed (2002) David Innes Edwards (2004) Maurice Phillips (2004) Sandy Johnson (2004) |
| Starring |
Tim Healy Kevin Whately Jimmy Nail Gary Holton Timothy Spall Pat Roach Christopher Fairbank Noel Clarke |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Allan McKeown (1983–86) Franc Roddam (2002-4) Laura Mackie (2002-4) |
| Producer(s) | Martin McKeand (1983–86) Roger Bamford (1986) Chrissy Skinns (2003) Joy Spink (2002–04) |
| Cinematography | Tim Palmer (2004) |
| Editor(s) | Dave King (2002) Les Healey (2004) |
| Running time | 50 minutes (1983–86) 60 minutes (2002–04) |
| Production company(s) | Witzend Productions (1983–86) Central Independent Television (1983–86) Ziji Productions (2002-04) |
| Distributor |
ITV Studios Ziji Productions |
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| Original network |
ITV (1983–86) BBC One (2002–04) |
| Original release | Original series: 11 November 1983 – 16 May 1986 Revived series: 28 April 2002 – 8 February 2004 Christmas specials: 28 – 29 December 2004 |
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (pronounced [ʔaʊ̯f ˈviːdɐˌzeːn̩ ˈpɛt], "Goodbye, Pet") is a British comedy-drama television programme about seven British migrant construction workers. In the first series, the men live and work on a building site in Düsseldorf.
The lead roles were performed by Tim Healy, Kevin Whately, Jimmy Nail, Gary Holton, Christopher Fairbank, Pat Roach and Timothy Spall, with Noel Clarke replacing Holton in the more recent series.
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet was created by Franc Roddam after an idea from Mick Connell came to light (Mick Connell was a bricklayer from and was very good friends with Franc). It was mostly written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who also wrote The Likely Lads, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? and Porridge. Stan Hey also contributed writing a number of episodes. The first two series were co-produced by Clement and LaFrenais's Witzend Productions and Central Television and the series were broadcast on ITV in 1983-1984 and 1986. A successful revival of the show saw two series and a Christmas special shown on BBC One (after ITV had failed to re-secure rights for the Network) in 2002 and 2004.
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