Crusoe (TV series)
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Stephen Gallagher |
| Written by | Stephen Gallagher, James Moran (one episode) |
| Starring |
Philip Winchester Tongayi Chirisa Joaquim de Almeida Mía Maestro Sam Neill Anna Walton Sean Bean |
| Composer(s) | James Seymour Brett and James Gelfand |
| Country of origin | Canada United Kingdom United States South Africa |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Stephen Greenberg Jean Bureau Justin Bodle Michael Prupas Chris Philip Jeff Hayes |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 17, 2008 – January 31, 2009 |
Crusoe is a television adventure drama (with comedic elements) based loosely on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC during the first half of the 2008–2009 television season. It follows the adventures of Robinson Crusoe: a man who has been shipwrecked on an island for six years and is desperate to return home to his wife and children. His lone companion is Friday, a native whom Crusoe rescued and taught English.
The show was made by the independent, London-based production company Power for the NBC network and is a co-production by Power, Moonlighting in South Africa, and Muse Entertainment in Canada. Power has claimed this is the first time a US network "commissioned a British supplier for nearly 40 years". Justin Bodle is the executive producer for Power, with Michael Prupas executive producer for Muse Entertainment and Genevieve Hofmeyr for Moonlighting. Other executive producers are Jeff Hayes, Stephen Greenberg and Jean Bureau. The series format has been developed for television by British writer Stephen Gallagher with a writing staff that includes Andrew Rattenbury, Debbie Oates, Nick Fisher and James Moran.
Filming began in York, England in May 2008 with an estimated budget of £17 million. Exterior footage was shot around York in location including St William's College, The Shambles, St. Leonard's hospital, the River Ouse, and York's Guildhall. Scenes were also shot in Whitby, North Yorkshire on the replica frigate the Grand Turk. In early June filming moved to the North Yorkshire Moors using the backdrop of the Ryedale Folk Museum, in Hutton-le-Hole. Other filming locations for the series are the Garden Route in South Africa and the Seychelles.
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