Demob | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
Written by | Dean Lemmon Andrew Montgomery |
Directed by | Robert Knights |
Starring |
Griff Rhys Jones Martin Clunes Amanda Redman Samantha Janus Les Dawson |
Composer(s) | Peter Martin |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Peter Fincham David Reynolds |
Producer(s) | Adrian Bate |
Running time | 51 minutes (including adverts) |
Production company(s) |
Talkback Productions Yorkshire Television |
Distributor |
ITV Studios FremantleMedia |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Picture format | 4:3 |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 15 October | – 19 November 1993
Demob was a short-lived British comedy-drama television series, which screened for one six-episode series in 1993, this it was produced by Talkback Productions in association with Yorkshire Television for ITV.
The series was set in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and starred Martin Clunes and Griff Rhys Jones as two ex-army friends who decide to try to form an entertainment act, with the aim of getting work on BBC radio. The series also starred Samantha Janus, Amanda Redman and Les Dawson.
The series follows the ups and downs of two World War II veterans who decide to form a comedy duo after returning home to England. They experience various personal and professional problems as they strive for success.
Demob was first released on DVD by BFS Entertainment on 10 September 2002. It was re-released by Acorn Media on Region 1 and Region 4 DVD on 26 April 2011.