Microsoap
| Microsoap | |
|---|---|
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| Genre |
Live Action Children's Comedy |
| Starring |
Rebecca Hunter Paul Terry Suzanne Burden Jeff Rawle Ivan Kaye Ryan Cartwright Lucy Evans Albey Brookes |
| Theme music composer | Tony Flynn |
| Opening theme | "Microsoap Theme" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
BBC The Disney Channel |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC on BBC1 The Disney Channel |
| Picture format | SDTV 576i |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround |
| Original release | 1998 – 2000 |
Microsoap is a children's sitcom, co-written by Mark Haddon and co-produced by the BBC and the Disney Channel. A total of 26 episodes were made, lasting over four series, and airing from 1998-2001. It starred Suzanne Burden, Paul Terry, Jeff Rawle and Rebecca Hunter. The program aired in the UK, the U.S., and internationally.
The story is based around the lives of two children, Joe and Emily Parker, who are brother and sister. The series begins with the split of their parents, Colin and Jane, who decide their marriage isn't working. They don't want to make life for their children difficult, so they remain friends while each dates someone else. This forms the beginning background story for the series.
The series producer for all episodes was Andy Rowley. Directors were Juliet May, Baz Taylor and Graeme Harper. The original sets were designed by Peter Findley.
The story is based around the lives of two children, Joe and Emily Parker, who are brother and sister. The series begins with the split of their parents, Colin and Jane, who decide their marriage isn't working. They don't want to make life for their children difficult, so they remain friends.
Jane begins to see a builder named Roger Smart, a single parent of three children, David, Felicity and Robbie. They move in next door, and Roger knocks through a wall making one big house. Meanwhile, Colin sees Jennifer, the marriage therapist he and Jane used. This series of events forms the background story for each subsequent episode of the series.
Played by Rebecca Hunter, Emily is the eldest of the two Parker children, a fifteen-year-old, football-mad girl trying to survive the madness of the combined family unit. She finds herself several love interests over the course of the series, none particularly successful, and often escapes the chaos by chatting to her best friend, Lisa, on the phone. Together with her brother Joe, they introduce and narrate each episode of the series by occasionally breaking the fourth wall and explaining the mad goings on.
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