Mr Selfridge
| Mr Selfridge | |
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Selfridge
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Created by | Andrew Davies |
| Based on |
Shopping, Seduction & Mr Selfridge by Lindy Woodhead |
| Starring |
Jeremy Piven Amanda Abbington Gregory Fitoussi Tom Goodman-Hill Trystan Gravelle Katherine Kelly Aisling Loftus Aidan McArdle Frances O'Connor Zoë Wanamaker |
| Composer(s) | Charlie Mole |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kate Lewis Andrew Davies Rebecca Eaton |
| Producer(s) | Chrissy Skins Jeremy Piven |
| Running time | Episode 1: 63 minutes Episodes 2–: 44–46 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
ITV Studios Masterpiece |
| Distributor |
PBS (US) ITV Studios Global Entertainment (non-US) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ITV (UK) PBS (US) |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 6 January 2013 – 11 March 2016 |
Mr Selfridge is a British-American period television drama series about Harry Gordon Selfridge and his department store, Selfridge & Co, in London, set in the 1910s. It is co-produced by ITV Studios and Masterpiece/WGBH for broadcast on ITV. The series began broadcasting on ITV on 6 January 2013 and 30 March 2013 on PBS in the United States.
It was announced on 24 May 2011 that ITV was in discussions with ITV Studios about developing an adaptation of Lindy Woodhead's biography Shopping, Seduction & Mr Selfridge.Andrew Davies was confirmed to be working on the script. Beginning in London in 1908, during a time period when women were enjoying an ever increasing amount of freedom, it tells the story of Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridges department store and includes members of his family, particularly his wife Rose Selfridge.
It was originally planned to be screened in 2012. However, it is claimed that ITV was forced to push back airing the drama due to rival BBC airing a similarly themed drama series The Paradise.
A set to the north of London was built to house a replica of the 1909 Selfridge's store interior. The exterior of the store was recreated in The Historic Dockyard Chatham, in Kent. The disused Aldwych tube station was used to film Rose Selfridge travelling on the London Underground and scenes in the first episode featuring Victor Colleano, Agnes Towler and her brother George.
On 8 February 2013, ITV announced Mr Selfridge had been commissioned for a second series of ten episodes, to start on 19 January 2014. Anthony Byrne, who directed three episodes of series one, returned to direct some of the new episodes. On 22 July 2013, PBS also purchased a second series that aired in 2014 as part of its Masterpiece Classic. The second series is set in 1914 and portrays the consequence of World War I to the store and staff. On 21 February 2014, it was announced that Mr. Selfridge had been renewed for a third series, to air in 2015. On 13 March 2015, ITV announced Mr Selfridge had been commissioned for a new 10-part fourth series.
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