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Rocket Man (TV series)

Rocket Man
Genre Comedy, drama, family drama
Written by Alison Hume
Directed by Jon East
Jane Prowse
James Strong
Starring Robson Green
Charles Dale
John Rhys Halliwell
Lucy Evans
Kai Owen
Janine Wood
Alison Newman
Kay Bridgeman
Dave Hill
Philip Whitchurch
Marcus Smith
Opening theme Rocket Man, by Elton John
Composer(s) The Insects
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
Executive producer(s) Sandra Jobling
Rob Pursey
Producer(s) Philip Leach
Location(s) Filmed in Druridge Bay, Northumberland
Set in fictional Tonglas, Newport, Wales
Editor(s) Martin Sharpe
Liz Webber
Running time 60 mins
Production company(s) British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Rocketman Productions Ltd.
Touchpaper Television
Release
Original network BBC One
Picture format 16:9 576i
Audio format Stereo
Original release 30 October (2005-10-30) – 4 December 2005 (2005-12-04)

Rocket Man is a BBC television drama series produced in 2005 by Philip Leach, about a recently widowed Welsh man who is struggling to build a rocket in which to launch his wife's ashes into space while raising his two children. It was created by Alison Hume, directed by Jon East (episodes 1 and 2), Jane Prowse (episodes 3 and 4) and James Strong (episodes 5 and 6), and stars Robson Green, Charles Dale, John Rhys Halliwell and Lucy Evans, with Alison Newman, Janine Wood, Kay Bridgeman, Kai Owen, Dave Hill, Philip Whitchurch and Marcus Smith in supporting roles, among others. The six hour-long episodes in the series were set in coastal Wales, in a town devastated by the closure of the local carriage works though filmed in Druridge Bay, Northumberland. According to the sign on the local chocolate bonbon factory appearing in Episode 1 where George, Barney, Diane et al. work, the exact location where the set is (fictional) Tonglas, in Newport.


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