Scallywagga
| Scallywagga | |
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| Genre | Comedy sketch |
| Created by | Stuart Kenworthy |
| Directed by |
Tony Dow David Sant |
| Starring | Curtis Cole Steve Edge Neil Fitzmaurice Luke Gell Stefan Gumbs Jessica Hall Joanna Higson Lena Kaur Sally Lindsay Carl Rice Scott Taylor Christopher Brett Beverly Rudd Rachel Rae Catherine Tyldesley |
| Opening theme | "Let's Dance to Joy Division" by The Wombats |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 14 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kenton Allen/Jon Mountague |
| Producer(s) | Kristian Smith |
| Location(s) | Salford and Manchester |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three |
| Picture format |
576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (16:9 SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| First shown in | March 2008 |
| Original release | 29 April 2008 – 30 March 2010 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Scallywagga is a British comedy sketch show, written by Stuart Kenworthy, who has worked on Green Wing and Smack the Pony. The executive producer of series one was Kenton Allen, and the producer was Jon Montague. The pilot episode aired on 21 March 2007 when the show was known as Spacehopper. Sally Lindsey confirmed on The Paul O'Grady Show that there would be a second series which was also filmed in and around Manchester, bringing on board a new Director (David Sant) and new Producer (Kristian Smith) and several cast changes. The first series was broadcast on TV in 2008 and the DVD was released in early 2010 along with series 1. Series 2 began broadcasting on Tuesday 23 February 2010.
Described as being, "A heady mix of the best fresh and familiar funny voices - straight out of the north - combined to play Scallywagga's host of wrongheaded new characters", the programme first aired on BBC Three on 29 April 2008. Series One starred Curtis Cole, Steve Edge, Neil Fitzmaurice, Luke Gell, Stefan Gumbs, Jessica Hall, Joanna Higson, Lena Kaur, Sally Lindsay, Carl Rice and Scott Taylor. It ran until 3 June 2008 and was filmed on location in Manchester. There is no audience laughter Series Two returned in 2010, featuring more regular characters and some changes to the ensemble. Steve Edge and Sally Lindsay returned, along with Luke Gell, Stefan Gumbs and Carl Rice. The actresses, Beverly Rudd, Rachel Rae and Catherine Tyldesley joined the Scallywagga group, along with newcomer Christopher Brett.
Characters in series 1 included:
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