Starlings | |
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Genre | Comedy-drama |
Written by |
Steve Edge Matt King |
Directed by |
Matt Lipsey Tony Dow |
Starring |
Brendan Coyle Lesley Sharp Steve Edge Matt King Alan Williams Rebecca Night Ukweli Roach Finn Atkins John Dagleish |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 60mins (inc. adverts) |
Production company(s) | Baby Cow Productions |
Release | |
Original network | Sky 1 |
Picture format | 16:9 (1080i HDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 13 May 2012 | – 20 August 2013
External links | |
Official website |
Starlings is a British comedy-drama written by Steve Edge and Matt King who also play the roles of Fergie and Uncle Loz. It is one of the few recent television comedy series commissioned and aired on Sky 1. In September 2013, Sky1 announced it was cancelling the show after two seasons.
Terry and Jan Starling have been happily married for many years, living in Matlock, Derbyshire. They have 3 children. Their eldest, Bell, is in her early 20s and is pregnant by her boyfriend Reuben. Graham, known as Gravy, has left school but is currently unemployed. Charlotte, known as Charlie, is the youngest, and works with Terry in his capacity as a self-employed electrician. other members of the family include Terry's elderly father, Bill, and Jan's nephew Fergie. In the first episode the family meet Lawrence, known as Loz, for the first time. He is Bill's long lost son, and therefore Terry's half brother.
The first series of Starlings was released on DVD on 9 July 2012.