Romeo and Juliet
- Synopsis
- Comedy drama series set on a housing estate in the Black Country in the mid-1970s. Doug Digby (Conley) is a PE teacher with a sadistic streak. He divides his time between making his pupils miserable. and pursuing the English teacher (Amanda Holden). In this episode 140 year-old Gordon Grimley (James Bradshaw) is in love with his English teachers, She chooses him to be Romeo in the school play but he faces a rival in Doug Digby.
- Series
- Grimleys, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 8 Mar 1999 at 22:30 (Channel: ITV)
- Duration
- 25 mins
Credits
- Director
- Crispin Reece; Martin Dennis
- Producer
- Spencer Campbell
- Cinematographer
- Kevin Rowley
- Writer
- Jed Mercurio
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre; School productions
Notes
- Notes
- The first series released on VHS in 2000.
- General
- In 2002 Granada America re-made the programme as The GRUBBS for the US market; although the Fox TV network bought it, it was never shown.
- History
- Episode 1 in the first series.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66548 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)