Grown Ups
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Grown Ups is a British
television sitcom aired by the BBC
in 1997. Written by Paul Makin, it ran for a total of six episodes.
The series featured a group of friends from University who had stayed together 15 years later. Jim and Clare got married, so too did Bob and Mel. They were all trying to stay like their younger selves of 15 years ago.
The cast were Penny Bunton as Mel, Tony Gardner
as Murray, Pippa Haywood
as Claire, Andrew Powell as Martin, James Simmons as Jim, and Jason Watkins
as Bob. The series was directed by Angela De Chastelai Smith and produced by Esta Charkham. Executive Producers for the series were Claire Hinson, plus Birds of a Feather
s Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
.
United Kingdom
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television sitcom aired by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in 1997. Written by Paul Makin, it ran for a total of six episodes.
The series featured a group of friends from University who had stayed together 15 years later. Jim and Clare got married, so too did Bob and Mel. They were all trying to stay like their younger selves of 15 years ago.
The cast were Penny Bunton as Mel, Tony Gardner
Tony Gardner
Tony Gardner is an English actor and doctor. He qualified as a doctor at Guy's Hospital in 1987, then as a General Practitioner in 1993...
as Murray, Pippa Haywood
Pippa Haywood
Philippa Haywood is an English actress who trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.Famous for playing the much-put-upon Helen Brittas in the BBC One comedy series The Brittas Empire, Haywood has an extensive television career which includes Julie Chadwick in the BBC Two comedy Fear, Stress &...
as Claire, Andrew Powell as Martin, James Simmons as Jim, and Jason Watkins
Jason Watkins
Jason Watkins is an American football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League . He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Florida....
as Bob. The series was directed by Angela De Chastelai Smith and produced by Esta Charkham. Executive Producers for the series were Claire Hinson, plus Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather
Birds of a Feather was a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC1 from 1989 until 1998. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers.The first episode sees sisters...
s Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
Maurice Gran
Maurice Bernard Gran is one half of writing duo Marks & Gran. He co-wrote popular sitcoms The New Statesman, Birds of a Feather and Goodnight Sweetheart with Laurence Marks. He is also the co-author of Prudence at Number 10, a fictional diary supposedly written by Gordon Brown's P.A.-External links:...
.