Harley Street (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Harley Street is a British television medical drama
shown on ITV
in 2008.
The series was made by Carnival Films
and was set in Harley Street
, London
. Created by Marston Bloom and written by Howard Overman
, Jack Williams and Nicole Taylor, the stories were about the lives of Harley Street specialists and the cases that were presented to them.
at 9pm each Thursday. The first transmission on 17 July had an audience of 3.9m and an 18% audience share. It was also the first drama ITV has aired in high definition
on ITV HD
available to Freesat
viewers. The final episode was shown on 21 August.
On the 19th of November 2008, ITV announced that the programme would not return due to poor figures.
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
shown on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
in 2008.
The series was made by Carnival Films
Carnival Films
Carnival Films is a British television production company, founded by Brian Eastman in 1978 as Picture Partnership Productions Limited and run by Gareth Neame since 2005. The company swiftly built up a strong reputation as an independent production company of theatre, film and television drama...
and was set in Harley Street
Harley Street
Harley Street is a street in the City of Westminster in London, England which has been noted since the 19th century for its large number of private specialists in medicine and surgery.- Overview :...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Created by Marston Bloom and written by Howard Overman
Howard Overman
Howard Overman is a television writer who has written scripts for serial dramas such as Hotel Babylon, New Tricks, Hustle, Harley Street and Merlin....
, Jack Williams and Nicole Taylor, the stories were about the lives of Harley Street specialists and the cases that were presented to them.
Cast
- Paul Nicholls as Robert Fielding
- Suranne JonesSuranne JonesSuranne Jones is an English actress. She first rose to prominence playing the role of Karen McDonald in ITV1's soap opera Coronation Street over a period of four years...
as Martha Eliot - Rosie DayRosie DayRosie Day is a British actress. She is best known for playing Nicolette in CITV's Bernard's Watch and Bernard. She has recorded over 50 voice overs for adverts, and serials. She also does the voice of Laura Large in the successful CBeebies show The Large Family with Outnumbered teen star Tyger...
as Tess Eliot - Lucy BrownLucy BrownLucy Brown is an English actress best known for dual roles in the TV series Primeval.-Early life:Lucy Brown was born in Crawley, Sussex, but grew up in Cambridgeshire. She is the daughter of Christopher Brown and Helen Burleigh and has a younger brother named Mark...
as Maya - Oliver DimsdaleOliver DimsdaleOliver Dimsdale is an English actor, known for portraying Louis Trevelyan in the BBC TV serial He Knew He Was Right.-Background:...
as Felix Quinn - Cush JumboCush JumboCush Jumbo is an English actress, known for playing Lois Habiba in the third series of British science fiction drama Torchwood, Children of Earth....
as Hannah Fellows
Broadcasts
Harley Street was shown on ITVITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
at 9pm each Thursday. The first transmission on 17 July had an audience of 3.9m and an 18% audience share. It was also the first drama ITV has aired in high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
on ITV HD
ITV HD
ITV1 HD is a British free-to-air high-definition television channel operated by ITV plc, the company which is contracted to provide 11 ITV services across the UK. ITV1 HD is available to view in England, Wales and the Scottish Borders on Freesat via channel 119, Freeview channel 51, Sky channel...
available to Freesat
Freesat
Freesat is a free-to-air digital satellite television joint venture between the BBC and ITV plc, serving the United Kingdom. The service was formed as a memorandum in 2007 and has been marketed since 6 May 2008...
viewers. The final episode was shown on 21 August.
On the 19th of November 2008, ITV announced that the programme would not return due to poor figures.