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 comedy drama television series produced by Touchpaper Television for 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...

. The series stars Kris Marshall

Kris Marshall

Kristopher "Kris" Marshall is an English actor, best known for his role as Nick Harper in My Family, and as Adam in the adverts for BT Group since 2005.-Career:...

 and Bryan Dick

Bryan Dick

Bryan Dick is an English actor, who has starred in multiple motion pictures, television series, and stage productions in both the United Kingdom and United States.-Background:...

 as Matt and Danny, employees of Colubrines Estate Agents. It is written by Steve Coombes and was broadcast between 15 November and 20 December 2007.

Characters

• Danny (Bryan Dick
  Bryan Dick
  Bryan Dick is an English actor, who has starred in multiple motion pictures, television series, and stage productions in both the United Kingdom and United States.-Background:...
  
  ) — An estate agent "with a heart ... who makes [buyers' and sellers'] dreams come true.
• Matt (Kris Marshall
  Kris Marshall
  Kristopher "Kris" Marshall is an English actor, best known for his role as Nick Harper in My Family, and as Adam in the adverts for BT Group since 2005.-Career:...
  
  ) — Danny's colleague, who seeks to exploit people for their money.
• Mr Colubrine (Anthony Head
  Anthony Head
  Anthony Stewart Head , usually credited as Anthony Head, is an English actor and musician. He rose to fame in the UK following his role in television advertisements for Nescafé Gold Blend , and is known for his roles as Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and as Uther Pendragon in...
  
  ) — The owner of the company. Head bases his performance on Alan Sugar
  Alan Sugar
  Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugar is a British entrepreneur, media personality and political advisor. From humble origins in the East End of London, Sugar now has an estimated fortune of £770m , and was ranked 89th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2011...
  
  .
• Mel (Christina Cole
  Christina Cole
  Christina Cole is an English actress known for portraying Cassie Hughes in the Sky One supernatural television series Hex.-Background:...
  
  )
• Phoebe (Ella Smith
  Ella Smith (actress)
  Ella Smith is a Welsh actress. She trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and is a former member of the National Youth Theatre....
  
  )
• Jonty (Dan Johnston)

Production

Filming began in the week beginning 25 June 2007 in and around London

London

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. It is directed by Cilla Ware and distributed internationally by RDF Media

RDF Media

Zodiak Media is a Anglo-American television production company. It was formed in 2010 when RDF Media Group was acquired by, and merged with Zodiak Entertainment...

. Prior to the announcement of the series, it was referred to by RDF as "Homeboys".
The set for the estate Agents was The Pub Studio in Battersea London. http://www.thepubstudio.co.uk

Episodes

Title	|Original airdate

Reception

The programme opened with strong ratings, securing 4 million viewers for the first and second episodes. That number had halved by the final episode. Writing in The Guardian

The Guardian

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, Gareth McLean called it "so atrocious in every possible way - from its dire script through cartoonish characters to music that will have you hankering for tinnitus".

External links

• Sold at Touchpaper Television