Dead Man Weds 19 years old
Dead Man Weds is a 6-part comedy series shown on ITV on British TV in January and early February 2005. The series was written by Dave Spikey who played the part of Jerry St Clair in Phoenix Nights. It was produced for ITV by the independent producers Red Production Company. There are two lead parts, one being Dave Spikey and the other being Johnny Vegas. The series is based on the fictional newspaper, The Fogburrow Advertiser. New editor, Gordon Garden, is determined to shake up the small rural newspaper office. Acting editor and all-round lazy slob Lewis Donat is furious at Gordon's appointment, convinced that the job should be his. Lewis's school of journalism involves going on a break as soon as he gets in, stealing stories from old piles of newspapers and getting the rest of the news from Joan at the cake shop, Cake That. The show's title was inspired by a headline from the Bolton Evening News. The series was filmed in Castleton in Derbyshire. The theme music, also used as incidental music and stings throughout the series, was a version of the Jonathan King composition "It's Good News Week", a 1965 hit for Hedgehoppers Anonymous.
Credits
Paul Copley
Blind Man
Nicola Stephenson
Donna Havercroft
Angus Barnett
Cliff the Clutch
Michael Brandon
Chuck Newman
Johnny Vegas
Lewis Donat
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Copley He was 60 , now 79 years old | as Blind Man |
| Nicola Stephenson She was 33 , now 53 years old | |
| Nicola Stephenson She was 33 , now 53 years old | as Donna Havercroft |
| Angus Barnett He was 42 , now 61 years old | as Cliff the Clutch |
| Michael Brandon He was 59 , now 79 years old | as Chuck Newman |
| Johnny Vegas He was 34 , now 54 years old | as Lewis Donat |
| Keith Barron He was 70 , 83 years old when he died | as Sandy Ball |
| Dave Spikey He was 53 , now 73 years old | as Gordon Garden |
| Iain McKee | as Duane Guffog |
| Tim Healy He was 52 , now 72 years old | as Paul King |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Dave Spikey Writing He was 53 , now 73 years old | Writer |
| Sarah Smith Directing | Director |
| Mark Elliott Directing | Director |
Dead Man Weds (19 years)
Returning Series
- First Air Date: 2005-01-05
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 6