Burn It was a drama series, with touches of dark comedy, following the lives of three twenty-somethings in present-day Manchester.
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About
The series followed Carl, Andy and Jon as three self-proclaimed Generation X-ers going through life without any real responsibilities to worry them. Generation X is a term used to describe generations in the United States and other countries born between the approximate years of 1965 to 1981 the late 1950s and 1960s or However, whilst this was understandable in the Madchester era of the late 1980s, is it acceptable now as they approach thirty? When does the party end?
To a soundtrack of North West England bands and musicians, including New Order, The Stone Roses and The Charlatans to name but a few, the show displayed a lazy world of drinking, drug consumption, and casual sex. Madchester was an Alternative rock genre that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook The Stone Roses were an English Alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984 The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK) are a British Alternative rock band However, the show was careful to show the consequences of such lifetsyle choices and searingly touched on suicide, unwanted pregnancies, apathy and disillusionment.
According to Red Production Company a DVD release of Burn It is not possible, due to the impossibility of obtaining musical clearance of the soundtrack. Red Production Company is a British independent Television production company formed in 1998 by Nicola Shindler, an experienced television producer DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is
Broadcast History
Burn It was first shown on the free-to-air British digital channel BBC Three, and then repeated some months later on the terrestrial channel BBC2. BBC Three is a television channel from the BBC broadcasting via Digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms There were two series of Burn It: series one consisted of ten approximately 30-minute episodes and ran from 09 February 2003 to 08 April 2003; the second series spanned eleven episodes and ran from 08 September 2003 to 10 November 2003. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Creative Team
Burn It was written by Matt Greenhalgh and produced by Red Production Company, an organisation most notable for its many cutting-edge, northern dramas such as Clocking Off, Conviction[1], New Street Law and Linda Green. Matt Greenhalgh is an English Screenwriter. He created and wrote the BBC television series Burn It, and the television film Legless Red Production Company is a British independent Television production company formed in 1998 by Nicola Shindler, an experienced television producer Clocking Off is a BAFTA award-winning British Television drama series which ran on the BBC One network for four series from 2000 to New Street Law is a British television legal drama series produced by Red Production Company in association with One-Eyed Dog Ltd for BBC One Linda Green is a British television comedy-drama series that lasted for two seasons screened in 2001 and 2002.
Main Cast
Chris Coghill
William Ash
Kieren O'Brien
Lisa Faulkner
Anthony Cotton
Marsha Thomason
Melanie Brown
Stacey Roca
Iain McKee
Jessica Davies
Lisa Faulkner and Chris Coghill met whilst filming, and subsequently married in April 2005 at Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey. Christopher "Chris" Coghill (born 1974 is an actor and writer from Prestwich, Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. William Ash is a British TV and Film Actor. His appearances include Mad About Mambo, Lilies, Kieran O'Brien (born 1973 in Rochdale) is an English Actor of Irish ancestry Lisa Faulkner, (born January 2 1973) is an English Actress. Faulkner was educated at Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Antony Cotton (born Antony Dunn on 5 August 1975, Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English Actor best known for Marsha Thomason (born January 19, 1976 in Moston, Manchester, England) is an English actress, who is best Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975) professionally known as Melanie Brown, Melanie B, Mel B, and Scary Spice Stacey Roca is a British actress and performer best known for her role as "Rachel" in the British television comedy series The Office. Iain McKee is an English actor best known for his role as Michael in BBC sitcom The Visit. Lisa Faulkner, (born January 2 1973) is an English Actress. Faulkner was educated at Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Christopher "Chris" Coghill (born 1974 is an actor and writer from Prestwich, Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richmond Park is a 955 hectare (2360 acre urban park near central London UK Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties.
Chris Fountain made an early acting appearance in the show, and later moved on to play Justin in the Channel 4 teenage soap opera Hollyoaks, set in Chester. Christopher Ryan Fountain (born 3 September 1987 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is an English actor best known Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Hollyoaks is a British television Soap opera which was first broadcast on 23 October 1995 on Channel 4. Chester is the County town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77040
Award Nominations
2003 Royal Television Society North West Awards, Best Cable Programme
2003 Royal Television Society North West Awards, Best Performance In A Network Drama, Chris Coghill
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