Linda Green is a British television comedy-drama series that lasted for two seasons, screened in 2001 and 2002. British television broadcasting started in 1936 and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media through which there are up to 600 channels Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The twenty half-hour episodes (ten in each season) were broadcast on BBC One and produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company. Red Production Company is a British independent Television production company formed in 1998 by Nicola Shindler, an experienced television producer
The programme was focused on the life of the eponymous title character, a thirty-something woman who works as a car saleswoman by day and sings in a club at night. The programme follows her various trials and tribulations in love and her relationships with her friends.
The series was created by renowned television scripwriter Paul Abbott, and other writers to pen episodes included Sorted writer Danny Brocklehurst, Catherine Johnson and Russell T. Davies. Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award-winning English Television Danny Brocklehurst (born 1971 in Hyde Greater Manchester) is an English Screenwriter. Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer The producer was Phil Collinson. Phil Collinson is a British Television producer. He was initially an actor before switching to working behind the cameras in the industry
Linda was played by Liza Tarbuck, well-known as a television presenter rather than as an actress, although she had originally trained as such. Liza Tarbuck (born 21 November 1964, Liverpool, UK) is an English actress and television presenter and daughter of A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Linda Green was her first regular starring role in a television series. Individual episodes attracted well-known guest stars, such as Christopher Eccleston, David Morrissey, Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman, Peter Kay and Meera Syal. Christopher Eccleston (krɪstəfə ˈɛkəlstən born 16 February 1964 is an award-winning English stage, Film and Television Actor David Morrissey (born 21 June, 1964) is an award-winning English Actor. Simon Pegg (born Simon John Beckingham; 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English Actor, Comedian, Writer Martin Freeman ( September 8 1971) is an English Actor. He is most famous for his roles as Tim Canterbury in the BBC 's Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) is an English Comedian, Writer, producer Meera Syal MBE (born Feroza Syal,, Wolverhampton, England) is a British Comedian, Writer, Playwright It also featured a guest appearance by her father Jimmy Tarbuck, who played her uncle. Jimmy Tarbuck OBE is an English comedian and the father of actress and television presenter Liza Tarbuck.
Although quite popular in its first season, the series proved less so in its second, and it was not renewed again after the second run had come to an end. The second series has never been released on DVD. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is