Clocking Off | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Paul Abbott |
Written by |
Paul Abbott Danny Brocklehurst Jan McVerry John Fay |
Starring |
Siobhan Finneran Philip Glenister Wil Johnson Diane Parish Jason Merrells Lesley Sharp Sarah Lancashire Christine Tremarco Christopher Eccleston |
Theme music composer | Murray Gold |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 27 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Nicola Shindler Gareth Neame |
Producer(s) | Juliet Charlesworth |
Location(s) | Manchester |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Red Production Company |
Distributor | IND Media |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One |
Picture format | 16:9 |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 23 January 2000 | – 6 April 2003
Clocking Off is a British television drama series which was broadcast on BBC One for four series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company, and created by Paul Abbott.
It was effectively an anthology programme, following the lives of a group of workers at a Manchester textile factory, with each episode focusing on the home life of a different character. Well-known actors who appeared in the series included Christopher Eccleston, Sophie Okonedo, Philip Glenister, John Simm, Lesley Sharp, Siobhan Finneran, Emma Cunniffe, Diane Parish, David Morrissey, Ricky Tomlinson, Julian Rhind-Tutt, William Ash, Ben Crompton, Jack Deam, Jack P. Shepherd, Tina O'Brien, Jason Merrells, Pam Ferris, Wil Johnson, Ashley Jensen, Susan Cookson, Mark Benton, Sarah Lancashire, Crissy Rock, Marshall Lancaster, Marc Warren, Claire Sweeney and Maxine Peake.