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Starlings
- TV comedy drama
- Sky One
- 2012 - 2013
- 16 episodes (2 series)
Sky1 comedy drama about a dysfunctional family living in Derbyshire. Written by Matt King and Steve Edge. Stars Brendan Coyle, Lesley Sharp, Steve Edge, Matt King, Alan Williams and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3
Further details
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Jan takes a brief reprieve from the chaos of domesticity to embrace her inner author for a short story competition in Derbyshire Life. That's the idea, anyway, but every time she puts pen to paper, she's interrupted by the many members of her brood.
One such pest is Grandad, who's acting more strangely than usual. Maybe it's because he doubled up on his arthritis tablets, although it can't have helped being nipped by one of Gravy's eight-legged friends, especially when his grandson ominously intones that there's "a 50/50 chance that you're going to hallucinate - badly".
It's proving to be a trying day for the Starling women, what with Bell returning to work for the first time since Zac arrived. Her nerves aren't helped by the glamour-free nature of the photoshoot (Vogue front cover this is not), or he fact that the guy she's been paired with is a professional model-cum-prat.
Uncle Loz, on the other hand, is on the search for a new place and, with Fergie in tow, heads off to his recommended "digs", a niche house share for Buddhists.
The most momentous piece of news, though, is that Gravy has bagged himself a girlfriend, and a surprisingly normal one at that.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 27th May 2012
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- Sky One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Brendan Coyle | Terry |
Lesley Sharp | Jan |
Steve Edge | Fergie |
Matt King | Uncle Loz |
Alan Williams | Grandad |
Rebecca Night | Bell |
Ukweli Roach | Reuben |
Finn Atkins | Charlie |
John Dagleish | Gravy |
Kirsty Armstrong | Ava |
Tom Meeten | Photographer |
Jessica Harris | Katie |
Scott Taylor | Gavin |
Dan Tetsell | Arthur |
Matt King | Writer |
Steve Edge | Writer |
Tony Dow | Director |
Alison MacPhail | Producer |
Henry Normal | Executive Producer |
Steve Coogan | Executive Producer |
Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
Robin Peters | Editor |
David Ferris | Production Designer |