Early Doors
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2003 - 2004
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom set in a small Manchester pub created by Craig Cash and Phil Mealey. Joe and Duffy pass the time with landlord Ken and the other pub regulars. Also features John Henshaw, Rita May, Christine Bottomley, Rodney Litchfield, Mark Benton and more.
Streaming rank this week: 449
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2003 - 2004
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 12 (2 series)
- Stars
- John Henshaw, Craig Cash, Phil Mealey, Rita May, Christine Bottomley, Rodney Litchfield, Mark Benton, Lorraine Cheshire and more
- Writers
- Craig Cash and Phil Mealey
- Directors
- Adrian Shergold and Craig Cash
- Producers
- Lucy Ansbro, John Rushton, Mark Freeland and Phil McIntyre
- Company
Gentle-paced comedy series set in a small Manchester public house. Landlord Ken has been left by his wife (for his best friend), but lives with his adopted daughter Melanie and mother Jean. He is assisted at the bar by reliable Tanya.
The regulars in the pub include lazy skiving husbands Joe and Duffy; dense but friendly couple Eddie and Joan; old git Tommy; and useless coppers Phil and Nige.
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Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- The theme tune is Small World by Scottish singer-songwriter Roddy Frame.
Website links
- BBC Comedy
The BBC's website for the comedy. Features a short article and a video clip from the series. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 12th May 2003 at 9:30pm on BBC Two
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 11th February 2023 at 11:00pm on BBC4 - Series 2, Episode 6
- Saturday 11th February 2023 at 10:30pm on BBC4 - Series 2, Episode 5
- Saturday 4th February 2023 at 11:00pm on BBC4 - Series 2, Episode 4