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Live! Girls! Present Dogtown. Image shows from L to R: Sheila Taddler (Sam Battersea), Bill Taddler (Emma Kilcoyne). Copyright: Celador Productions
Live! Girls! Present Dogtown

Live! Girls! Present Dogtown

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Three
  • 2006
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Comedy focusing on the goings-on in Horton-Le-Hole, a fictional coastal town where things are not all they seem. Stars Emma Kilcoyne, Sam Battersea, Geraldine McNulty, James Gaddas, Dave Johns and more.

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Series 1, Episode 2

It's staff assessment day at Holy Saints School, and Bill Taddler's new colleague and co-Deputy Head, Lesley Parkes is putting pressure on him to deal with a narcoleptic colleague of some 20 years' standing.

Further details

It's staff assessment day at Holy Saints School, and Bill Taddler's new colleague and co-Deputy Head, Lesley Parkes is putting pressure on him to deal with a narcoleptic colleague of some 20 years' standing. At home, Bill's wife, Sheila, is also putting pressure on him: to take her beloved dog, Tyke, to a kennels before they go on holiday. For Bill, it's all too much and in the chaos, he accidentally runs Tyke over and kills him. Sheila reacts accordingly!

A Pitbull Handbook has been stolen from a neighbouring library forcing genius library theorist Ken Stockton, to resign. In the resulting fall-out, Geoff is offered his job. Sue is devastated and in light of their burgeoning flirtation, desperate to keep Geoff where he is. Meanwhile, the library vandal strikes again, this time with an origami 'pop-up' penis glued inside a romance novel.

Eenie Thompson and Norman consult the shadowy Big Pete - glimpsed only in silhouette - about taming their pitbull, Sabre. He knows just the manual to help.

Whilst in the safety of her living room, Carol wins gold for England as Dame Kelly Holmes - but who will play the big Hungarian? Certainly not Denise...

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 10th October 2006
Time
11pm
Channel
BBC Three
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Emma Kilcoyne Bill Taddler
Sam Battersea Sheila Taddler
Sam Battersea Carol Gomez
Emma Kilcoyne Denise Taylor
Geraldine McNulty Sue McCardle
James Gaddas Geoff Torville
Emma Kilcoyne Eenie Thompson
Dave Johns Norman Thompson
Rachel Pickup Lesley Parkes
Paul Charlton Vince
Guest cast
John Hoggarth Mulgrew Mulvaney (PE Teacher)
Inder Manocha Sunil Dull (Biology Teacher)
Madelaine Newton Moira
Lorraine Bruce Kennel Owner
John Kirk Ian Toddler (Bill and Sheila's Neighbour from across the Road)
Nitin Kundra PC
Mike Hayley Big Pete (Voice)
Writing team
Emma Kilcoyne Writer
Beth Kilcoyne Writer
Production team
Jonathan Fox Bassett Director
Vanessa Haynes Producer
Jon Plowman Executive Producer
Humphrey Barclay Executive Producer
Mark Lawrence Editor
Julie Harris Production Designer
Jo Buckingham Casting Director
Christopher Marlowe (as Chris Marlowe) Costume Designer
Jim O'Donnell Director of Photography
Eva Marieges Moore Make-up Designer
Richard Chester Composer
Mark Hedges 1st Assistant Director

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