The Grimleys
Comedy series about the unfortunate misadventures of misfit schoolboy Gordon Grimley set in 1970s Dudley.
- Runtime
- 50m
- Released
- 1999
- Country
- United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 1999
Storyline
Comedy series about the unfortunate misadventures of misfit schoolboy Gordon Grimley set in 1970s Dudley.
Top credits
James Bradshaw — Gordon Grimley
Ryan Cartwright — Darren Grimley
Noddy Holder — Mr. Neville Holder, Neville Holder
Nigel Planer — Baz Grimley
Did you know
• Although set in Dudley in 1975 (and in 1978 by the final series), the housing estate scenes were actually shot in Langley, Middleton. The estate was constructed after the second World War to rehouse people away from Manchester's Victorian slums and inner-city areas badly damaged by WWII bombings.
• Noddy Holder plays music teacher Neville Holder which is Noddy Holder's real name.
• Award-winning children's author and comedy writer Adam Perrott was an extra in this TV show.
Episodes
22 episodes – 3 seasons
User reviews
Series 1&2 were great..Series 3 was kind of daft..
A hidden gem
A Real Gem of a Sit Com
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Stereo
- Color
- Color
