Born to Run (TV series)
Born to Run is a BBC six-part marathon racing drama series written by Debbie Horsfield, and that aired on BBC1 from 25 May to 29 June 1997, starring Keith Allen, John McArdle and Billie Whitelaw.
| Born to Run | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Debbie Horsfield |
| Directed by | Jean Stewart |
| Starring | Keith Allen John McArdle Billie Whitelaw Crissy Rock Marian McLoughlin Mike Eastman Terence Rigby William Ash Rachel Davies Kieran O'Brien Mary Jo Randle |
| Composer | Philip Appleby |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | John Chapman Michael Wearing |
| Producer | Laura Mackie |
| Production locations | Sefton, Merseyside, England, UK |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Picture format | 14:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 25 May – 29 June 1997 |
Cast and characters
- Keith Allen as Byron Flitch
- John McArdle as Eddie Gallagher
- Billie Whitelaw as Lillian "Lili" Flitch
- Crissy Rock as Edna
- Marian McLoughlin as Bron Flitch
- Terence Rigby as Burke Flitch
- Mike Eastman as Mechanic
- Rachel Davies as Elayne Quigley
- William Ash as Samuel "Sammy" Flitch
- Kieran O'Brien as Ryan Flitch
- Mary Jo Randle as Teresa
- Peter Kay as Delivery driver [1]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Jean Stewart | Debbie Horsfield | 25 May 1997 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Jean Stewart | Debbie Horsfield | 1 June 1997 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Jean Stewart | Debbie Horsfield | 8 June 1997 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Jean Stewart | Debbie Horsfield | 15 June 1997 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Jean Stewart | Debbie Horsfield | 22 June 1997 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Jean Stewart | Debbie Horsfield | 29 June 1997 |
Media releases
The complete series of Born to Run on DVD in a 2-disc set was released by Simply Media on 7 September 2015.[2]
References
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Peter Kay starring in BBC drama series Born to Run. YouTube.
- "Born to Run [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
External links
- Born to Run at IMDb
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