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'Orrible is a British television sitcom produced by the BBC. Broadcast in 2001, it was written by and starred Johnny Vaughan.[2] Vaughan stars as a cheeky chappy taxi-cab driver and wannabe small-time criminal in Acton (west London).[3] Despite the BBC being confident and heavily promoting the series, it was panned by critics for the script and Vaughan's acting ability.[4][5] It achieved very low viewing figures and ran for one series, and has never been repeated by the BBC.[6] "Ultimately, it was shit" said Vaughan in a 2004 interview in The Stage.[7] James Buckley made his acting debut playing Sean's son (and Paul's godson) in the sixth episode, Two Men and a Bastard[8]
| 'Orrible | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Dominic Brigstocke |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers | |
| Production locations | Acton, West London |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 10 September – 29 October 2001 |
Cast
edit- Johnny Vaughan – Paul Clark[9][10]
- Ricky Grover – Sean[11][12]
- Angel Coulby – Shiv Clark
- Di Botcher – Di Clark
- Lee Oakes – Lee
- William Boyde – Tim
- Clint Dyer – Noel
References
edit- ^ "Vaughan is 'Oribble". Digital Spy. 8 September 2001.
- ^ Deans, Jason (18 September 2001). "'Orrible sheds viewers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - 'Orrible". 5 January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Flett, Kathryn (16 September 2001). "They're 'avin' a larf..." The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "An 'Orrible mistake : News 2002 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "'Orrible ratings for Johnny Vaughan - Media, News - The Independent". Independent.co.uk. 5 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009.
- ^ "7 stars you'd forgotten had their own sitcoms". Digital Spy. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "James Buckley acting as a gangster when he was a kid is cracking people up". LADbible. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Vaughan is 'Oribble". Digital Spy. 8 September 2001. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ McLean, Gareth (11 September 2001). "Gangster cheek". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Jacques, Jan (8 September 2001). "Interview: Johnny Vaughan - Why my wife thinks I am 'Orrible scum; Johnny Vaughan talks about his return to TV in the drama he wrote himself, though wife Antonia doesn't totally approve". Daily Mirror.
- ^ "Johnny come lately". The Guardian. 3 September 2001. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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