Our Girl is a British television military drama series, written and created by Tony Grounds, which follows the lives of those in the British Army. The show's feature-length pilot episode was first broadcast on BBC One on 24 March 2013.[1] Following the episode, a series was commissioned.[1] The show's first series consisted of five episodes and aired between 21 September and 19 October 2014.[2] The second series consisted of five episodes that aired from 7 September to 5 October 2016.[2]
Shortly before series 2 ended, Our Girl was renewed for a third series.[3] Series 3 consisted of 12 episodes that were split into two units:[4] the first consisting of four episodes that aired from 10 to 21 October 2017,[2] and the second consisting of the remaining eight airing from 5 June to 24 July 2018.[2] The fourth series, which was announced in 2019,[5] consisted of six episodes airing from 24 March to 28 April 2020.[2][6][7] In August 2020, after Michelle Keegan departed from the series, it was announced that Our Girl would not be renewed for a fifth series.[8]
Series overview
editEpisodes
editPilot (2013)
editTitle | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Pilot" | David Drury | Tony Grounds | 24 March 2013 | 6.31 |
Series 1 (2014)
editNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Time" | Anthony Philipson | Tony Grounds | 21 September 2014 | 5.22 |
2 | 2 | "Feelings" | Anthony Philipson | Tony Grounds | 28 September 2014 | 4.90 |
3 | 3 | "Changes" | Richard Senior | Tony Grounds | 5 October 2014 | 4.81 |
4 | 4 | "Love" | Richard Senior | Tony Grounds | 12 October 2014 | 5.28 |
5 | 5 | "Heroes" | Anthony Philipson | Tony Grounds | 19 October 2014 | 4.92 |
Series 2 (2016)
editNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 1 | "Lane" | Jan Matthys | Tony Grounds | 7 September 2016 | 6.23 |
7 | 2 | "Going On" | Jan Matthys | Tony Grounds | 14 September 2016 | 6.23 |
8 | 3 | "Look Now" | Jan Matthys | Tony Grounds | 21 September 2016 | 6.06 |
9 | 4 | "Ready" | Luke Snellin | Tony Grounds | 28 September 2016 | 5.79 |
10 | 5 | "Afterwards" | Luke Snellin | Tony Grounds | 5 October 2016 | 6.03 |
Series 3 (2017–2018)
editNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part 1 | ||||||||||||
11 | 1 | "Nepal Tour: Episode 1" | Tim Fywell | Tony Grounds | 10 October 2017 | 6.30 | ||||||
12 | 2 | "Nepal Tour: Episode 2" | Tim Fywell | Tony Grounds | 17 October 2017 | 5.73 | ||||||
13 | 3 | "Nepal Tour: Episode 3" | Jon Wright | Amy Roberts & Loren Mclaughlan | 24 October 2017 | 5.51 | ||||||
14 | 4 | "Nepal Tour: Episode 4" | Jon Wright | Tony Grounds | 31 October 2017 | 5.36 | ||||||
Part 2 | ||||||||||||
15 | 5 | "Nigeria Tour: Episode 1" | Rob Evans | Tony Grounds | 5 June 2018 | 5.00 | ||||||
16 | 6 | "Nigeria Tour: Episode 2" | Rob Evans | Tony Grounds | 12 June 2018 | 4.73 | ||||||
17 | 7 | "Belize Tour: Episode 1" | Noreen Kershaw | Tony Grounds | 19 June 2018 | 5.32 | ||||||
18 | 8 | "Belize Tour: Episode 2" | Noreen Kershaw | Tony Grounds | 26 June 2018 | 5.42 | ||||||
19 | 9 | "Bangladesh Tour: Episode 1" | Brian Grant | Tony Grounds | 4 July 2018[a] | 4.18 | ||||||
20 | 10 | "Bangladesh Tour: Episode 2" | Brian Grant | Kelly Jones | 17 July 2018[b] | 4.65 | ||||||
21 | 11 | "Bangladesh Tour: Episode 3" | Sarah O'Gorman | Tony Grounds | 23 July 2018[c] | 4.47 | ||||||
22 | 12 | "Bangladesh Tour: Episode 4" | Sarah O'Gorman | Tony Grounds | 24 July 2018 | 4.67 |
Series 4 (2020)
editNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Anthony Philipson | Tony Grounds | 24 March 2020 | 5.25 |
24 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Anthony Philipson | Tony Grounds | 31 March 2020 | 4.69 |
25 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Anthony Philipson | Tony Grounds | 7 April 2020 | 4.63 |
26 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Claire Winyard | Tony Grounds | 14 April 2020 | 4.35 |
27 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Claire Winyard | Matt Evans | 21 April 2020 | 4.29 |
28 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Claire Winyard | Tony Grounds | 28 April 2020 | 4.49 |
References
edit- Notes
- ^ This episode was originally due for broadcast on 3 July, but was moved due to coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[10]
- ^ This episode was originally due for broadcast on 10 July, but was originally moved to 13 July due to coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. However, due to overrunning coverage of Wimbledon 2018, broadcast was again moved to 17 July.[11]
- ^ This episode was originally due for broadcast on 17 July, but was moved due to the delayed broadcast of Episode 10.[11]
- Citations
- ^ a b Fletcher, Alex (25 March 2013). "Lacey Turner's 'Our Girl' may return as full series, says writer". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Our Girl at epguides.com". epguides.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Harp, Justin (5 October 2016). "Michelle Keegan will return for more wartime drama in Our Girl series 3". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Frost, Caroline (16 May 2017). "Michelle Keegan Starts Filming 'Our Girl' Series 3, Expanded To Impressive 12 Episodes". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ White, Peter (22 January 2019). "BBC One Brings Back Military Drama 'Our Girl', Starring Michelle Keegan, For Fourth Season". Deadline. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Carr, Flora (3 May 2019). "Michelle Keegan to return for fourth series of Our Girl". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Lazarus, Susanna (11 March 2020). "When is Our Girl back on TV for series 4?". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (11 August 2020). "Our Girl not returning for a fifth series on BBC One". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "BARB". Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Carr, Flora (4 July 2018). "Our Girl fans are frustrated that the show wasn't on TV last night". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b Radio Times Staff (18 July 2018). "When is Our Girl back on TV?". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
External links
edit- Our Girl at IMDb
- Our Girl at BBC Programmes