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Starlings. Copyright: Baby Cow Productions
Starlings

Starlings

  • TV comedy drama
  • Sky One
  • 2012 - 2013
  • 16 episodes (2 series)

Sky1 comedy drama about a dysfunctional family living in Derbyshire. Written by Matt King and Steve Edge. Stars Brendan Coyle, Lesley Sharp, Steve Edge, Matt King, Alan Williams and more.

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Starlings. Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2012 - 2013
Channel
Sky One
Episodes
16 (2 series)
Stars
Brendan Coyle, Lesley Sharp, Steve Edge, Matt King, Alan Williams, Rebecca Night, Ukweli Roach, Finn Atkins and John Dagleish
Writers
Matt King and Steve Edge
Directors
Matt Lipsey, Tony Dow and Philippa Langdale
Producers
Alison MacPhail, Gill Isles, Henry Normal, Steve Coogan and Lucy Lumsden
Company

Starlings follows the lives of a typical working-class brood who live near Matlock in Derbyshire. Granddad has recently moved in, following a rabble-rousing incident at the old folks' home. Rather than see him unhappy, Terry and his warm-hearted wife, Jan, decide to move his father in to their already crammed family home.

Making room for him is Charlie, their 16-year-old football-crazy tomboy daughter; work-shy, reptile enthusiast, Gravy; and beautiful Bell and her brand new baby, Zac, who arrives bang on time for the first episode. Then there's Bell's ex-boyfriend, Reuben, trying to get back with her.

Uncle Loz, Granddad's long-lost son and the artist of the family; and last, but not least, Jan's nephew, Fergie, who offers to bivouac in the garden, after being made homeless when his long-suffering partner chucks him out. And that's it, Starlings - a fully-fledged functional family.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 13th May 2012 at 8pm on Sky One
Most recent repeats

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