Starting Out. Image shows from L to R: Dean Medwin (Ricci Harnett), Samantha Thatcher (Siobhan Hayes), Carly (Samantha Lavelle), Monty (Simon Sherlock). Copyright: Alomo Productions

Starting Out

TV sitcom
BBC One
1999
8 episodes (1 series)

Female friends Samantha and Carly are thrown together with males Dean and Monty during an eventful flight home, but relationships are never easy. Stars Siobhan Hayes, Ricci Harnett, Samantha Lavelle, Simon Sherlock, Danny Swanson and more.

All cast & crew

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Jenny Bolt	Betty View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	4
Ricci Harnett	Dean Medwin View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Siobhan Hayes	Samantha Thatcher View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Chris Jury	Louie View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Samantha Lavelle	Carly View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Julie Legrand	Marji View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Sunetra Sarker	Karen View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	3
Simon Sherlock	Monty View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Danny Swanson	Steve Gadney View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8

Guest cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Sophie Bold	Shop Assistant View episodes Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	1
Catherine Carter	Barmaid/Waitress View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven	2
Ben Crystal	Roger View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	1
Jason Hall	Steward View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One	1
Jonathan Kydd	Alan View episodes Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	2
Sarah London	Nurse View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two	1
Roger May	Waiter View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two	1
Sam Phillips	Football Player View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four	1
Chad Shepherd	Doorman View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	1
Belinda Stewart-Wilson	Becky View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One	1
Julie Sykes	First Assistant Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One	1
Ted Robbins	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three	1

Writing team
Person	Role	Episode count
Maurice Gran	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two	2
Gary Lawson	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	2
Laurence Marks	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two	2
James Payne	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven	1
John Phelps	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six	2
Georgia Pritchett	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four	1
Geoff Rowley	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	2

Production team
Person	Role	Episode count
Nic Phillips	Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Micheál Jacob	Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Claire Hinson	Executive Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Maurice Gran	Supervising Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Laurence Marks	Supervising Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Nick Ames	Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
David Ferris	Production Designer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Christopher Clayton	Lighting Designer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Tristram Shapeero	1st Assistant Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	5
Jo Bennett	Production Manager View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Tony Keene	Camera View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	7
Keith Nixon	Sound Designer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five Series 1, Episode 6 - Episode Six Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven Series 1, Episode 8 - Episode Eight	8
Michael Jelves	1st Assistant Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four	2
Tony Freeman	Camera View episodes Series 1, Episode 7 - Episode Seven	1
Maurice Gran	Creator
Laurence Marks	Creator