The Sharp End
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 1991
- 8 episodes (1 series)
Upon the death of her father, Celia Forrest is horrified to learn she has inherited his debt collection business, but is determined to rise to the challenge. Stars Gwen Taylor, James Cosmo, Philip Martin Brown, Clare Kelly, Rachel Egan and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 1991
- Channel
- BBC 1
- Episodes
- 8 (1 series)
- Stars
- Gwen Taylor, James Cosmo, Philip Martin Brown, Clare Kelly, Rachel Egan, Gaynor Faye, Steve Money and Tom McGill
- Writer
- Roy Clarke
- Directors
- Brian Parker and David Penn
- Producers
- Fiona Finlay and Ian R. Wallace
- Company
When her father dies, Celia Forrest inherits more than she expects. Among the items handed down is a crummy debt collection agency, which is on its last legs. Faced with a choice of letting it close or running it herself, Celia opts for the latter, a woman bravely entering a man's world, as rival tallyman Andy Barras happily informs her.
He's not the only one who thinks Celia may be biting off more than she can chew: her teenage daughter, Wendy, and her mum both frown upon the move. Still, Celia has plenty of spirit. With young Crystal as her secretary and a dyslexic former debtor named Carmichael - with whom she fails to see eye to eye - as her leg man, she intends to succeed.
Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 12th April 1991 at 9:30pm on BBC One