People Like Us
an Episode Guide
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People Like Usan Episode Guide
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| aired from: Sep 1999 to: Jun 2001 | 12 eps | BBC2 | 30 min | stereo | closed captioned |
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Investigative reporter Roy Mallard spends a day in Nottingham, observing the work of Peter Wilson, the managing director of Zenotec, a small high-technology firm in the field of Surface Mount Technology, which employs 86 people, including his personal assistant Sue Rudkin, the sales director Lisa Bell, the chief technical engineer Brian Peach, the production manager Tony Morgan and the delivery-van driver Dean Trussler, as the firm recieves a visit from some important Japanese clients from the Yamasushi company.
b: 20 Sep 99 w: John Morton d: John Morton & Paul Schlesinger
Roy spends a day in Lewes, Sussex, observing the work of estate agent Nick Levick, and his staff Madeleine and Carol, as they interview potential buyers, like Alison Webster, show them over properties, like Alison Tyler, and value other properties for potential vendors, like James & Paula Warneford. Roy suffers an industrial injury from a golf club.
b: 27 Sep 99 w: John Morton d: John Morton
Roy spends a day in Northampton observing the work of police officer PC David Knight, at work with his colleague WPC Jane Thaw. After a call-out to a 'domestic' at the home of Mr & Mrs White, the day climaxes when Knight has to persuade a suicidal man away from the edge of a high-rise office building. Meanwhile, it appears that Roy is not happy with heights.
b: 4 Oct 99 w: John Morton d: John Morton
Roy spends a day in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, observing the work of Broadbent & Broadbent, a partnership (in three senses) of husband & wife solicitors, as they are visited by clients and attend court hearings.
b: 11 Oct 99 w: John Morton d: Willy Smax
Roy spends a day in Winchester, Hampshire, observing the work of photographer Will Rushmoore, with his lodger Emma, as he conducts a studio assignment and goes for a discussion about a possible exhibition at the upmarket Teele Street Gallery in London.
b: 18 Oct 99 w: John Morton d: John Morton & Paul Schlesinger
Roy spends a day in Ashford, Kent, at the King Edward VII Comprehensive School, observing the work of head teacher Stuart Simmons, which includes frequent meetings with his two deputies, Sheila Howe & Graham Atkinson, meeting parents and conducting a set of job interviews for the new head of Humanities.
b: 25 Oct 99 w: John Morton d: John Morton & Paul Schlesinger
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Roy spends a day in Thame, Oxfordshire observing the work of Andrew Treverton, vicar of St John the Baptist's church.
b: 20 May 01 w: John Morton d: John Morton
Roy spends a day observing the work of young mother Jenny Gardner, who is finding it difficult reconciling her life as a woman with her responsibilities as a mother.
b: 27 May 01 w: John Morton d: John Morton
Roy spends a day in Long Eaton observing the work of journalist Helen Meredith, and the others who work on The Long Eaton Gazette, a small-town newspaper.
b: 3 Jun 01 w: John Morton d: John Morton
Roy spends a day in London observing the work of actor Rob Harker, as he attends auditions, meets literary agent Cassie Pearson, has coffee with some actor friends, including dancer Kate, and runs into his ex-girlfriend.
b: 10 Jun 01 w: John Morton d: John Morton
Roy spends a day in Swindon observing the work of the staff of a branch of First Nat. Standard bank: the bemused manager Alan Fletcher, ambitious assistant Elaine Richards, and new graduate recruit Tom Wolfson, who is uninterested in the traditional "protest and work ethic" life.
b: 17 Jun 01 w: John Morton d: John Morton
Roy spends a day observing the work of the staff of an airline (which can't be named for legal reasons which can't be disclosed for other legal reasons) in particular, the flight crew liaison manager Amanda Fisher, the pilot Capt Paul Connors, the first officer Richard Humphries, and the senior cabin crew in-flight services team director Frances Churchfield & the stewardess Erica Fielding.
b: 24 Jun 01 w: John Morton d: John Morton
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This TV series started out on radio, on BBC Radio 4: Series 1 in 1995 with 6 episodes (The Farmer, The Headmaster, The Journalist, The Vicar, The Doctor & The Solicitor); Series 2 in 1996 with 6 episodes (The Managing Director, The Artist, The Ski Courier, The Estate Agent, The Policeman & The Hotel Manager), and a 1996 Christmas special The Theatre Director; and Series 3 in 1997 with 4 episodes (The Mother, The Bank Manager, The Pilot & The Photographer). There are two audio tapes from the radio series available: #1 with The Headmaster & The Solicitor, and #2 with The Estate Agent, The Police Officer, The Pilot & The Photographer. TV Series 1 has been released on PAL VHS video tape & Region 2 DVD, but there seems to be no sign of Series 2.