| Gone to the Dogs | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-Drama |
| Written by | Tony Grounds |
| Directed by | Tony Dow Sandy Johnson |
| Starring | Jim Broadbent Alison Steadman Warren Clarke Harry Enfield Sheila Hancock Martin Clunes Peter Cook Cliff Parisi Rosemary Martin |
| Music by | The Gutter Brothers |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Michele Buck |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | Central Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 29 November – 27 December 1991 |
Gone to the Dogs is a television miniseries by Central Films for Central Independent Television bought from writer Will Warrior, and was broadcast by ITV in 1991[1] in the UK. The six episode comedy drama series[2] revolved around the relationship of Jim Morley (Jim Broadbent) and Lauren Patterson (Alison Steadman) in the world of greyhound racing.[3] The series had a notable cast and much of the greyhound racing filming took place at Walthamstow Stadium.[citation needed]
The series was followed by Gone to Seed where several members of the cast from this series also appear, albeit in entirely new roles.[4]
The cast included
Guest Appearances
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 29 November 1991 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 6 December 1991 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 13 December 1991 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 20 December 1991 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 27 December 1991 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 27 December 1991 |
The complete series was originally released on VHS on 4 November 1991 by the Video Collection and Central Video.[5] It was released on DVD in a three disc boxset along with its follow up series Gone to Seed, by Network on 27 February 2012.[6]