| The Riff Raff Element | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Debbie Horsfield |
| Directed by | Jeremy Ancock |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Liz Trubridge |
| Production locations | Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 2 April 1993 – 24 May 1994 |
The Riff Raff Element is a 1990s British television series written by Debbie Horsfield and directed by Jeremy Ancock for BBC One.[1][2] The series was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series in 1994.[3]
The basic plot was "the Tundishes, down-at-heel country aristocrats, are compelled to live cheek-by-jowl with the vulgar Belchers from Salford"[4] so simultaneously drawing on the English north-south divide and class divide.
The Belchers
The Tundishes
Others
