Crocodile Shoes
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Crocodile Shoes is a British 7-part television series made by the BBC
and screened on BBC One
in 1994.
The series was written by and starred Jimmy Nail
as a factory worker who becomes a country and western singer. The show's eponymous theme tune
"Crocodile Shoes
" became a chart hit for Nail as did the album
of the same name.
A sequel, Crocodile Shoes II
followed in 1996 and the theme tune "Country Boy" was a hit for Nail too.
Paddy McAloon
of Prefab Sprout
supplied five original songs to the two series, all of them recorded by Jimmy Nail.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and screened on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
in 1994.
The series was written by and starred Jimmy Nail
Jimmy Nail
James Bradford "Jimmy" Nail is an English singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, film score composer and television writer....
as a factory worker who becomes a country and western singer. The show's eponymous theme tune
Theme music
Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...
"Crocodile Shoes
Crocodile Shoes (song)
"Crocodile Shoes" is a single by Jimmy Nail. It was written for the television drama Crocodile Shoes, and became a chart hit for Nail in 1994.It featured on the album of the same name.-Track listings:CD# "Crocodile Shoes"...
" became a chart hit for Nail as did the album
Crocodile Shoes (album)
Crocodile Shoes is an album by Jimmy Nail. It was released in 1994 by East West Records and peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart. It was the Christmas number two album that year.-Track listing:#Crocodile Shoes#Calling Out Your Name#Cowboy Dreams...
of the same name.
A sequel, Crocodile Shoes II
Crocodile Shoes II
Crocodile Shoes II is a British six part television series made by the BBC and screened on BBC One in 1996. The follow-up to Crocodile Shoes, it was written by Jimmy Nail with Nick Mead as script associate....
followed in 1996 and the theme tune "Country Boy" was a hit for Nail too.
Paddy McAloon
Paddy McAloon
Paddy McAloon is an English singer-songwriter and member of the band Prefab Sprout. Allmusic describes him as "one of the most underrated lyricists of the '80s".-Career:...
of Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout are an alternative English pop rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Eight of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK...
supplied five original songs to the two series, all of them recorded by Jimmy Nail.
Main cast
- Jimmy NailJimmy NailJames Bradford "Jimmy" Nail is an English singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, film score composer and television writer....
as Jed Shepperd - James WilbyJames WilbyJames Jonathon Wilby is an English film, television and theatre actor.-Early life and education:He was born in Rangoon, Burma to a corporate executive father...
as Ade Lynn - Sammy JohnsonSammy Johnson- Biography :The son of Samuel Johnson and Thomasina Scott, his birth name was Ronald Samuel Johnson. He was brother to two brothers Kenneth , Raymond and two sisters Valerie and Catherine. He has two children Lorraine and Lynn.Johnson was raised in Gateshead and lived on the Springwell Estate...
as Archie Pate - Melanie HillMelanie HillMelanie Hill is an English actress from Sunderland, County Durham.-Television:Hill replaced Gilly Coman as the character of Aveline in the last two series' of Carla Lane's BBC television sitcom Bread...
as Emma Shepperd - Amy MadiganAmy MadiganAmy Marie Madigan is an American actress who is known for her role as Annie Kinsella in the 1989 film Field of Dreams and Iris Crowe in the HBO television series Carnivale...
as Carmel Cantrell - Burt YoungBurt YoungBurt Young is an American actor, painter and author. He is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Sylvester Stallone's brother-in-law and friend Paulie in the Rocky film series.-Personal life:...
as Lou Benedetti - Brian CapronBrian CapronBrian Capron, born 11 February 1947 at Eye in Suffolk, is a British actor, who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . His father was an Algerian pilot, of French descent, who died in a plane crash before Brian was born....
as Rex Hall - Christopher FairbankChristopher FairbankChristopher Fairbank is an English actor best known for his role as Albert Arthur Moxey in the hit comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.-Career:...
as Alan Clarke - Alex KingstonAlex KingstonAlexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston is an English actress. She is most widely known for her roles as Dr. Elizabeth Corday on the NBC medical drama ER and as River Song in Doctor Who.-Early life and education:...
as Caroline Carrison - Elizabeth CarlingElizabeth CarlingElizabeth Carling is an English actress and singer best known for her performances in Boon, Goodnight Sweetheart, Barbara, and Casualty...
as Wendy - John BowlerJohn Bowler (actor)John Bowler is an English actor who is best known for playing P.C. Roger Valentine in ITV’s The Bill since 2004.-Career:He was educated in Yorkshire, and trained in acting in Glasgow...
as Albert Peplo - Paul Palance as Big Chrissie
- Berwick KalerBerwick KalerBerwick Kaler is a British actor most famous for playing the dame in York Theatre Royal's annual pantomime, which he also writes and directs. He has been awarded the freedom of the city, and in 2002 received an honorary degree from the University of York. Having grown up in "the slums of...
as George
Crew
- Jimmy NailJimmy NailJames Bradford "Jimmy" Nail is an English singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, film score composer and television writer....
Scriptwriter - David RichardsDavid RichardsDavid Richards may refer to:*David Richards , former NFL offensive lineman*David Richards , British general*David Richards , former CEO of the ICC...
Director (Episodes 1-3) - Robert KnightsRobert KnightsRobert Knights is a British film and television director, perhaps best known for his film The Dawning, about the Irish War of Independence, and his work with the British TV Series The Bill, and the TV mini-series The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous, based on the hit Jilly Cooper novel.He has been...
Director (Episode 4) - Malcolm MowbrayMalcolm MowbrayMalcolm Mowbray is a British screenwriter and television and film director.Mowbray began his career in television, directing episodes of Premiere, BBC2 Playhouse, and Objects of Affection...
Director (Episode 5) - Jimmy NailJimmy NailJames Bradford "Jimmy" Nail is an English singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, film score composer and television writer....
Executive Producer - Jen Samson Executive Producer
- Linda JamesLinda JamesLinda Mary James is an established artist who has been working in New Zealand for over twenty-five years. She is most notable for her large figurative paintings; however, she also has an established reputation for landscape paintings.-Biography:Born in Birmingham, at the age of 2 Linda emigrated...
Executive Producer - Peter Schmidthausen Floor Manager