Fish (BBC TV series)
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Fish was a BBC
drama series of 2000
, starring Paul McGann
as an idealistic lawyer who specialised in industrial tribunals. In court, he often came up against a female lawyer, played by Jemma Redgrave
. Fish's wife had mysteriously disappeared, leaving him to look after his young son, and he began an affair with Redgrave. The other regular character was Trevor (Mick Ford
), an amateur philosopher who owned a mobile burger bar.
Written by actor/writer Stephen Tredre
, after his death the series final scripting was finished by Matthew Bardsley, resulting in only one series being made.
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...
drama series of 2000
2000 in television
The year 2000 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2000.For the American TV schedule, see: 2000-01 United States network television schedule.-Event:-Debuts:-1940s:...
, starring Paul McGann
Paul McGann
Paul McGann is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role...
as an idealistic lawyer who specialised in industrial tribunals. In court, he often came up against a female lawyer, played by Jemma Redgrave
Jemma Redgrave
Jemma Redgrave is a fourth-generation English actress of the Redgrave family.-Early life/family:Born in London as Jemima Rebecca Redgrave, she is the daughter of the late actor Corin Redgrave and his first wife, the late Deirdre Hamilton-Hill, a former fashion model. They divorced when Jemma was...
. Fish's wife had mysteriously disappeared, leaving him to look after his young son, and he began an affair with Redgrave. The other regular character was Trevor (Mick Ford
Mick Ford
Mick Ford is a British actor, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his portrayal of intellectual convict Archer in the cinema version of Scum. He also played Chico Barnes in the TV series based on the Dick Francis racing thrillers...
), an amateur philosopher who owned a mobile burger bar.
Written by actor/writer Stephen Tredre
Stephen Tredre
Stephen Ralph Tredre , was an English actor-writer, who died of bone cancer.The son of a doctor, born in London he was educated at Epsom College, appearing as the lead in a school production of Hamlet, Tredre also wrote articles for the school magazine, edited by his brother...
, after his death the series final scripting was finished by Matthew Bardsley, resulting in only one series being made.