The Hello Girls
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The Hello Girls is a British comedy-drama
(not to be mistaken for a sitcom) which originally aired on BBC One
over two series from 5 September 1996 to 13 August 1998. It was also produced by the BBC.
The series was set around a telephone exchange in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the title of the show being borrowed from the nickname that women who worked at exchanges were given. The first series was set in 1959 and the second one in 1961.
The Hello Girls was launched with much promotion aimed around former EastEnders
actress Letitia Dean
, who played Chris Cross, one of the 'girls' who worked at the telephone exchange. It performed very well in the ratings for both of its series.
The series' theme tune was in the style of 1950s music, which also can be heard throughout the episodes.
Each episode is 30 minutes in duration.
Series Two
The show was directed by both Dermot Boyd
and Richard Laxton
Comedy-drama
Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
(not to be mistaken for a sitcom) which originally aired 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...
over two series from 5 September 1996 to 13 August 1998. It was also produced by the BBC.
The series was set around a telephone exchange in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the title of the show being borrowed from the nickname that women who worked at exchanges were given. The first series was set in 1959 and the second one in 1961.
The Hello Girls was launched with much promotion aimed around former EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
actress Letitia Dean
Letitia Dean
Letitia Dean is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Sharon Watts in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, who was one of the serial's original characters. Dean was part of the original cast in 1985 and remained in the series until 1995...
, who played Chris Cross, one of the 'girls' who worked at the telephone exchange. It performed very well in the ratings for both of its series.
The series' theme tune was in the style of 1950s music, which also can be heard throughout the episodes.
Each episode is 30 minutes in duration.
Main cast
- Stephanie TurnerStephanie TurnerStephanie Turner is an actress.She is best known for the lead role of Inspector Jean Darblay in the first three series of the 1980s television BBC police drama Juliet Bravo. Prior to this, she had played Dennis Waterman's screen wife, Alison Carter, in early episodes of The Sweeney and WPC Howarth...
– Miss Armitage - Letitia DeanLetitia DeanLetitia Dean is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Sharon Watts in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, who was one of the serial's original characters. Dean was part of the original cast in 1985 and remained in the series until 1995...
– Chris Cross - Samantha SeagerSamantha SeagerSamantha Seager is a British born actress from Atherton, near Wigan, England who played the role of Jodie Morton in the soap opera Coronation Street....
- Val Latimer - Mark Aiken - Dave Curtis
- John KirkJohn KirkJohn Kirk may refer to:* John Kirk , Roman Catholic priest and antiquary* John Kirk , worked alongside David Livingstone in southern Africa* John Kirk , awarded the Victoria Cross...
- Lance Corporal Perks - Andrew Forbes - Len
- Alan WestawayAlan WestawayAlan Westaway is a British actor known for playing Nick Slater in The Bill from 1995 to 1997. Westaway also appeared in two episodes of series 4 of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps playing Phillip and also EastEnders in 2004.-External links:...
- Ricky Rock - Kelle Spry - Belinda
- Martin O'BrienMartin O'BrienMartin O'Brien is an Irish journalist and producer with BBC Northern Ireland.-Personal life:O'Brien was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland....
- Johnny - Mark SpaldingMark SpaldingMark Spalding is an English actor from Birmingham.He began acting in 1984. He is perhaps best known for his role as Chief Inspector Paul Stritch in the long running ITV drama The Bill. He has also played policemen in Fallen Angel, Hustle, Outnumbered and Prime Suspect...
- Ryan, The Cleaner - Colin WellsColin Wells (actor)Colin Wells, born 11 September 1963, is an English actor best known for his role as Johnno Dean in the long-running television drama series, Hollyoaks....
- Dick Mandeville - Mark Whiteley - Larry Lomas
Episode guide
Series One- 1. "First Day" (5 September 1996)
- 2. Saturday Shift (12 September 1996)
- 3. The Teletones (19 September 1996)
- 4. Listening In (26 September 1996)
- 5. Baslow 212 (3 October 1996)
- 6. The Occasion Cake (10 October 1996)
- 7. The Emergency Call (17 October 1996)
- 8. Miss GPO Personality 1959 (24 October 1996)
Series Two
- 1. Work To Rule (25 June 1998) (Viewing figures no longer Available On BARB Website)
- 2. The Pools (2 July 1998) (5.06m)
- 3. Down Under (9 July 1998) (6.01m)
- 4. Secret Admirer (16 July 1998) (5.37m)
- 5. Fever (23 July 1998) (6.16m)
- 6. Cupids Arrow (30 July 1998) (6.51m)
- 7. The Perfect Joy (6 August 1998) (5.90m)
- 8. Walking Back To Happiness (13 August 1998) (6.75m)
The show was directed by both Dermot Boyd
Dermot Boyd
Dermot Boyd is a Northern Irish-born television director. Programmes he has directed include: The Return, Four Fathers, Feather Boy, Johnny and the Bomb, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Rough Diamond, Whistleblower, Casualty, and Holby City.A further list of production credits can be found at the IMDb...
and Richard Laxton
External links
- http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyTopProgrammesOverview? Viewing Figures information retrieved on 12 August 2009