Goldplated

This article is about the Channel 4 drama. For the Climax Blues Band album, see Gold Plated.

Goldplated is an eight-part drama series from World Productions which made its debut on Channel 4 on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 10.00pm. It was created by Jimmy Gardner. It follows self-made businessman John White (played by David Schofield), as he struggles to complete a business deal that could be compromised by past indiscretions.^[1]

Goldplated
Genre	Drama
Created by	Jimmy Gardner
Starring	David Schofield Barbara Marten Nicholas Shaw Jaime Winstone Poppy Miller Darren Tighe Kelly Harrison Kenny Doughty
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer	Simon Heath
Producer	John Chapman
Cinematography	Tony Slater Ling
Production company	World Productions
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	18 October (2006-10-18) – 29 November 2006 (2006-11-29)

Plot

Similarly to The Sopranos (which the show has been compared to), John White's personal life is intertwined with his business life. He lives in Northern England with his partner Cassidy, who is half his age, and their son, while in the process of divorcing his wife Beth. His oldest son Darren is his business partner, while his other two children with Beth also feature.

Characters

• John White, played by David Schofield
• Beth White, played by Barbara Marten
• Justin White, played by Nicholas Shaw
• Lauren White, played by Jaime Winstone
• Terese White, Played by Poppy Miller
• Darren White, played by Darren Tighe
• Cassidy, played by Kelly Harrison
• Coll, played by Kenny Doughty

Filming locations

• Over 50 per cent of the filming takes place in the Borough of Macclesfield in Cheshire on the edge of the Pennines, in Northern England.^[2][3]
• Alderley Edge, Cheshire as Alderley Edge
• Brasingamens Pub, Alderley Edge, Cheshire as the Nightclub
• Over Alderley National Trust, Cheshire as various
• Knutsford The house location, Cheshire
• De Vere Mottram Hall, Mottram, Macclesfield, Cheshire
• Mere Country Golf Club, Knutsford, Cheshire
• Hale Barns, Greater Manchester

Episode list

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
1	"The Christening"	Julie Anne Robinson	Jimmy Gardner	18 October 2006 (2006-10-18)	1.4
2	"The Funeral"	Julie Anne Robinson	Jimmy Gardner	25 October 2006 (2006-10-25)	TBA
3	"Lauren's Affair"	Julie Anne Robinson	Kate O'Riordan	1 November 2006 (2006-11-01)	TBA
4	"Darren in Love"	Robert Delamere	Jimmy Gardner	8 November 2006 (2006-11-08)	TBA
5	"The Charity Dinner"	Robert Delamere	Jimmy Gardner	15 November 2006 (2006-11-15)	TBA
6	"Cassidy's Mother"	Robert Delamere	Nicholas Blincoe	22 November 2006 (2006-11-22)	TBA
7	"Naomi Moves Into Whiteoaks"	Susan Tully	Sarah Phelps	29 November 2006 (2006-11-29)	TBA
8	"Retribution"	Susan Tully	Jimmy Gardner	29 November 2006 (2006-11-29)	TBA

Reception

Despite a promotional effort that included a nationwide poster campaign featuring giant gold credit cards across Great Britain, the drama fared poorly in the ratings, drawing only 1.4 million viewers for its opening episode. Reviews were not much better: Daily Express critic Matt Baylis described it as "a string of cliches long ago exhausted by older and better shows"; Ian Johns of The Times was confused about the tone, but praised the team behind the series.^[4]