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Picking Up the Pieces (TV series)
British medical drama From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Picking Up the Pieces is a British medical drama about an ambulance service team. It aired on ITV between 29 October and 17 December 1998 and was produced by Central Television.[1]
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Premise
The series follows the lives of a team of paramedics and emergency medical technicians with the North Area Ambulance Service, facing life and death situations in the fictional city of Matherton.[1]
Production
The series was filmed in the Derbyshire town of Ilkeston, using the real life ambulance station and vehicles in the series.[2] The opening and closing theme of the series was created by Kirsty MacColl after she was contacted by the series producer to write a theme with a Northern Soul feel.[3]
Cast
Main
- Amanda Abbington as Louise Hunter (Staff Nurse)
- Simon Chadwick as Tony Anzari (Emergency Medical Technician)
- Ken Christiansen as Geoff Squires (Emergency Medical Technician)
- Terence Hillyer as Alan Boddington
- Des McAleer as Bill Tansey (Ambulance Manager)
- Diane Parish as Lisa Gee (Paramedic)
- Jenna Russell as Bernadette Wallace (Paramedic)
- Rachel Sanders as Caroline Marshall
- Richard Standing as Michael Lowther (Emergency Medical Technician)
- Roger Walker as Barry Courtland (Emergency Medical Technician)
Recurring
- Francesca Folan as Dr. Stephanie Reynolds (episodes 1–2 & 5–8)
- Ruth Jones as Marie (episodes 3, 5, 7 & 8)
- Scott Steele as Tom Gallagher (episodes 1 & 3–5)
- Angela Lonsdale as Clare (episodes 5–7)
- James Vaughan as Arthur (episodes 4 & 8)
- Sharon Muircroft as Maureen (episodes 3 & 4)
Guest appearances
Picking Up the Pieces features a number of notable future established actors in guest appearances, including: Richard Bremmer, Fiona Dolman, Martin Freeman, Melanie Gutteridge, Raza Jaffrey, Maxine Peake, Joanna Scanlan, Rhashan Stone and Jeremy Young.[4]
Episodes
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