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Created by Paul Makin No. of series 2 First episode date 27 February 1990 Network Channel 4 Program creator Paul Makin | 8.6/10 IMDb 6.5/10 TV Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 13 Final episode date 10 February 1993 Number of episodes 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring James Ellis
Robert Lindsay
David Threlfall Location(s) Paradise Circus, Birmingham,
West Midlands, England Cast Robert Lindsay, David Threlfall, James Ellis, Suzanne Pleshette Similar Shannon's Deal, The Upper Hand, The Boys Are Back, Citizen Smith, GBH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nightingales is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift. It was written by Paul Makin and produced by Alomo Productions for Channel 4 in 1990.
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Outline
Nightingales revolved around the jobs of three bored nightwatchmen working in a deserted office block, the location of which is never revealed, although exterior shots are of a building located on Paradise Circus in Birmingham City Centre.
A typical episode involved both very naturalistic dialogue — and the kind of claustrophobic studio-setting that prevailed in shows such as Steptoe and Son — combined with the surreal.
Nightingales ran for two series totalling 13 episodes from 27 February 1990 to 10 February 1993. The long delay was prompted by Channel 4 executive Seamus Cassidy who was not happy with the proposed scripts for the second series and it was nearly three years before it was given the go-ahead. The theme tune was a version of the song "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" sung by Lindsay. Writer Paul Makin went on to write the more conventional comedies like Goodnight Sweetheart. A US remake (titled "In Security") was piloted but never commissioned.
Characters
Guest characters included Piper the elderly cleaning man; Eric the werewolf (Ian Sears); an additional security guard who was a gorilla; and Mary the Christmas Allegory (Lia Williams), who gave birth to consumer products.