Material Girl (TV series)

Material Girl (TV series)
Material Girl
Genre Romantic comedy
Written by Joshua St.Johnston
Colin Bytheway
Ben Ockrent
Imogen Edwards-Jones
Jess Williams
Starring Lenora Crichlow
Dervla Kirwan
Michael Landes
Country of origin United Kingdom
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Chrissy Skinns
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Carnival Film & Television
Broadcast
Original channel BBC One
Original run 14 January 2010 (2010-01-14) – February 17th
External links
Website

Material Girl is a British romantic comedy produced by Carnival Films, that first aired on BBC One on 14 January 2010. It stars Lenora Crichlow, Dervla Kirwan and Michael Landes.

Set in the fashion world, it was inspired by the book Fashion Babylon. It was described in one of the early promotional items as "a romantic comedy about a young fashion designer battling an evil ex-boss, a sexy-but-devilish business partner and snobby fashionistas to get her break in work and love".[1]

Contents

Cast

  • Lenora Crichlow - Ali Redcliffe, a young fashion designer attempting to make a name for herself
  • Dervla Kirwan - Davina Bailey, the current hot designer, who is not about to allow an upstart like Ali take her spotlight
  • Michael Landes - Marco Keriliak, fashion businessman, Ali's business partner
  • O. T. Fagbenle - Chris, motorcycle courier and Ali's ex boyfriend
  • Nick Blood - Alex, Davina's fashion assistant, Ali's friend and gay flatmate
  • Ingrid Oliver - Mimi Throckmorton, Ali's friend, stockist at a fashion magazine-cum stylist
  • Anna Brewster - Lydia Kane, supermodel and Ali's friend
  • Esther Smith - Trish, Ali's studio receptionist
  • Joanna Kanska - Dorota, Ali's studio dress maker
  • Malcolm Sinclair - Mitchell Crompton, leading fashion critic
  • Sadie Pickering - Louise, works for fashion magazine
  • Lindsey Coulson - Christina Redcliffe, Ali's mother
  • Anthony Calf - Anthony Chatsworth, an influential fashion magazine editor, had affair with Mimi

Episodes

Series 1 began on 14 January 2010 on BBC One. There were 6 episodes in total.[1] The series also aired on BBC HD, with a late repeat the same night on BBC Three.

Episode Title Directed by Written by Original airdate Viewers
1 "Episode 1" Cilla Ware Joshua St Johnston 14 January 2010 (2010-01-14) 3 million[2]
2 "Episode 2" Cilla Ware Colin Bytheway 21 January 2010 (2010-01-21) 2.8 million[3]
3 "Episode 3" Sarah O'Gorman Ben Ockrent 28 January 2010 (2010-01-28) 2.6 million[4]
4 "Episode 4" Sarah O'Gorman Imogen Edwards-Jones 4 February 2010 (2010-02-04) 2.4 million[5]
5 "Episode 5" Philip John Jess Williams 11 February 2010 (2010-02-11) 2.58 million[6]
6 "Episode 6" Philip John Colin Bytheway 17 February 2010 (2010-02-17) 1.4 million[7]

Reception

The first episode gained 3 million viewers with a 12% audience share,[2] which fell to 2.6 million (11% share) for the third episode.[4]

Critical reviews of the series based on the pilot were mixed, with the London Evening Standard calling it a "jaw-droppingly, buttock-clenchingly dreadful pieces of television".[8] Reviewing the first episode for The Guardian, Sam Wollaston said: "OK, it's silly and deeply shallow. It's also gorgeous, fizzy, bitchy, self-indulgent, obviously bad for you but dangerously addictive. Careful, Material Girl could become a habit."[9]

DVD release

The first series was released in the United Kingdom on DVD on 22 February 2010.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Material Girl press pack: introduction". BBC Press Office. 10 August 2009. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/08_august/10/material.shtml. Retrieved 16 January 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Tryhorn, Chris (15 January 2010). "TV ratings: Material Girl scuppered by strong ITV soap performances". guardian.co.uk (Guardian Media Group). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/15/material-girl-tv-ratings. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  3. ^ Deans, Jason (25 January 2010). "TV ratings: 1.2m join Bellamy's People". guardian.co.uk (Guardian Media Group). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/25/tv-ratings-bellamys-people. Retrieved 30 January 2010. 
  4. ^ a b Tryhorn, Chris (29 January 2010). "TV ratings: Skins storms back with nearly 1 million viewers". guardian.co.uk (Guardian Media Group). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/29/skins-e4-tv-ratings. Retrieved 30 January 2010. 
  5. ^ Tryhorn, Chris (5 February 2010). "TV ratings: Material Girl out of vogue". guardian.co.uk (Guardian Media Group). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/feb/05/tv-ratings-material-girl. Retrieved 11 February 2010. 
  6. ^ Deans, Jason (12 February 2010). "TV ratings: Katie Price pulls in nearly 1.4m viewers". guardian.co.uk (Guardian Media Group). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/feb/12/katie-price-tv-ratings. Retrieved 19 February 2010. 
  7. ^ Tryhorn, Chris (18 February 2010). "TV ratings: Arsenal Champion's League game defeats Holby City". guardian.co.uk (Guardian Media Group). http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/feb/18/tv-ratings-champions-league-holby-city. Retrieved 25 February 2010. 
  8. ^ Laura Craik (15 January 2010). "A new Sex In The City? You must be joking ... this Material Girl is rubbish". This is London. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23795733-a-new-sex-in-the-city-you-must-be-joking-this-material-girl-is-rubbish.do. Retrieved 16 January 2010. 
  9. ^ Wollaston, Sam (15 January 2010). "The Secret Life of Chaos and Material Girl". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/jan/15/secret-life-of-chaos. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  10. ^ "Material Girl: Series 1 [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002UBNPL8. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Material girl (disambiguation) — Material girl or material girls may refer to: a female person (girl or woman) who is materialistic a sobriquet for the singer Madonna (entertainer) Material Girl, a song, single, and music video by the aforementioned singer Madonna Material Girl… …   Wikipedia

  • Girl Authority — Origin Massachusetts Genres Pop Years active 2005 present Labels Zoë/Rounder Records …   Wikipedia

  • Girl Genius — Agatha, main character of Girl Genius Author(s) Phil Kaja Foglio Website …   Wikipedia

  • Material Puzzle — マテリアル・パズル Genre Adventure, Fantasy Manga Written by Masahiro Totsuka Published by Square Enix …   Wikipedia

  • Series 1: Episode 1 (Life on Mars) — Episode 1 Life on Mars episode DCI Sam Tyler wakes up in 1973 after being run over in 2006 …   Wikipedia

  • Supernatural (TV series) — This article is about the U.S. TV series. For the UK TV drama of the same name, see Supernatural (1977 TV series). For the UK nature show of the same name, see Supernatural: Unseen Power of Animals. Supernatural The opening title for season 7 …   Wikipedia

  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986 TV series) — For other adaptations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, see The Wizard of Oz (adaptations). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Title card from the English language version …   Wikipedia

  • Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend — is a song introduced by Carol Channing in the original Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), which was written by Jule Styne (who also wrote the scores for such famed Broadway musicals as Funny Girl and Gypsy) and Leo Robin. It… …   Wikipedia

  • Over the Rainbow (2010 TV series) — Over the Rainbow Genre Reality …   Wikipedia

  • Marvel Zombies (series) — Marvel Zombies Cover of Marvel Zombies  (2006), hardcover collected edition. Art by Arthur Suydam. Created by Mark Millar Greg Land …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”