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One Summer

One Summer

One Summer

One Summer

One Summer to Remember.

1983 - 1983•1 season•5 episodes•~1h 0m•

★7.5(8 ratings)

DramaCrime

Overview

One Summer is a 1983 British television drama serial written by Willy Russell and directed by Gordon Flemyng. It stars David Morrissey and Spencer Leigh as two 16 year old Liverpool boys from broken homes who escape from their lives by running away to Wales one summer. It also starred James Hazeldine and Ian Hart. The series was shown in five 50-minute episodes on Channel 4 from 7 August to 4 September 1983. It was later repeated on ITV in April 1985.

Creators

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Main Cast

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

Billy Rizley

Spencer Leigh

Spencer Leigh

Icky Higson

Full Crew

Direction

First Assistant Director: Graeme MacArthur
Script Supervisor: June Moody

Production

Producer: Keith Richardson
Executive Producer: David Cunliffe

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Alan Parker
Sound Recordist:

Sound Mixer: Terry Cavagin

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Peter Jackson

Editing

Editor: Barry Reynolds

Keywords

runawayhomophobiawalesliverpool, englandcoming of ageminiseriespovertytruancybroken hometeen dramajoyridelife of crimeprobationjuvenile delinquencysouthport

Did You Know?

#1

The show's tagline is: "One Summer to Remember."

#2

The series spans 1 season with 5 episodes in total (avg. 5 per season).

#3

Each episode runs approximately 60 minutes.

#4

Originally aired on Channel 4.

#5

Executive produced by David Cunliffe.

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Rating

7.5/10

Great

8 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

One Summer

Status:

Ended

In Production:

No

Age Rating:

12

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United Kingdom

First Episode:

8/7/1983

Last Episode:

9/4/1983

Networks:

Channel 4

Production Companies:

Yorkshire Television

Yorkshire Television