# Firm Friends

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{{Short description|British television drama series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox television
| image              =
| caption            = 
| genre              = [Drama](/source/Drama)
| starring           = [Billie Whitelaw](/source/Billie_Whitelaw)<br>[Madhur Jaffrey](/source/Madhur_Jaffrey)<br>[Zohra Sehgal](/source/Zohra_Sehgal)<br>[Michelle Holmes](/source/Michelle_Holmes)<br>[Badi Uzzaman](/source/Badi_Uzzaman)<br>[Derek Fowlds](/source/Derek_Fowlds)
| director           = Various
| writer             = Lou Wakefield
| country            = United Kingdom
| language           = English
| composer           = [Barrington Pheloung](/source/Barrington_Pheloung)
| runtime            = 52 minutes (including adverts)
| producer           = Jeff Rosenblatt <small>(1992)</small><br>Deirdre Kerr <small>(1994)</small>
| executive_producer = Scott Meek
| location           = [Newcastle upon Tyne](/source/Newcastle_upon_Tyne), [Tyne and Wear](/source/Tyne_and_Wear), [England](/source/England), [UK](/source/United_Kingdom)
| num_series         = 2
| num_episodes       = 8
| company            = [Zenith Entertainment](/source/Zenith_Productions)<br>[Tyne Tees Television](/source/ITV_Tyne_Tees)
| network            = [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network))
| first_aired        = {{Start date|1992|06|16|df=y}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|1994|08|18|df=y}} 
}}

'''''Firm Friends''''' is a British drama series written and created by Lou Wakefield which was broadcast on [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) from 16 June 1992 to 18 August 1994. The series stars [Billie Whitelaw](/source/Billie_Whitelaw) as Rose Gutteridge and [Madhur Jaffrey](/source/Madhur_Jaffrey) as Jayshree Kapoor. The show was produced by [Zenith Entertainment](/source/Zenith_Productions) in association with [Tyne Tees Television](/source/ITV_Tyne_Tees) for the ITV network.

==Cast==
*[Billie Whitelaw](/source/Billie_Whitelaw) as Rose Gutteridge
*[Madhur Jaffrey](/source/Madhur_Jaffrey) as Jayshree Kapoor
*[Zohra Sehgal](/source/Zohra_Sehgal) as Suvira Bhatia
*[Michelle Holmes](/source/Michelle_Holmes) as Maggie Coles
*[Badi Uzzaman](/source/Badi_Uzzaman) as Puran Kapoor
*[Derek Fowlds](/source/Derek_Fowlds) as John Gutteridge
*[Alexander Morton](/source/Alexander_Morton) as DI Hogg
*[John McArdle](/source/John_McArdle) as Peter Cresswell
*[Tony Doyle](/source/Tony_Doyle_(actor)) as Michel Gutteridge
*[Allen Mechen](/source/Allen_Mechen) as Baz

==Series overview==

{{Series overview
| caption    = Series overview
| seasonT     = Series
| link1      = #Series 1 (1992)
| color1     = #006611
| episodes1  = 4
| start1     = {{start date|df=y|1992|06|16}}
| end1       = {{end date|df=y|1992|07|07}}

| link2      = #Series 2 (1994)
| color2     = #22CCEE
| episodes2  = 4
| start2     = {{start date|df=y|1994|07|28}}
| end2       = {{end date|df=y|1994|08|18}}
}}

==Episodes==
===Series 1 (1992)===
Episodes aired on ITV on Tuesdays at 21:00.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=TV Times Thames/LWT Channel 4, BBC1 and BBC2 Edition Programmes 13-19 June 1992|url=https://editions.themagazinearchive.org/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=195e60be-a264-47fe-b013-acd64c6e6d9f&pnum=55|magazine=TV Times|publisher=[Future plc](/source/Future_plc)|page=55|accessdate=14 January 2026}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
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===Series 2 (1994)===
Episodes aired on ITV on Thursdays at 21:00.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=TV Times London Edition Programmes 23-28 July 1994|url=https://editions.themagazinearchive.org/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=TV%20Times%20London&edid=714f7266-729f-493b-9915-87c4c6211377&pnum=59|magazine=TV Times|publisher=[Future plc](/source/Future_plc)|page=59|accessdate=14 January 2026}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
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}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0103413|title=Firm Friends}}

Category:1992 British television series debuts
Category:1994 British television series endings
Category:1990s British drama television series
Category:ITV television dramas
Category:1990s British television miniseries
Category:Television series by ITV Studios
Category:Television shows produced by Tyne Tees Television
Category:English-language British television shows
Category:Television shows set in County Durham
Category:Television shows set in Newcastle upon Tyne
Category:Television shows set in Tyne and Wear

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