{{Short description|2006 British television drama series}} {{About|the Channel 4 drama|the Climax Blues Band album|Gold Plated}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Use British English|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox television | image = Goldplatecard.jpg | image_alt = | genre = {{plainlist| * Drama }} | creator = Jimmy Gardner | starring = {{Plainlist| * David Schofield * Barbara Marten * Nicholas Shaw * Jaime Winstone * Poppy Miller * Darren Tighe * Kelly Harrison * Kenny Doughty }} | executive_producer = Simon Heath | producer = John Chapman | cinematography = Tony Slater Ling | runtime = | company = {{Plainlist| * World Productions }} | network = Channel 4 | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 8 | first_aired = {{Start date|2006|10|18|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2006|11|29|df=y}} }} '''''Goldplated''''' is an eight-part drama series from World Productions which made its debut on Channel 4 on Wednesday 18 October 2006 at 10.00pm. It was created by Jimmy Gardner. It follows self-made businessman John White (played by David Schofield), as he struggles to complete a business deal that could be compromised by past indiscretions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Productions: 2000s {{!}} ''Goldplated'' |publisher=World Productions |url=https://www.world-productions.com/productions/goldplated |access-date=2024-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305020002/https://www.world-productions.com/productions/goldplated |archive-date=2024-03-05 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Plot== Similarly to ''The Sopranos'' (which the show has been compared to), John White's personal life is intertwined with his business life. He lives in Northern England with his partner Cassidy, who is half his age, and their son, while in the process of divorcing his wife Beth. His oldest son Darren is his business partner, while his other two children with Beth also feature.
==Characters== * John White, played by David Schofield * Beth White, played by Barbara Marten * Justin White, played by Nicholas Shaw * Lauren White, played by Jaime Winstone * Terese White, Played by Poppy Miller * Darren White, played by Darren Tighe * Cassidy, played by Kelly Harrison * Coll, played by Kenny Doughty
==Filming locations== *Over 50 per cent of the filming takes place in the Borough of Macclesfield in Cheshire on the edge of the Pennines, in Northern England.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bling on the action as Wilmslow stars in a goldplated soap |date=2013-04-08 |orig-date=21 June 2006 |work=Macclesfield Express |url=https://www.macclesfield-live.co.uk/news/local-news/bling-action-wilmslow-stars-goldplated-2538037 |access-date=2024-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Northern exposure: The Cheshire set |work=The Independent |date=2006-10-08 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/northern-exposure-the-cheshire-set-5330822.html |access-date=2024-08-26}}</ref> * Alderley Edge, Cheshire as Alderley Edge * Brasingamens Pub, Alderley Edge, Cheshire as the Nightclub * Over Alderley National Trust, Cheshire as various * Knutsford The house location, Cheshire * De Vere Mottram Hall, Mottram, Macclesfield, Cheshire * Mere Country Golf Club, Knutsford, Cheshire * Hale Barns, Greater Manchester
==Episode list== {{Episode table |background=#FFBF00 |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |viewers= |country=UK|episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=1 | Title=The Christening | DirectedBy=Julie Anne Robinson | WrittenBy= Jimmy Gardner | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|10|18|df=yes}} | Viewers=1.4 | ShortSummary= | LineColor=bfe0bf }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=2 | Title=The Funeral | DirectedBy=Julie Anne Robinson | WrittenBy= Jimmy Gardner | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|10|25|df=yes}} | Viewers= | ShortSummary= | LineColor=bfe0bf }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=3 | Title=Lauren's Affair | DirectedBy=Julie Anne Robinson | WrittenBy=Kate O'Riordan | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|11|1|df=yes}} | Viewers= | ShortSummary= | LineColor=bfe0bf }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=4 | Title=Darren in Love | DirectedBy=Robert Delamere | WrittenBy=Jimmy Gardner | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|11|8|df=yes}} | Viewers= | ShortSummary= | LineColor=bfe0bf }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=5 | Title=The Charity Dinner | DirectedBy=Robert Delamere | WrittenBy=Jimmy Gardner | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|11|15|df=yes}} | Viewers= | ShortSummary= | LineColor=bfe0bf }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=6 | Title=Cassidy's Mother | DirectedBy=Robert Delamere | WrittenBy=Nicholas Blincoe | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|11|22|df=yes}} | Viewers= | ShortSummary= | LineColor=bfe0bf }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=7 | Title=Naomi Moves Into Whiteoaks | DirectedBy=Susan Tully | WrittenBy=Sarah Phelps | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|11|29|df=yes}} | Viewers= | ShortSummary= | LineColor=bfe0bf }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber=8 | Title=Retribution | DirectedBy=Susan Tully | WrittenBy=Jimmy Gardner | OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|11|29|df=yes}} | Viewers= | ShortSummary= | LineColor=bfe0bf }} }}
==Reception== Despite a promotional effort that included a nationwide poster campaign featuring giant gold credit cards across Great Britain, the drama fared poorly in the ratings, drawing only 1.4 million viewers for its opening episode. Reviews were not much better: ''Daily Express'' critic Matt Baylis described it as "a string of cliches long ago exhausted by older and better shows"; Ian Johns of ''The Times'' was confused about the tone, but praised the team behind the series.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Goldplated: The drama hit Channel 4 needs? |first=Jason |last=Deans |work=The Guardian |date=2006-10-19 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2006/oct/19/goldplatedfirstnight |access-date=2024-08-26}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title}}
Category:2006 British television series debuts Category:2006 British television series endings Category:2000s British drama television series Category:2000s British television miniseries Category:Channel 4 television dramas Category:Channel 4 miniseries Category:English-language British television shows Category:Television shows set in the United Kingdom Category:Television shows set in Cheshire Category:Television series by World Productions