{{short description|British television crime drama series}} {{Use British English|date=November 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox television | image = WokenwellBook.jpg | caption = | genre = Crime drama | creator = Bill Gallagher | developer = | presenter = | starring = Ian McElhinney<br />Celia Imrie<br />Nicholas Gleaves<br />Lesley Dunlop<br />Jason Done<br />Nicola Stephenson<br />Bryan Pringle | voices = | narrated = | theme_music_composer = Ilona Sekacz | open_theme = | end_theme = | language = English | country = United Kingdom | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 6 | producer = Paul Marcus | executive_producer = Sally Head | location = Marsden, West Yorkshire, England, UK | camera = | runtime = 60 minutes | cinematography = Peter Jessop | company = LWT | network = ITV | first_aired = {{Start date|1997|05|18|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|1997|06|22|df=y}} | related = }}
'''''Wokenwell''''' is a six-part British television crime drama series, first broadcast on 18 May 1997, that aired on ITV.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://itvstudios.com/programmes/wokenwell |title=Wokenwell 1 Series (6 Episodes) |access-date=3 August 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803211747/https://itvstudios.com/programmes/wokenwell |url-status=dead }}</ref> The series was produced by LWT and created by screenwriter Bill Gallagher. The series centred on three policemen and their wives living in the fictional northern England town of Wokenwell. The series was filmed on location in and around the picturesque West Yorkshire village of Marsden.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/wokenwell/ |title=Wokenwell - Show News, Reviews, Recaps and Photos - TV.com |access-date=3 August 2017 |archive-date=4 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804012434/http://www.tv.com/shows/wokenwell/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The series starred Ian McElhinney, Celia Imrie, Nicholas Gleaves, Lesley Dunlop, Jason Done and Nicola Stephenson, with Bryan Pringle and John Malcolm also appearing in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4f4ba790aa7c2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803223224/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4f4ba790aa7c2|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 August 2017|title=Wokenwell (TV series)|website=BFI}}</ref> On 1 April 1997 a TV-tie in novel, written by Graeme Grant, under the pseudonym Tom McGregor, was released as a prelude to the series.<ref>{{cite web|author=Graeme Grant |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/cka/Wokenwell-Graeme-Grant/0233990593/ |title=Wokenwell: Amazon.co.uk: Grant, Graeme: 9780233990590: Books |website=Amazon UK |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2021-10-31}}</ref>
==Cast== * Ian McElhinney as Sgt. Duncan Bonney * Celia Imrie as June Bonney * Nicholas Gleaves as PC Rudy Whiteside * Lesley Dunlop as Lucky Whiteside * Jason Done as PC Brian Rainford * Nicola Stephenson as Fran Rainford * Bryan Pringle as Sadly Stan Potter * Matthew Knowles as Barry Whiteside * Samantha Bishop as Natalie Perrin * Kate Collings as Melissa Price * Nicola Lumb as Vicky Cullings * John Malcolm as Doc Seaden
==Episodes== {{Episode table |background=4E576E |overall=5 |title=22 |director=20 |writer=20 |airdate=18 |episodes=
{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 1 |Title= Meat is Murder |WrittenBy= Bill Gallagher |DirectedBy= Julian Farino |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1997|05|18|df=y}} |ShortSummary= A human finger is found outside a local butcher's shop, prompting rumours about what might be going into the sausages, and threatening the butcher's relationship with his fiancée. |LineColor=4E576E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 2 |Title= Gentleman of the Road |WrittenBy= Bill Gallagher |DirectedBy= Julian Farino |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1997|05|25|df=y}} |ShortSummary= Wokenwell police investigate a band of travelling people, who claim to have healing powers. The arrival of a new-born baby has unexpected consequences. |LineColor=4E576E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 3 |Title= Flash Harry's Stalker |WrittenBy= Bill Gallagher |DirectedBy= Keith Boak |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1997|06|1|df=y}} |ShortSummary= A local bus driver claims that he is being hounded by the driver of a mysterious van, but no one else has seen it. Supt 'Razor' Reid visits Wokenwell to review the viability of the local station. |LineColor=4E576E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 4 |Title= Misery Memoir |WrittenBy= Bill Gallagher |DirectedBy= Keith Boak |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1997|06|8|df=y}} |ShortSummary= A stranger arrives in Wokenwell, claiming to have lost his memory. Investigations into his background suggest he might be dangerous. |LineColor=4E576E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 5 |Title= The Postman Strikes Twice |WrittenBy= Bill Gallagher |DirectedBy= Julian Farino |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1997|06|15|df=y}} |ShortSummary= When a mystery man in an iron mask launches a campaign of terror in Wokenwell, the local postman comes under suspicion. |LineColor=4E576E }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber= 6 |Title= Gone Fishing |WrittenBy= Bill Gallagher |DirectedBy= Julian Farino |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1997|06|22|df=y}} |ShortSummary= When Sadly Stan Potter disappears, a local builder, who has been trying to drive him from the village, starts to behave in a bizarre manner. |LineColor=4E576E }} }}
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0118516|title=Wokenwell}} * {{cite book | title=Media studies: texts, institutions, and audiences | first1=Lisa | last1=Taylor | first2=Andrew | last2=Willis | publisher=Wiley-Blackwell | year=1999 | isbn=0-631-20027-4 | page=148 }}
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