Gates (TV series) explained

Genre:	Sitcom
Creator:	Laurence Bowen Andrew Collins Richard Preddy Dan Sefton Abigail Wilson
Director:	Laurence Bowen Sam Cadman Gordon Anderson
Starring:	Joanna Page Tom Ellis Catherine Shepherd Sue Johnston Tony Gardner Nick Mohammed Toby Wharton Nadine Marshall Ella Kenion William Andrews Marie John Bull
Open Theme:	"Upside Down" by Paloma Faith
Composer:	Jonathan Whitehead
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Episodes:	5
Runtime:	30mins (inc. adverts)
Company:	Feelgood Fiction
Network:	Sky Living
Num Series:	1

Gates is a British comedy television series shown on Sky Living. The series of 5 episodes ran from 14 August to 11 September 2012.

Plot

Helen and Mark Pearson (Joanna Page and Tom Ellis) enroll their daughter, Chloe (Mari Ann Bull), in the Parkview Primary School and hijinks ensue as they try to fit in with the other parents at the school gates whilst dropping her off and picking her up from school.

Cast

• Joanna Page as Helen Pearson, an estate agent
• Tom Ellis as Mark Pearson, a builder
• Catherine Shepherd as Sarah Howells, a housewife
• Sue Johnston as Miss Hunter, Chloe’s teacher
• Tony Gardner as Aiden Howells, a workaholic dad
• Nick Mohammed as Ciaran, a male nanny
• Toby Wharton as Mickey
• Nadine Marshall as Melissa, a hairdresser
• Ella Kenion as Mia, a rep at the school
• William Andrews as Mr. Gould, the headmaster
• Mari Ann Bull as Chloe Pearson, Helen and Mark’s daughter

DVD

Gates was released on DVD on 17 September 2012.

International broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on BBC First on 4 May 2015.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Weekly Top 10 Programmes . . 29 August 2012.
2. Web site: TV Tonight. David. Knox. Airdate: Gates. 15 April 2015. 15 April 2015.