Head over Heels (British TV series) explained

Genre:	Comedy drama
Creator:	Jane Prowse
Starring:	Ann Bell Sally Geoghegan Kathy Kiera Clarke Elena Ferrari
Composer:	Stanley Myers
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	7
Producer:	Brian Eastman
Editor:	Chris Blunden
Location:	London, England, UK
Runtime:	52 minutes
Company:	Carnival Film and Television Carlton Television
Channel:	ITV

Head over Heels is a British television comedy-drama programme lasting one series, which was broadcast on ITV from 11 January to 22 February 1993. It starred Ann Bell as Gracie Ellis, Sally Geoghegan as Catherine Ellis, Kathy Kiera Clarke as Bernadette Brennan and Elena Ferrari as Patsy Willoughby.^[1] The programme was produced at the Pinewood Studios.

Premise

The series is a period comedy drama set in the 1950s.^[2] It revolves around a group of girls finishing school.^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• Gracie Ellis – Ann Bell
• Catherine Ellis – Sally Geoghegan
• Bernadette Brennan – Kathy Kiera Clarke
• Patsy Willoughby – Elena Ferrari
• Heather Brook – Diana Morrison
• Camilla De La Mer – Jackie Morrison
• Jimmy Ellis – Ian Embleton
• Alice Willoughby – Jessica Lloyd
• Stella Dunn – Gemma Page
• Jack Ellis – Michael Thomas
• Daniel – Nick Haverson

Episodes

All seven episodes were written by Jane Prowse.^[5]

Broadcast

The film was broadcast in Italy as Camilla e le altre.^[6]

Reception

The series has been called "a sugary slice of rock 'n' roll schoolgirl nonsense crammed with careless anachronisms"^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Akademia Elegancji panny Ellis (1993) pełna obsada . 2023-09-17 . Filmweb . pl.
2. Web site: 2019-06-04 . Head Over Heels (ITV 1993, Jackie Morrison, Ann Bell) . 2023-09-17 . Memorable TV . en-US.
3. Web site: Head over Heels – Sitcom – British Comedy Guide . Comedy.org.uk . 2017-12-30.
4. Web site: Television drama writer - Head Over Heels created by Jane Prowse . 2023-09-17 . www.hattorihachi.com.
5. Book: Chance, Norman . Who Was Who on TV . 2010-12-22 . Xlibris Corporation . 978-1-4568-2164-7 . en.
6. Web site: 2021-08-16 . Camilla e le altre . 2023-09-17 . La Repubblica . it.
7. Web site: 1993-02-12 . The List: 12 Feb 1993 . 2023-09-17 . The List Archive . en-GB.