Nice Work (TV series) explained

Nice Work is a British television adaptation of the Booker prize-shortlisted 1988 novel of the same name by David Lodge. It was broadcast in 1989 on BBC2 and starred Warren Clarke and Haydn Gwynne.

Characters

The series considered of the following cast:^[1]

• Robyn Penrose, played by Haydn Gwynne
• Vic Wilcox, played by Warren Clarke
• Marjorie Wilcox, played by Janet Dale
• Brian Everthorpe, played by John Forgeham
• Stuart Baxter, played by David Calder
• Philip Swallow, played by Christopher Godwin
• Rupert Sutcliffe, played by Terry Coates

Production

The screenplay was directed by Christopher Menaul.

The first TV episode was broadcast on BBC2 on 4 October 1989.^[2] Subsequent episodes were broadcast on 11 October,^[3] 18 October,^[4] and 25 October.^[5]

A DVD edition, on 2 Region 2 discs, was released by the BBC on 24 Nov 2014.^[6]

Reception

The programme won the 1989 Royal Television Society award for best drama series.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nice Work (Episode 1). 4 October 1989 . BBC. 16 Jan 2015.
2. Web site: Nice Work (Episode 1). The Genome Project. 16 Jan 2015. 4 October 1989 .
3. Web site: Nice Work (Episode 2). The Genome Project. 16 Jan 2015. 11 October 1989 .
4. Web site: Nice Work (Episode 3). The Genome Project. 16 Jan 2015. 18 October 1989 .
5. Web site: Nice Work (Episode 4). The Genome Project. 16 Jan 2015. 25 October 1989 .
6. Web site: Nice Work. Amazon.co.uk. 10 Jan 2015. 24 November 2014 .
7. News: Nice Work. 20 April 2008. Cooke. Rachel. Ritchie. Méabh . 10 January 2015. The Observer. London.