Rescue Me (British TV series) explained

Genre:Romantic comedy
Starring:Sally Phillips
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:6
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Opentheme:"Rescue Me" by Oliver Darley
Endtheme:Reprise
Theme Music Composer:Raynard Miner and Carl Smith
Executive Producer:Greg Brenman
Gareth Neame
Producer:Christine Langan
Composer:Matt Dunkley
Runtime:60 minutes
Company:Tiger Aspect Productions
Network:BBC One

Rescue Me is a British romantic comedy television series produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and broadcast on BBC One in 2002. It was created, and principally written, by David Nicholls and stars Sally Phillips as Katie Nash, a woman who is recovering from a divorce while at the same time writing relationship features for Eden, the women's magazine she works on. The series was filmed from November to December 2001.[1] It ran for six episodes, averaging 3.4 million viewers and a 15% audience share in its Sunday night timeslot. The low ratings meant it was not recommissioned for a second series, leaving an unresolved cliffhanger.[2] Nicholls had written four episodes of the unmade second series before discovering Rescue Me had been cancelled. As a result, he took a break from screenwriting to concentrate on his debut novel Starter for Ten.[3] A cover version of "Rescue Me", performed by Oliver Darley, is the series theme tune.[4]

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  1. News: Holmwood, Leigh. Heggessey asks Cold Feet producer for new rom-com. Broadcast. EMAP Business. 2001-11-01. 2008-07-19.
  2. News: Jason. Deans. BBC axes Rescue Me. Media Guardian. 2002-05-14. 2007-11-12.
  3. News: Will. Martin. Sally Phillips interview. Last Broadcast. 2008-02-29. 2008-07-16. 5 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080305153124/http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/tv/v/3438-sally-phillips-interview.html. dead.
  4. News: Staff writer. Robbie's rival is back. Lancashire Evening Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. 2002-04-05. Gordon will be touring with rising star Oliver Darley, best known for his rendition of Rescue Me, for the hit BBC series of the same name. .