Truckers (2013 TV series) explained

Genre:Drama
Composer:Tim Phillips
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Num Series:1
Num Episodes:5
List Episodes:
  1. Episode list
Producer:Faye Dorn
Location:Nottingham
Cinematography:Tony Slater Ling
Runtime:60 minutes
Company:Company Pictures

Truckers is a British drama television series first broadcast on BBC One on 10 October 2013. The series is about Britain through the lives of truck drivers working in Nottingham, and was written by William Ivory.

Cast

Production

The series was announced on 11 January 2012 by Ben Stephenson, controller of drama commissioning at the BBC at the Broadcasting Press Guild lunch. The drama was commissioned with Danny Cohen.[1]

Reception

Ratings

Overnight figures showed that the first episode on 10 October 2013 was watched by 13.5% of the viewing audience for that time, with 2.88 million watching it.[3] The second, third, fourth and fifth episodes were watched by 10.6%, 11.0%, 10.4% and 11.4% of the viewing audience respectively.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Critical reception

David Butcher of Radio Times said the following about the first episode: "The trouble is, none of it makes a lot of sense, and the long, colourful speeches that writer William Ivory gives Tompkinson can’t save the drama from clattering oddness."[8] Sarah Rainey, writing for The Daily Telegraph gave it four out of five stars, called it a "bitter-sweet offering" and said: "The script offered a good mix of humour and poignancy, and there were also some unexpectedly lovely scenes of the countryside".[9] Ellen Jones of The Independent said: "The laboriously regional script didn't make it any easier. The dialogue was so crammed with earthy wisdom and quaint sexual euphemisms that the actors struggled to get a breath in." and "Truckers debt to films such as Brassed Off and The Full Monty was made obvious".[10]

International broadcasters

In Australia the series premiered on 23 April 2015 on BBC First.[11]

Home media

The DVD edition was released on 3 February 2014.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC Controller of Drama Ben Stephenson announces range of new commissions reflecting the unique strengths of BBC One drama . BBC . 11 January 2012 . 6 October 2013.
  2. Web site: BARB Top 30s.
  3. Web site: 'Breathless' attracts 3.4 million for first episode on ITV . Digital Spy . 11 October 2013 . 21 October 2013 . Eames, Tom.
  4. Web site: 'Breathless' drops 800k for episode 2, 'Peaky Blinders' climbs 200k . Digital Spy . 18 October 2013 . 21 October 2013 . Eames, Tom.
  5. Web site: 'Educating Yorkshire' finale tops quiet Thursday evening ratings . Digital Spy . 25 October 2013 . 29 October 2013 . Eames, Tom.
  6. News: 'Breathless' beats 'Truckers' on quiet Thursday evening . Digital Spy . 1 November 2013 . 23 November 2013 . Eames, Tom.
  7. News: 'MasterChef' tops Thursday ratings with 2.9 million . Digital Spy . 8 November 2013 . 23 November 2013 . Eames, Tom.
  8. Web site: Truckers Episode 1 . Radio Times . 7 October 2013 . Butcher, David.
  9. News: Truckers, BBC One, review . The Daily Telegraph . 10 October 2013 . 21 October 2013 . Rainey, Sarah.
  10. News: TV review: Stephen Tompkinson's line in put-upon nice guys is wearing a bit thin in Truckers . The Independent . 10 October 2013 . 21 October 2013 . Jones, Ellen.
  11. Web site: APRIL on FOXTEL: Game Of Thrones, Mad Men, Wentworth, Deadline Gallipoli and 200+ other new shows. 30 March 2015. The Green Room. Foxtel. 31 March 2015.
  12. Web site: Truckers (DVD) . BBC Shop . 19 January 2014.

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