On the Waterfront
TV series
On the Waterfront
1988–1989, English.
On the Waterfront was a BBC Saturday morning children's programme, filmed at Brunswick Dock, Liverpool. It was hosted by Andrew O'Connor, Kate Copstick, Bernadette Nolan and Terry Randall. The programme ran for two seasons in 1988 and 1989, and consisted of comedy sketches interspersed with cartoons, competitions and music. The writer Russell T Davies, later a BAFTA Award-winner for his work on programmes such as Queer as Folk and Doctor Who, worked on the series, writing the script for a comedy dubbed version of the children's drama series The Flashing Blade.
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 24
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 1989
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Latest episode
S2 E12: Series 2, Show 12
Aired 8 July 1989
Seasons 2
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Details
- First aired
- 23 April 1988
- Last aired
- 8 July 1989
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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On the Waterfront has 2 seasons and 24 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
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Yes. On the Waterfront ended in 1989, so you can watch the whole story.
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