TV series
One Summer
1983, English, on Channel 4. Created by Willy Russell.
One Summer to Remember.
One Summer is a 1983 British television drama serial written by Willy Russell and directed by Gordon Flemyng. It stars David Morrissey and Spencer Leigh as two 16 year old Liverpool boys from broken homes who escape from their lives by running away to Wales one summer. It also starred James Hazeldine and Ian Hart. The series was shown in five 50-minute episodes on Channel 4 from 7 August to 4 September 1983. It was later repeated on ITV in April 1985.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 5
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 1983
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Latest episode
S1 E5: Part 5
Aired 4 September 1983
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Willy RussellCreator
- David MorrisseyBilly Rizley · 5 ep
- Spencer LeighIcky Higson · 5 ep
- James HazeldineKidder · 4 ep
- Ian HartRabbit · 3 ep
- Matthew GreyTerry · 3 ep
- Michael LanniganCollins · 3 ep
- John CordingGeorge · 2 ep
- Jane West BakerinkJo · 2 ep
- Sion Tudor OwenGriffiths · 2 ep
- Sheila FayMrs Rizley · 1 ep
- Gil BraileyMaureen Rizley · 1 ep
- Sean McKeeLouie · 1 ep
Details
- First aired
- 7 August 1983
- Last aired
- 4 September 1983
- Network
- Channel 4
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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How many seasons of One Summer are there?
One Summer has 1 season and 5 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
Is One Summer finished?
Yes. One Summer ended in 1983, so you can watch the whole story.
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What shows are like One Summer?
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Who created One Summer?
One Summer was created by Willy Russell and stars David Morrissey, Spencer Leigh, James Hazeldine.