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Rocket Man is a BBC television drama series produced in 2005 by Philip Leach, about a recently widowed Welsh man who is struggling to build a rocket in which to launch his wife's ashes into space while raising his two children. It was created by Alison Hume, directed by Jon East, Jane Prowse and James Strong, and stars Robson Green, Charles Dale, John Rhys Halliwell and Lucy Evans, with Alison Newman, Janine Wood, Kay Bridgeman, Kai Owen, Dave Hill, Philip Whitchurch and Marcus Smith in supporting roles, among others. The six hour-long episodes in the series were set in coastal Wales, in a town devastated by the closure of the local carriage works though filmed in Druridge Bay, Northumberland. According to the sign on the local chocolate bonbon factory appearing in Episode 1 where George, Barney, Diane et al. work, the exact location where the set is (fictional) Tonglas, in Newport.
Original Release
10/30/2005
US Release
04/18/2006
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robson Green | George Stevenson |
Charles Dale | Barney Scott |
John Rhys Halliwell | Tom Stevenson |
Kai Owen | David 'Shiner' Owen |
Philip Whitchurch | Lloyd Edwards |
Lucy Evans | Angela Stevenson |
Dave Hill | Huw Masters |
Alison Newman | Diane Scott |
Janine Wood | Mary Hughes |
Marcus Smith | Ed Fernandez |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Fly Me to the Moon | Sunday, 30 October 2005 |
2 | Bodywork | Sunday, 06 November 2005 |
3 | Ingredient X | Sunday, 13 November 2005 |
4 | Lost and Found | Sunday, 20 November 2005 |
5 | Freefall | Sunday, 27 November 2005 |
6 | Letting Go | Sunday, 04 December 2005 |
Directors
Alice Taberyová, Jon East, Jane Prowse
Writers
Alison Hume, Shaun Prendergast, Simon Block
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Robson Green | George Stevenson |
Charles Dale | Barney Scott |
John Rhys Halliwell | Tom Stevenson |
Kai Owen | David 'Shiner' Owen |
Philip Whitchurch | Lloyd Edwards |
Lucy Evans | Angela Stevenson |
Dave Hill | Huw Masters |
Alison Newman | Diane Scott |
Janine Wood | Mary Hughes |
Marcus Smith | Ed Fernandez |
Kay Bridgeman | Pam Tomlyn |
Peter McNally | Mr. McNulty / PC McNulty |
David Yelland | Eric |
Marie Lewis | Ceri Devoy |
Maureen Bennett | Barbara Masters |
Lisa Turner | Gail |
Laura Lonsdale | Sarah Kennedy / Sara Kennedy |
Rebekah Manning | Fiona |
Blair Dunlop | Caleb McNulty |
Ieuan Rhys | Efans |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rob Pursey | Executive Producer |
Sandra Jobling | Executive Producer |
Rob Glassborow | Producer |
Philip Leach | Producer |