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Nightingales (1990)

TV Series  -  25 min  -  Comedy
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Three disparate characters are nightwatchmen in an office block somewhere in Britain. Their night life is surreal to say the least... See full summary »

Stars:

Robert Lindsay, David Threlfall and James Ellis
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Season:

2 | 1

Year:

1993 | 1992 | 1990
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Robert Lindsay Robert Lindsay ...
Carter (13 episodes, 1990-1993)
David Threlfall ...
Bell (13 episodes, 1990-1993)
James Ellis James Ellis ...
Sarge (13 episodes, 1990-1993)
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Storyline

Three disparate characters are nightwatchmen in an office block somewhere in Britain. Their night life is surreal to say the least. Anything can happen from a friendly werewolf performing open heart surgery on one of them to an allegorical Mary who turns up pregnant at their door on Christmas Eve. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Surrealism

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Paradise Circus, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alomo Productions, Channel 4 Television Corporation, SelecTV See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

There was a fourth guard called Mr Smith who was a corpse sitting in the office. He had died three years before and the rest of the guards were dividing up his pay packet. See more »

Quotes

[repeated line]
[With each of the 3 guards, whenever they enter the room]
Sarge: Is anybody there?
Bell/ Carter: There's nobody here but us chickens.
[doing arm movements]
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Soundtracks

"A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square"
Theme Music Performed by Clever Music
Closing theme sung by Robert Lindsay
Written by Eric Maschwitz and Manning Sherwin See more »