"Night & Day" (2001)TV series 2001-2003

Creator:

Caleb Ranson

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

6 November 2001 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Once you start watching, you won't be able to stop.

Plot:

Devised by acclaimed TV drama writer, Caleb Ranson (Forgotten, Daylight Robbery), Night and Day is a soap unlike any other...

Plot Keywords:

Greenwich London | London England | Soap Opera

Awards:

1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

Stuart Manning

...

Sam Armstrong (26 episodes, 2001)

Also Known As:

Night and Day (UK) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

25 min | UK:60 min (late night edition)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Greenwich, London, England, UK

Company:

Granada Television

Trivia:

This show was intorduced along with "Crossroads" (2001) as part of a new teatime soap lineup on ITV in early 2001. Both shows failed.

Simply the best

This soap was simply the best, but unconventional. Those who watched became devoted loyal fans. But ITV did their best to kill off interest. The late night episodes got later and later until they hovered around midnight and would be skipped at the drop of a hat. I simply do not understand why they should put in the resources to produce 18 months of programmes and then do their best to kill off the show. In addition to excellent scripts and production, the acting talent was exceptional. Many were new faces to TV and the best (Kevin Sacre, Seb Castang, Stephanie Leonides, Adam Paul Harvey, etc) have gone on to better things. The only one who hasn't has been Stuart Manning - he publicly criticised the transmission hour at an awards ceremony (Best Newcomer) and has seemingly been black listed as a result - true shame. This may well turn out to be one of those programmes like Fawty Towers or The Monkees - cancelled after a short run only to become long-running cult favourites. It was quite clear from the 'catch up' in the last episode (when the story line had moved on 5 years) that there had been enough material planned to keep it going for 5 years - very short-sighted, I say!