Funland (2005– )

Stars:

Daniel Mays, Ian Puleston-Davies, Sarah Smart

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Daniel Mays	...	Carter Krantz (11 episodes, 2005)
Ian Puleston-Davies	...	Shirley Woolf (11 episodes, 2005)
Sarah Smart	...	Lola Sutton (11 episodes, 2005)
Kris Marshall	...	Dudley Sutton (11 episodes, 2005)
Philip Jackson	...	Leo Finch (11 episodes, 2005)
Judy Parfitt	...	Mercy Woolf (11 episodes, 2005)
Emily Aston	...	Ruby Woolf (10 episodes, 2005)
Frances Barber	...	Connie Woolf (10 episodes, 2005)
Roy Barraclough	...	Onan Van Kneck (10 episodes, 2005)
Kenny Doughty	...	Liam Woolf (10 episodes, 2005)
Paul Courtenay Hyu	...	Bryan Luke (9 episodes, 2005)
Ryan Pope	...	Chris Church (8 episodes, 2005)
Beth Cordingly	...	Vienna Keen (8 episodes, 2005)
Nicholas Beveney	...	The Greek (8 episodes, 2005)
Ron Cook	...	Hitman 1 (7 episodes, 2005)
Brian Hibbard	...	Willy Woolf (7 episodes, 2005)
Cheryl Campbell	...	Valerie Hinchcliffe (6 episodes, 2005)
Jason Watkins	...	Bradley Stainer (6 episodes, 2005)
Kevin Eldon	...	Shadowman (5 episodes, 2005)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

one word title

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 2005 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Bond Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Comedy-North

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (pilot) 30 min (10 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Surreal & Dark - Brilliant

BBC3 has been an excellent vehicle for new ventures that, due to their 'different' approach, wouldn't be picked up by either BBC1 or BBC2. Admittedly there have been some lumps of crap and a whole load of averageness, but amongst that have been some glimpses of pure brilliance.

And Funland is one of the highlights.

Set amongst the downmarket seediness that is Blackpool, the characters are almost all deliberately grotesque exaggerations. One can't fail to see the obvious comparisons with the League of Gentlemen.

The acting is good enough to compliment the script, with some well-known faces turning up in roles - and situations - you wouldn't expect to see them in.

I loved it.