Rocket Man (2005– )

A recently widowed Welsh man struggles to build a rocket to launch his wife's ashes into space.

Creator:

Alison Hume

Stars:

Robson Green, Charles Dale, John Rhys Halliwell

Cast

Series cast summary:
Robson Green	...	George Stevenson (6 episodes, 2005)
Charles Dale	...	Barney Scott (6 episodes, 2005)
John Rhys Halliwell	...	Tom Stevenson (6 episodes, 2005)
Kai Owen	...	David 'Shiner' Owen (6 episodes, 2005)
Philip Whitchurch	...	Lloyd Edwards (6 episodes, 2005)
Lucy Evans	...	Angela Stevenson (6 episodes, 2005)
Dave Hill	...	Huw Masters (6 episodes, 2005)
Alison Newman	...	Diane Scott (6 episodes, 2005)
Janine Wood	...	Mary Hughes (6 episodes, 2005)
Marcus Smith	...	Ed Fernandez (6 episodes, 2005)
Kay Bridgeman	...	Pam Tomlyn (6 episodes, 2005)
Peter McNally	...	Mr. McNulty (4 episodes, 2005)
Marie Lewis	...	Ceri Devoy (4 episodes, 2005)
David Yelland	...	Eric (4 episodes, 2005)
Maureen Bennett	...	Barbara Masters (4 episodes, 2005)

Storyline

George enlists the help of friends and co-workers at the chocolate factory he works in to construct and launch a rocket to release his recently dead wife's ashes into space. Plus he deals with his young son's needs as well as his teenage daughter's ambitions to be a rock singer.

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Plot Keywords:

wales | chocolate factory | widower

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 2005 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Druridge Bay, Widdrington, Northumberland, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Rocketman Productions Ltd., Touchpaper Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (6 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character name George Stevenson is an in-joke: George Stephenson (1781-1848) was a 19th Century British railway engineer who designed a famous and historically important steam locomotive named Rocket.

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Crazy Credits

With thanks to NASA.

User Reviews

Fantastic

Absolutely fantastic, good entertainment. I don't think Robson Green can go wrong, everything I have seen him in from Soldier, Soldier onwards has been very good. If the rest of the series is as good as the first episode we are in for a treat. Well done actors, writers and production. Wonderful performances from the cast, dialogue is both witty and dramatic and the production costs show on the screen. Brilliant. I hope this series is the shape of things to come. British TV drama has been in the doldrums for some time. What a pleasure it is to have amusing, violence free entertainment for a change. And please lets have more programs with Robson Green in.