The Crezz 

Interlinked stories telling of the lives of the residents of a rather select housing estate, the Crescent - known to these residents as "the Crezz".

Stars:

Joss Ackland, Elspet Gray, Hugh Burden

Cast

Series cast summary:
Joss Ackland	...	Charles Bronte 12 episodes, 1976
Elspet Gray	...	Jackie Bronte 11 episodes, 1976
Hugh Burden	...	Dr. Balfour-Harvey 10 episodes, 1976
Aimée Delamain	...	Lady Clarke 10 episodes, 1976
Peter Bowles	...	Ken Green 8 episodes, 1976
Isla Blair	...	Emma Antrobus 7 episodes, 1976
Eileen O'Brien	...	Bridget Macarthy 7 episodes, 1976
Elizabeth Begley	...	Mrs. Macarthy 6 episodes, 1976
Alan Devlin	...	Joseph Macarthy 6 episodes, 1976
Briony McRoberts	...	Esther Bronte 6 episodes, 1976
Anthony Nicholls	...	Cyril Antrobus 6 episodes, 1976
Nicholas Ball	...	Colin Pitman 5 episodes, 1976
Roland Curram	...	Terry 5 episodes, 1976
Paul Greenhalgh	...	Denny 5 episodes, 1976
Janet Key	...	Brenda Pitman 5 episodes, 1976
Carole Nimmons	...	Sue Green 5 episodes, 1976

Storyline

Interlinked stories telling of the lives of the residents of a rather select housing estate, the Crescent - known to these residents as "the Crezz".

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 1976 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Thames Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (12 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Crezz is supposedly based on a road in central Solihull, 'The Cresent', which was considered the poshest road in England at the time! It is still very posh!

User Reviews

**Possible Spoilers**

This was an extremely weird but enjoyable series, of comedy-drama, focussing on the locals who live in the 'Crezz' (Crescent) in a supposedly-normalised suburban area. It had a mish-mash of famous British faces perhaps focussing also on people who were normally known for both comedy or drama. The main character actor was Joss Ackland. I remember one particular episode where the residents were engaging in a potato-fight! It was quite vivid as I was around 14-15 at the time of its broadcast. What struck me most, was how ITV then out of only three British channels, broadcast this in the afternoon slot - where you found quality drama only on this channel, (remember 'Crown Court' and 'General Hospital', anyone?). But sadly, this programme illustrates how bad UK ITV and others have become with endless repeats of cooking programmes and 'wimmin's' type of programming in this afternoon slot (as well as 'Diagnosis Murder' occasionally - no offence, but these are very crass compared to this kind of drama and it smacks of what is lost for eternity with cheap and nasty programmes - sad, but true!)