Trollied
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Anne Marie O'Connor Paul Doolan Ash Atalla |
Written by | Paul Doolan Chris Haywood Anne Marie O'Connor Nat Saunders Julie Rutterford Ben Edwards Stuart Farrell Rachael New Adrian Poynton Abigail Wilson |
Directed by | Paul Walker Jonathan Gershfield Paul Murphy Paul Harrison |
Starring | See Cast and characters |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 5 (+3 Specials) |
No. of episodes | 53 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Sue Howells Rachel Salter Alexander Smith |
Editor(s) | Mark Davies Nick Ames Tim Marchant Nigel Cattle |
Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) 60 minutes (inc. adverts)(Christmas Specials) |
Production company(s) | Roughcut TV |
Release | |
Original network | Sky 1 |
Picture format | 16:9 (1080i HDTV) |
Original release | 4 August 2011 present |
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External links | |
Official website |
Trollied is a British sitcom about employees in a fictional supermarket named "Valco", which debuted on Sky 1 on 4 August 2011. The series was filmed in a purpose-built replica supermarket in the Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol throughout April and May 2011 for the first series with the second series being filmed in June and July 2012.[1][2]
At the conclusion of series 1, Sky 1 confirmed that the series had been recommissioned for two additional series of 13 episodes each, and a Christmas Special in 2012. The third series began airing from 22 August 2013 and ended on 7 November 2013. A second Christmas Special for 2013 aired on 24 December 2013.[3] On 20 March 2014 it was announced that Sky had commissioned a fourth series of Trollied which aired in October 2014.[4] The fourth series started filming in Bristol in June 2014 and began transmission on 3 November 2014 and concluded on 22 December 2014.[5] A fifth series began airing on 2 November 2015 and ended on 14 December 2015. A Christmas special aired in December 2015.[6] Jason Watkins confirmed in April 2016 that a sixth series has been commissioned, and filming will begin in June.[7]
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Plot summary
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The show takes place in the fictional supermarket of Valco in Warrington, where the hapless staff deal with the everyday problems of running a value supermarket in the north west of England. The show explores the relationships between the staff, customers and managers as romances and rivalries blossom on the shop floor, along with a realistic supermarket atmosphere that customers and store employees in reality can relate to. This includes customer stereotypes and rivalries with other store branches such as Valco in Wigan.
Cast and characters
Current
Character | Actor | Position | Duration | Year |
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Gavin Strong | Jason Watkins | Store Manager Area Manager (Series 2) |
1.01– | 2011– |
Katie McVey | Chanel Cresswell | Checkout Operator (Series 1) Kiosk Assistant (Series 2–2012 Christmas Special) Checkout Supervisor (series 3) HR Manager (Series 5–) |
1.01–3.13, 5.01– | 2011–2013, 2015– |
Colin | Carl Rice | Store Assistant (Series 1–4) Deli Counter Assistant (Series 5–) |
1.01– | 2011– |
Lisa | Beverly Rudd | Checkout Operator | 1.01– | 2011– |
Margaret | Rita May | Deli Counter Assistant (Series 1–3) Pharmacy Assistant (Series 4–) |
1.01– | 2011– |
Sue | Lorraine Cheshire | Customer Service Assistant | 1.01– | 2011 |
Linda Stubbings | Faye McKeever | Customer Service Assistant | 1.01– | 2011– |
Ian | Victor McGuire | Security Guard | 2.01– | 2012– |
Neville | Dominic Coleman | Kiosk Assistant (Series 2–2012 Christmas Special) Checkout Operator (Series 3–2013 Christmas Special) Butcher (Series 4–) |
2.03– | 2012– |
Harry | Jack Carroll | Checkout Operator | 4.01– | 2014– |
Brian | Stephen Tompkinson | Pharmacist | 4.01– | 2014– |
Daniel Wilson | Samuel Anderson | Assistant Store Manager | 4.02– | 2014– |
Cheryl Fairweather | Sarah Parish | Lauda Store Manager | 5.01– | 2015– |
Heather | Jessie Cave | Store Assistant | 5.02– | 2015– |
Former
Character | Actor | Position | Duration | Year |
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Julie Cook | Jane Horrocks | Deputy Store Manager (Series 1–2013 Christmas Special) Widnes Co-Store Manager (2015 Christmas Special) |
1.01–S.02, S.03 | 2011–2013, 2015 |
Andy Richmond | Mark Addy | Head Butcher | 1.01–3.05 | 2011–2013 |
Kieran | Nick Blood | Butcher | 1.01–3.02, 3.12–3.13 | 2011–2013 |
Leighton | Joel Fry | Store Assistant | 1.01–S.02 | 2011–2013 |
Lorraine Chain | Stephanie Beacham | Store Manager | 2.01–2.08 | 2012 |
Sharon | Jo Enright | Head Baker | 2.01–S.01 | 2012 |
Richard France | Chris Geere | Director of Strategy | 3.01–3.13 | 2013 |
Dave | Danny Kirrane | Fishmonger | 3.01–S.02 | 2013 |
Ray | Adeel Akhtar | Fishmonger | 3.01–S.02 | 2013 |
Anna | Elizabeth Bower | Checkout Operator | 3.02–3.13 | 2013 |
Rose | Miriam Margolyes | Checkout Operator | 4.01–4.08 | 2014 |
Charlotte "Charlie" O'Connor | Aisling Bea | Store Assistant | 4.02–5.06 | 2014–2015 |
Episodes
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Reception
Following the debut of Trollied, Ian Richardson, manager of Morrisons supermarket in Thornbury, wrote an article in The Guardian newspaper, saying the show was the topic of the discussion in the staff canteen and that he felt the attention to detail on the set was excellent, making a realistic setting. In Mr Richardson’s article he commented that the show portrayed many similarities with his supermarket, but he could not relate to the use of bad language on the shop floor or poor customer service levels. He felt that it was a shame there was not more customer interaction.[8]
DVD releases
- Series 1 was released as a 2 disc set on 17 October 2011.[9]
- Series 2 and the 2012 Christmas Special were released as a 2 disc set on 31 December 2012.[10]
- Series 3 and the 2013 Christmas Special were released as a 2 disc set on 30 December 2013.[11]
- Series 1–3 were released as a 6 disc set on 6 October 2014.[12]
- Series 4 was released on a single disc on 5 January 2015.[13]
- Series 5, including both the 50th episode and the 2015 Christmas special, was released as a 2-disc set on 15 January 2016.[14]
References
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External links
- Official website
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