Goldplated

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Goldplated is an eight-part drama series from World Productions which made its debut on Channel 4 on Wednesday 18th October 2006 at 10.00pm. It follows self-made businessman John White (played by David Schofield), as he struggles to complete a business deal that could be compromised by past indiscretions. Similarly to The Sopranos (which the show has been compared to) White's personal life is intertwined with his business life. He lives with his partner Cassidy, who is half his age, and their son, while in the process of divorcing his wife Beth (Barbara Marten). His oldest son Darren is his business partner, while his other 2 children with Beth also feature.

Despite a massive promotional effort that included a nationwide poster campaign featuring giant Gold Credit cards across Great Britain the drama fared disastrously in the ratings, drawing only 1.4 million viewers for its opening episode. Even though the series appeared to have a massive fanbase, the ratings figures dropped to half of that number over the following two weeks, prompting Channel 4 to shunt the remaining episodes to a late-night slot and to cancel Saturday repeats and 'first look' screenings on E4.

FILMING LOCATIONS

Over 50 percent of the filming takes place in The Borough of Macclesfield in Cheshire on the edge of the Pennines, in Northern England.

Alderley Edge, Cheshire as Alderley Edge
Brasingamens Pub, Alderley Edge, Cheshire as the Nightclub
Over Alderley National Trust, Cheshire as various
Knutsford, Cheshire
De Vere Mottram Hall, Mottram, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Mere Country Golf Club, Knutsford, Cheshire

[edit] Trivia

During various nightclub sequence in episode 3, the DJ can be heard playing three tracks from The Knife's Silent Shout album, including the track of the same name, and some tracks from the Supernature album by Goldfrapp.