Drop Dead Gorgeous (TV series)

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Drop Dead Gorgeous
Format	Comedy drama
Created by	Carmel Morgan
Starring	Sinead Moynihan Kathryn Hunt Linzey Cocker Connor McIntyre
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	10 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	aprox. 55 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC Three
Original run	June 11, 2006 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Drop Dead Gorgeous is a British comedy-drama for BBC Three. Set in Runcorn, it tells the story of 15-year-old Ashley Webb (played by Sinead Moynihan), whose life is turned upside-down when she is approached by a spotter from a local modelling agency. Events move at lightning speed and the whole family, including Ashley's fraternal twin sister Jade (played by Linzey Cocker), are affected.

The first episode was shown on BBC Three on Sunday, June 11, 2006 at 10pm, with weekly episodes until the finale, which aired on July 2, 2006. The first series was shown for the first time on BBC One in August 2007, in the run up to the premiere of the second series on BBC Three. The second series began on September 16, 2007 at 9pm, again with weekly episodes until the finale on October 22, 2007

1 Episodes
2 Cast
3 Locations
4 Trivia
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Drop Dead Gorgeous episodes

[edit] Cast

Pauline Webb - Kathryn Hunt
Terry Webb - Connor McIntyre
Ashley Webb - Sinead Moynihan
Jade Webb - Linzey Cocker
Mikey Webb - Lee Worswick
Val Duggan - Elizabeth Berrington
Ben McIntyre - Andrew Knott
Murray Priestman - Lee Boardman

[edit] Locations

Although the series itself is set in the town of Runcorn in Cheshire, the school used is Philips High School in Whitefield, which is situated about 20-30 miles away from Runcorn, and is a pleasant, leafy suburb of northwest Manchester, near the famous market town, Bury.

In the first series, some scenes set in London were actually recorded in Manchester. In one scene, the famous London Eye big wheel, had been digitally added using CGI methods, and was seen behind Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, the home of Manchester's Halle Orchestra.

Some of the second series was filmed at The Lowry, Salford Quays and M2 Nighclub in Manchester. Most of the interiors were shot at The Pie Factory, sound stage complex also on Salford Quays.