Grafters
Grafters was a British drama–comedy programme originally broadcast in the UK on ITV from 27 October 1998 to 20 December 1999 for 16 episodes over two series.[1]
Grafters relates the lives of the Purvis brothers Joe (Robson Green) and Trevor (Stephen Tompkinson), who along with their younger cousin Simon (Darren Morfitt) run a successful building business.
The show regularly received ratings of over 9 million viewers[2] and at the time was among ITV's most popular drama series. Rumours of a revival surfaced in 2006,[3] but no further episodes have been made.
Cast
- Paul Carter - Dulwich Hill
- Robson Green - Joe Purvis
- Stephen Tompkinson - Trevor Purvis
- Darren Morfitt - Simon Purvis
- Emily Joyce - Laura
- Carli Norris - Melanie
DVD releases
Entertainment One has released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. Season 1 was released on 17 July 2007,[4] while season 2 was released on 4 December 2007.[5]
Shock Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Australia on 12 January 2009.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162809/
- ↑ http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30?
- ↑ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article74492.ece
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Grafters-Complete-Season-Robson-Green/dp/B000PGTNCU
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Grafters-Complete-Second-Robson-Green/dp/B000VUHDCC/
- ↑ http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/803266