The Governor (UK TV series)

The Governor
Created by Lynda La Plante
Starring Janet McTeer
Derek Martin
Ron Donachie
David Nicholls
Christine Moore
Sophie Okendo
Jeremy Sheffield
Eamonn Walker
Paul Kynman
Adrian Scarborough
Craig Charles
Country of origin UK
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 12 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 45 min.
Broadcast
Original channel ITV, STV, UTV
Picture format 4:3, 16:9
Original run 14 May 1995 
27 April 1996

The Governor is a ITV television drama series that began in 1995 and ended in 1996, with just two series being broadcast. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante, known for her hit television series Prime Suspect, which went on hiatus in the same year.[1] Each episode of the The Governor was forty-five minutes long, with the exception of the first episode which was double-length. La Plante felt that the series had reached a natural end and decided not to write any further episodes, thus meaning the last episode was broadcast on April 27, 1996.

Characters

Prison officers

Character Season 1 Season 2
Gov. Helen Hewitt
Janet McTeer
Deputy Gov. Gary Marshall
Derek Martin
Temporary Gov. Wrexham John Forgeham
Ofc. Russell Morgan
Ron Donachie
Ofc. "Jumbo" Jackson
David Nicholls
Ofc. James Mallahide Paul Kynman
Ofc. Chiswick Idris Elba

Prison inmates

Character Season 1 Season 2
Snoopy Oswald
Eamonn Walker
Victor Braithwaite
Terry O'Neill
Walter Brinkley Adrian Scarborough
Norman Jones Anthony Higgins
Anthony Kelly Robert Cavanah
Alan Fisher Tim Meats
Howard Webster Ian Curtis
Eugene Buffy Craig Charles

Other prison staff

Character Season 1 Season 2
Mavis O'Connell
Christine Moore
Moira Levitt Sophie Okonedo
Dr. Thomas Jeremy Sheffield
Dr. Cameron Williams John Blakey

DVD releases

DVD Name Ep# Region 2 Region 1
The Complete First Series 6 28 March 2011[2] N/A
The Complete Second and Final Series 6 4 June 2012[3] N/A

References

  1. "The Governor (TV Series 1995–1996)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. "The Governor - The Complete First Series [1995] [DVD]". Amazon.com. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. "The Governor - The Complete Series 2 [DVD]". Amazon.com. Retrieved 29 December 2014.

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