The Riff Raff Element
The Riff Raff Element was a 1990s British television series written by Debbie Horsfield and directed by Jeremy Ancock. The series was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series in 1994.
| The Riff Raff Element | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Debbie Horsfield |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC1 |
| Original run | 2 April 1993 – 1994 |
Plot
The basic plot was "the Tundishes, down-at-heel southern aristocrats, are compelled to live cheek-by-jowl with the vulgar Belchers from Salford"[1] so simultaneously drawing on the English north-south divide and class divide.
Cast
The Belchers
- Trevor Peacock — Acky Belcher
- Susan Brown — Maggie Belcher
- Mossie Smith — Petula Belcher
- Jayne Ashbourne — Carmen
- Cal MacAninch — Declan
The Tundishes
- Ronald Pickup — Roger Tundish
- Pippa Guard — Phoenix
- Richard Hope (actor) — Mortimer Tundish
- Celia Imrie — Joanna Tundish
- Nicholas Farrell — Boyd Tundish
- Stewart Pile — Oliver Tundish
- Stewart Bewley — Oliver Tundish
- Ashley Wright — Nathan Tundish
Others
- Lionel Guyett — Father Casper
- Dicken Ashworth — Nelson
- Kate Binchy — Dearbhla
- Brenda Bruce — Granny Grogan
- George Costigan — Vincent
- Greg Wise — Alister
References
External links
- Plot summaries at BFI, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 12 August 2014.