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.
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[1] and at the time was among ITV's most popular drama series. It received a 7.6/10 rating on IMDB.[2]
Cast
- Paul Carter – Dulwich Hill
- Robson Green – Joe Purvis
- Stephen Tompkinson – Trevor Purvis
- Darren Morfitt – Simon Purvis
- Emily Joyce – Laura
- Neil Stuke – Paul
- Carli Norris – Melanie
- Marian McLoughlin – Pippa
- Eva Pope – Janice
- Luisa Bradshaw-White – Debbie
- David Westhead – Nick Costello
- Katherine Wogan – Clare Costello
- Lesley Vickerage – Viv Casey
- Patrick Baladi – Will
- Maurice Roëves – Lennie
- James Gaddas – Ray
- Berwick Kaler – Uncle Alan
- Lisa Kay – Chloe
- Judy Goldberg – Auctioneer's Assistant
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,[3] while season 2 was released on 4 December 2007.[4]
Shock Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Australia on 12 January 2009.[5] Series 1 & 2 will be released on Region 2 on 26 February 2018.
References
- ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) | BARB".
- ^ Grafters (Comedy, Drama), Robson Green, Stephen Tompkinson, Darren Morfitt, Coastal Productions, Granada Television, 27 October 1998, retrieved 16 September 2023
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Grafters – Complete First Season". Amazon. 17 July 2007.
- ^ "Grafters: Season 2". Amazon. 4 December 2007.
- ^ "Grafters - the Complete Series (4 Disc Set) @ EzyDVD". Archived from the original on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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