Brass
Series Overview
Brass is a British comedy-drama series created by John Stevenson and Julian Roach, and produced by Granada Television for ITV and eventually Channel 4. Satirising the working-class period dramas of the 1970s and the American supersoaps such as Dallas and Dynasty, Brass was unusual for ITV comedies of the time, as there was no laugh track and the humour deliberately kept extremely dry, using convoluted wordplay and subtle commentary on popular culture. Set primarily in Utterley, a fictional Lancashire mining town in the 1930s, two feuding families—the wealthy Hardacres and the poor, working-class Fairchilds, who lived in a small terraced house rented from the Hardacre empire.
Broadcast Schedule & Network Information
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3 Seasons • 32 Episodes
30 min per episode
1983 – 1990
Premiered: Mon, Feb 21, 1983
Latest Aired Episode
Season 3, Episode 6: “Their Finest Half Hour”
Bradley prepares the grounds at his new country estate for a cricket match. Morris and Matthew meet in France and attempt to escape the Germans by stealing one of their planes. They make it to England and as they fly over the cricket pitch, they send a message attached to Morris's golliwog.
Seasons & Episodes Breakdown
Cast & Creators
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Timothy West
Bradley Hardacre
Caroline Blakiston
Lady Patience Hardacre
James Saxon
Morris Hardacre
Gail Harrison
Isobel Hardacre
Emily Morgan
Charlotte Hardacre
Barbara Ewing
Agnes Fairchild
Shaun Scott
Jack Fairchild
Gary Cady
Matthew Fairchild
David Ashton
Inspector Hamish McDuff
Patrick Pearson
Austin Hardacre
Geoffrey Hutchings
George Fairchild
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Les Chatfield
John Stevenson, Julian Roach
John Scarrott
Mark Robson
Department Leadership Roster
Les Chatfield
Director
Mark Robson
Producer
John Stevenson
Writer
Julian Roach
Writer
John Scarrott
Director of Photography
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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PG: Parental Guidance — Unlikely to upset children 8 and older.
International Certification Matrix
Parental Guidance — Unlikely to upset children 8 and older.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Brass
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What is Brass about?
Brass is a British comedy-drama series created by John Stevenson and Julian Roach, and produced by Granada Television for ITV and eventually Channel 4. Satirising the working-class period dramas of the 1970s and the American supersoaps such as Dallas and Dynasty, Brass was unusual for ITV comedies of the time, as there was no laugh track and the humour deliberately kept extremely dry, using convoluted wordplay and subtle commentary on popular culture. Set primarily in Utterley, a fictional Lancashire mining town in the 1930s, two feuding families—the wealthy Hardacres and the poor, working-class Fairchilds, who lived in a small terraced house rented from the Hardacre empire.
How many seasons does Brass have?
Brass comprises 3 seasons available to explore.
Who stars in Brass?
Key cast members in Brass include Timothy West, Caroline Blakiston, James Saxon, Gail Harrison, Emily Morgan.
Who created or directed Brass?
Brass was developed and directed by Les Chatfield.