Series synopsis
Hardware is a British comedy television series that premiered on STV on March 23, 2003. It ended on April 11, 2004. It was created by Simon Nye. It stars Ryan Cartwright, Ken Morley, Peter Serafinowicz and Martin Freeman.
Hardware is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 2003 to 2004. Starring Martin Freeman, it was written and created by Simon Nye, the creator of Men Behaving Badly.
The show's opening theme was A Taste of Honey by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass.
Premise
Hardware is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 2003 to 2004. Starring Martin Freeman, it was written and created by Simon Nye, the creator of Men Behaving Badly.
The show's opening theme was A Taste of Honey by Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ryan Cartwright as Steve
- Ken Morley as Rex
- Peter Serafinowicz as Kenny
- Martin Freeman as Mike
- Ella Kenion as Julie
- Susan Earl as Anne
Guest cast
- Peter Davison as Peter Davison
- Lynsey Baxter
- Charlie Creed-Miles as Terry
- Justin Edwards as Dithery Man
- Eileen Davies as Edna
- Richard Leaf as Daniel
- Richard Lumsden as Cliff Hicks
- Daniel Bliss as Stroppy Teenager
- Howard Karloff as Small Customer
- Jennifer Marriott as Boring Customer
- Gordon Peters as Dithery Man
- Milton Jones as Adaptitool Customer
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | March 23, 2003 | April 27, 2003 |
| Season 2 | 6 | March 7, 2004 | April 11, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nice A group of men spend their working days at a small hardware shop insulting customers. When Mike insults a customer who then tries to commit suicide, he vows to be friendly and helpful. |
March 23, 2003 |
| 2 |
Naked Mike is annoyed by the gang's excitement over their new uniforms; at the same time, his girlfriend's mother comes to visit and attempts to seduce him. |
March 30, 2003 |
| 3 |
Bondage Mike and his girlfriend try to enliven their sex life. |
April 6, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bastard When the lads notice that Kenny's son bears no resemblance to his father, Kenny gets a DNA test done on his son. Meanwhile, the cafe's new licence to sell alcohol leads to plenty of extended drinking sessions for the shop's workforce. |
March 7, 2004 |
| 2 |
Big Foot In Big Foot, the lads in the shop take it upon their selves to wind up their irritable boss Rex, and Kenny and Steve try to convince him that he's becoming shorter with old age. At the Cafe, Julie's been liberated from her apron strings and takes time off to indulge in a singles holiday. Her replacement is Mike, who soon finds that mixing business with pleasure definitely isn't a recipe for success. |
March 14, 2004 |
| 3 |
Nude Anne's approached by an artist who specialises in the drawing of nude models, and is offered a hefty cash sum to be the subject of his next piece. At Hamway's, Rex realises, due to the impact of the price cuts at the infamous DIY superstore that his shop is fast losing money, and decides that someone has to go. And that someone is Kenny. |
March 21, 2004 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | STV |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 23, 2003 |
| Last aired | April 11, 2004 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:30:00 |