Series synopsis
Moving Wallpaper is a British drama comedy television series that premiered on ITV1 on January 10, 2008. It ended on April 3, 2009. It was created by Tony Jordan. It stars James Lance, Ben Miller, Elizabeth Berrington and Raquel Cassidy.
Moving Wallpaper is a British satirical comedy-drama television series set in a TV production unit. It ran on ITV for two series in 2008–2009. The subject of the first series was the production of a soap called Echo Beach, each episode of which aired directly after the Moving Wallpaper episode about its production. The second series was based around the production of a "zombie show" called Renaissance. Ben Miller confirmed in May 2009 on his Twitter account that no further series will be made.
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Premise
Moving Wallpaper is a British satirical comedy-drama television series set in a TV production unit. It ran on ITV for two series in 2008–2009. The subject of the first series was the production of a soap called Echo Beach, each episode of which aired directly after the Moving Wallpaper episode about its production. The second series was based around the production of a "zombie show" called Renaissance. Ben Miller confirmed in May 2009 on his Twitter account that no further series will be made.
The title, "Moving Wallpaper", is a disparaging term applied to uninspiring TV shows, or to television in general, referring to the perception that modern television viewers are "mindless absorbers of images", as if staring at wallpaper.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- James Lance as Tom Warren
- Ben Miller as Jonathan Pope
- Elizabeth Berrington as Mel Debrou
- Raquel Cassidy as Nancy Weeks
- Sinéad Keenan as Kelly Hawkins
- Martine McCutcheon as Martine McCutcheon (uncredited)
- Alan Dale as Alan Dale
- Jason Donovan as Jason Donovan (uncredited)
Supporting cast
- Susie Amy as Susie Amy
- Dave Lamb as Carl Morris
- Kelly Brook as Kelly Brook
Guest cast
- Tony Gardner as George
- Louise Rose as Emma
- Nick Turner as Stand In (uncredited)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 10, 2008 | March 21, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 6 | February 27, 2009 | April 3, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 ITV's new soap Echo Beach is just days away from launching and a new producer called Jonathan Pope is hired. He makes sure he is public enemy number 1 in the production office, as he throws out everyone's ideas and brings in fresh new ideas, stories and characters. Everyone disagrees with the ideas but Pope is convinced his ideas will make Echo Beach a ratings hit. Is he right? Time will tell... Welcome to Moving Wallpaper the show set in the fictional production office of the soap, Echo Beach. |
January 10, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 It's Jonathan's birthday, but that's not stopping him from working. He is proud of how Episode 1 of Echo Beach turned out. Everyone is for a surprise when their wages are handed out. Nancy makes it clear that she wants Jonathan to fail in his new job. |
January 11, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Gillian has been mugged and Jonathan who is trying to be more of a team player now, accompanies her to the police station. As Jonathan feels out of the loop and the tea run, he moves into the production office, distracting the writers with his noisy habits. But Jonathan's attempts at being nice gets on people's nerves and upsets them. |
January 18, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Series 2, Episode 1 Echo Beach is dead (it was shit and no one watched it), but Moving Wallpaper is still alive. With Echo Beach now consigned to the history books, Jonathan Pope and his team face the sack. But could a dead man in the toilets and zombies give them a second chance |
February 27, 2009 |
| 2 |
Series 2, Episode 2 Jonathan Pope tries to go behind the back of his boss to get some finance from the American Sci-Fi channel with predictable results. |
March 6, 2009 |
| 3 |
Series 2, Episode 3 Jonathon Pope has some serious back pedaling to do when he inadvertently sexual harasses the male lead of Renaissance. |
March 13, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ITV1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 10, 2008 |
| Last aired | April 3, 2009 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |