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1991 British TV series or programme

The Sharp End
Created by	Roy Clarke
Directed by	Brian Parker David Penn
Starring	Gwen Taylor James Cosmo Philip Martin Brown
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	12 April (1991-04-12) – 31 May 1991 (1991-05-31)

The Sharp End was a 1991 British television comedy drama starring Gwen Taylor, James Cosmo and Philip Martin Brown. It was written by Roy Clarke and directed by Brian Parker and David Penn, and ran for eight episodes on BBC1 from 12 April 1991. The programme was filmed on location in Stoke-on-Trent.

Taylor took the leading role of Celia Forrest, a recent widow who had decided to take on the running of her late husband's Debt Collection Agency. However, her decision to do this was much to the displeasure of her more ruthless business rival (Martin Brown), who tried everything in his power to close her business down.

James Cosmo also starred as Carmichael, an illiterate hermit who was hired by Forrest as her assistant. He spent much of the series riding around on a pushbike with a tape recorder on which Forrest would record instructions of his tasks for the day.

The duo managed to keep the company running, but the series was less successful, and was cancelled after one season. It also aired on ABC TV in Australia.

External links

The Sharp End at IMDb

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Situation comedies	The Misfit (1970–71) Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010) Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt (pilot, 1974) Open All Hours (1973, 1976–85) The Growing Pains of PC Penrose (1975) Rosie (1977–81) Potter (1979–83) Flickers (1980) The Magnificent Evans (1984) The Clairvoyant (1984–86) Mann's Best Friends (1985) First of the Summer Wine (1988–89) Keeping Up Appearances (1990–95) Don't Tell Father (1992) Ain't Misbehavin' (1994–95) Spark (1997) Still Open All Hours (2013–19) Young Hyacinth (2016)
Other	Spyder's Web (1972) The Bass Player and the Blonde (1977) Pulaski (1987) Hawks (1988) The Sharp End (1991) A Foreign Field (1993) The Wanderer (1994)

Roy Clarke

Situation
comedies

The Misfit (1970–71)
Last of the Summer Wine (1973–2010)
Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt (pilot, 1974)
Open All Hours (1973, 1976–85)
The Growing Pains of PC Penrose (1975)
Rosie (1977–81)
Potter (1979–83)
Flickers (1980)
The Magnificent Evans (1984)
The Clairvoyant (1984–86)
Mann's Best Friends (1985)
First of the Summer Wine (1988–89)
Keeping Up Appearances (1990–95)
Don't Tell Father (1992)
Ain't Misbehavin' (1994–95)
Spark (1997)
Still Open All Hours (2013–19)
Young Hyacinth (2016)

Other

Spyder's Web (1972)
The Bass Player and the Blonde (1977)
Pulaski (1987)
Hawks (1988)
The Sharp End (1991)
A Foreign Field (1993)
The Wanderer (1994)

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