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Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions and Sprout for ITV1. It was created by Simon Wheeler and stars Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a Norfolk-based solicitor who is trying to discover the whereabouts of his deceased brother's body.^[1] The series of six one-hour episodes is scheduled to air from April 2007. A second series was commissioned before the first episode was broadcast and is due to be filmed before summer 2007.^[2] As of February 2007, distributor Portman Film and Television has sold the series to 14 international networks.^[3] Image File history File links TVfuture_icon. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ... Hermione Norris (born 1968 in Essex, England) is a British actress. ... Phyllida Law (born 8 May 1932) is a Scottish actress. ... Celie Imrie (born 15 July 1952 in Guildford England) is a British actress. ... Karl Davies is a popular young British actor most famous for his role as Robert Sugden in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. ... Anthony Declan James Slattery (born 9 November 1959) is a British actor and comedian. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, author, actor and filmmaker. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ...

Characters

Wheeler describes the characters as being "three families"; Kingdom's immediate relations, his co-workers and the populace of the (fictional) town of Market Shipborough.^[1]

• Peter Kingdom (Stephen Fry) — Kingdom is a compassionate and respected solicitor in the town. His brother Simon died before the first episode, and Peter tries to solve the mystery of the whereabouts of his missing body.^[4]
• Beatrice Kingdom (Hermione Norris) — Peter's sister has just left rehab and moves in with him.^[4]
• Aunt Auriel (Phyllida Law) — Peter's aunt.^[4]
• Gloria Millington (Celia Imrie) — The receptionist at the office.^[4]
• Lyle Anderson (Karl Davies) — The trainee solicitor at the office.^[4]
• Sidney Snell (Tony Slattery) — A local villager and a frequent client of Kingdom's.^[4]

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Production

The series is written by Alan Whiting and Jeff Povey and directed by Robin Sheppard.^[4] It was shot on location in Swaffham in July 2006.^[5] A behind-the-scenes special was filmed and is due to be screened on ITV3.^[6] Swaffham is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ... ITV3 is an entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ...

DVD release

The first series was passed by the BBFC on March 7, 2007, with a 12 rating.^[7] It will be released by 2 Entertain Video on May 28, 2007. British Board of Film Classification logo The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for film and some video game classification and censorship within the United Kingdom. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... British Board of Film Classification logo The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for film and some video game classification and censorship within the United Kingdom. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Welsh, James (2006-07-01) "Stephen Fry to star in new ITV drama", Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2007-03-18
2. ^ Oatts, Joanne (2007-03-15) "Fry's 'Kingdom' gets second series", Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2007-03-18
3. ^ Anonymous (2007-02-01) "Portman sells Fry drama to 14 territories", Broadcast Now (subscription). Retrieved on 2007-03-18
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Press release (undated) "Stephen Returns to ITV for Brand New Drama Series", The Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry. Retrieved on 2007-03-18
5. ^ Anonymous (2006-07-23) "Welcome to make-believe world of television", Lynn News. Retrieved on 2007-03-18
6. ^ Anonymous (2007-03-20) "ITV3 orders doc on Kingdom drama", Broadcast Now (subscription). Retrieved on 2007-03-26
7. ^ BBFC (2007-03-07) Kingdom Episodes 1–6, British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved on 2007-03-28