24:
585:
427:, edited together as a single 100 minute piece ("Crapston Villas – City of Slummington"), while Series 2 was similarly released, but on two videos ("Health Hazard" and "Culture Shock"). In the USA five episodes from Series 1 were released on DVD by the independent production/distribution company
367:
London life, directed at a mature audience. It featured a set of characters, living in a grim apartment building in the fictional postcode of SE69, who were plagued by various dilemmas. Foul language, sex and violence are present.
135:
668:
663:
658:
678:
629:
718:
653:
648:
708:
415:
The show would be one of the first animated series on
British television to present openly gay characters, specifically Robbie and Larry.
434:
As of
January 2012, all 20 episodes of Crapston Villas are available to watch on Channel 4's digital on-demand service 4oD (now called
474:
542:
703:
683:
698:
399:
88:
673:
60:
622:
693:
67:
510:
388:, who was also director (series 1) along with Peter Boyd Maclean (series 2). The music for the show was composed by
107:
41:
615:
74:
45:
56:
713:
688:
398:
The show was cancelled after its second series by the incoming new head of
Channel 4 Television,
239:
34:
389:
500:
81:
439:
8:
603:
428:
534:
595:
573:
506:
385:
349:
171:
223:
231:
599:
377:
360:
345:
291:
207:
157:
642:
215:
227:
211:
153:
357:
235:
567:
423:
Each series comprised ten episodes. Series 1 was subsequently issued on
431:, but so far no DVD releases of either series have occurred in the UK.
404:
364:
353:
161:
381:
306:
149:
23:
475:"TELEVISION Crapston Villas (Channel 4) - Arts & Entertainment"
395:
Voices were provided by a range of
British actors and comedians.
584:
592:
502:
British
Television Animation 1997–2010: Drawing Comic Tradition
145:
435:
380:
Productions company and was originally broadcast on the UK's
348:
animated television series, written, created and directed by
424:
438:). Reruns of the Series are also available to watch on
134:
48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
535:"Take A Trip Back To Channel 4's Crapston Villas"
640:
669:British adult animated comedy television series
664:1990s British animated comedy television series
659:1990s British adult animated television series
408:to fill the late Friday night slot vacated by
623:
472:
630:
616:
133:
679:British English-language television shows
492:
352:, in which the characters were made from
108:Learn how and when to remove this message
719:British comedy television series stubs
654:1998 British television series endings
641:
498:
649:1995 British television series debuts
532:
505:. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 221–.
384:from 1995 to 1998. It was written by
709:Channel 4 animated television series
579:
46:adding citations to reliable sources
17:
545:from the original on March 26, 2020
120:1995 British TV series or programme
13:
14:
730:
561:
583:
533:Tilke, Matt (January 29, 2005).
22:
473:Jasper Rees (28 October 1995).
418:
33:needs additional citations for
704:Television shows set in London
684:Channel 4 original programming
526:
466:
254:
1:
699:LGBTQ-related animated series
499:Norris, Van (1 August 2014).
459:
371:
674:Claymation television series
602:. You can help Knowledge by
402:, who then bought US import
363:. It was a comedy satire on
273:Sarah Ann Kennedy (Season 2)
7:
598:in the United Kingdom is a
591:This article relating to a
275:Joanna Beresford (Season 1)
10:
735:
578:
292:Spitting Image Productions
694:Troma Entertainment films
445:
312:
302:
297:
287:
279:
269:
264:
253:
245:
203:
195:
187:
177:
167:
141:
132:
125:
455:Awards: Best New Program
283:10 minutes per episode
42:improve this article
429:Troma Entertainment
376:It was made by the
270:Executive producers
288:Production company
260:20 (over 2 series)
611:
610:
596:television series
386:Sarah Ann Kennedy
350:Sarah Ann Kennedy
337:
336:
246:Country of origin
199:Sarah Ann Kennedy
191:Sarah Ann Kennedy
181:Sarah Ann Kennedy
172:Sarah Ann Kennedy
118:
117:
110:
92:
57:"Crapston Villas"
726:
714:Animated sitcoms
689:Channel 4 comedy
632:
625:
618:
587:
580:
555:
554:
552:
550:
530:
524:
523:
521:
519:
496:
490:
489:
487:
485:
470:
356:and filmed with
333:
331:
326:January 19, 1998
323:
321:
316:October 27, 1995
298:Original release
256:
224:Alistair McGowan
137:
123:
122:
113:
106:
102:
99:
93:
91:
50:
26:
18:
734:
733:
729:
728:
727:
725:
724:
723:
639:
638:
637:
636:
569:Crapston Villas
564:
559:
558:
548:
546:
531:
527:
517:
515:
513:
497:
493:
483:
481:
479:The Independent
471:
467:
462:
448:
442:late at night.
421:
410:Crapston Villas
400:Michael Jackson
374:
341:Crapston Villas
329:
327:
325:
319:
317:
274:
238:
234:
232:Alison Steadman
230:
226:
222:
220:
219:Claire Jennings
218:
214:
210:
182:
160:
156:
152:
148:
127:Crapston Villas
121:
114:
103:
97:
94:
51:
49:
39:
27:
12:
11:
5:
732:
722:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
635:
634:
627:
620:
612:
609:
608:
588:
577:
576:
563:
562:External links
560:
557:
556:
525:
511:
491:
464:
463:
461:
458:
457:
456:
447:
444:
420:
417:
378:Spitting Image
373:
370:
361:clay animation
335:
334:
314:
310:
309:
304:
300:
299:
295:
294:
289:
285:
284:
281:
277:
276:
271:
267:
266:
262:
261:
258:
251:
250:
249:United Kingdom
247:
243:
242:
208:Morwenna Banks
205:
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
189:
185:
184:
179:
175:
174:
169:
165:
164:
158:Surreal humour
143:
139:
138:
130:
129:
119:
116:
115:
30:
28:
21:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
731:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
646:
644:
633:
628:
626:
621:
619:
614:
613:
607:
605:
601:
597:
594:
589:
586:
582:
581:
575:
571:
570:
566:
565:
544:
540:
536:
529:
514:
512:9781137330949
508:
504:
503:
495:
480:
476:
469:
465:
454:
450:
449:
443:
441:
437:
432:
430:
426:
416:
413:
411:
407:
406:
401:
396:
393:
391:
387:
383:
379:
369:
366:
362:
359:
355:
351:
347:
344:is a British
343:
342:
315:
311:
308:
305:
301:
296:
293:
290:
286:
282:
278:
272:
268:
263:
259:
252:
248:
244:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
217:
216:Jane Horrocks
213:
209:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
180:
176:
173:
170:
166:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
144:
140:
136:
131:
128:
124:
112:
109:
101:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
69:
66:
62:
59: –
58:
54:
53:Find sources:
47:
43:
37:
36:
31:This article
29:
25:
20:
19:
16:
604:expanding it
590:
568:
547:. Retrieved
538:
528:
516:. Retrieved
501:
494:
482:. Retrieved
478:
468:
452:
433:
422:
419:Availability
414:
409:
403:
397:
394:
375:
340:
339:
338:
280:Running time
240:John Thomson
228:Lesley Sharp
212:Felix Dexter
178:Developed by
154:Black comedy
126:
104:
95:
85:
78:
71:
64:
52:
40:Please help
35:verification
32:
15:
549:January 19,
518:31 December
390:Rowland Lee
358:stop motion
257:of episodes
236:Steve Steen
196:Directed by
98:August 2013
643:Categories
539:Retroheadz
460:References
405:South Park
372:Production
365:inner-city
354:plasticine
330:1998-01-19
320:1995-10-27
265:Production
221:Polly Kemp
188:Written by
183:Mike Davis
168:Created by
162:Soap opera
68:newspapers
484:25 August
453:Broadcast
382:Channel 4
307:Channel 4
150:Animation
543:Archived
440:G.O.L.D.
204:Starring
328: (
324: –
318: (
313:Release
303:Network
82:scholar
593:comedy
509:
446:Awards
146:Sitcom
84:
77:
70:
63:
55:
451:1996
436:All 4
425:video
346:adult
142:Genre
89:JSTOR
75:books
600:stub
574:IMDb
551:2020
520:2014
507:ISBN
486:2013
61:news
572:at
255:No.
44:by
645::
541:.
537:.
477:.
412:.
392:.
631:e
624:t
617:v
606:.
553:.
522:.
488:.
332:)
322:)
111:)
105:(
100:)
96:(
86:·
79:·
72:·
65:·
38:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
