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1979
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This TV series contains natural acting, pathos, humour and a gritty realism that manages to combine drama and comedy without an emphasis on sentimentality or bawdy laughs. The series chronicles the debacles of a motley crew of British workers uncertain about Germany, their lives and their futures.
- Jimmy Nail Had Actually Worked in Germany Before
- The Title Is Easily Explainable
- The Main Cast Did Some Method Acting to Prepare For The Series
- The Second Series Experienced A Serious Setback
- Many Scenes Were Actually Filmed in Nottingham
- Producers Fell Out with Jimmy Nail
- The Building Site Is Now Albert Square
- It’S Won A Host of Different Awards
- Jimmy Nail’s Sister Is in The Show
- The Show Was Revived in 2002…
Jimmy Nail (whose real name is James Michael Aloysius Bradford) had actually done some manual work in Germany prior to auditioning for the role of Oz, an experience which no doubt came in handy when he started work on the series. Audiences ended up loving his portrayal of Oz and the series shot him to stardom – a far cry from his humble roots as a ...
In case you didn’t already realise, the title of the show refers to the workers saying goodbye to their wives and girlfriends, with ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ being German for ‘Goodbye’, and ‘Pet’ being a term of endearment in the North East of England. Later on, the title of the programme was at the heart of a bitter dispute between producers Franc Roddam ...
Before filming of series one began, the cast were sent on an actual bricklaying course to make sure that their on-screen work looked as realistic as possible. It must have worked because audiences often praised the series and its true-to-life portrayal of working class labourers. [rtk_adunit_bottom]
Actor Gary Holton, who played Wayne Norris on the show, tragically died of a drug overdose in 1985 whilst filming the second series. This meant that his appearances had to be completely watered-down and edited in the last few episodes. [rtk_adunit_top] They had managed to film all of the exterior scenes with Wayne in them but had not started any of...
Although the series definitely had a North Eastern feel to it, many of the scenes from the second season were actually filmed in Nottingham. In fact, a number of scenes were supposed to be set in Newcastle, Wolverhampton, Derbyshire and even Spain, but Nottingham was the primary filming location. [rtk_adunit_top] In the first series, the scenes set...
Executive producers fell out with Jimmy Nail during filming of the second series because they felt that his ego was out of control, resulting in him often asking for his dialogue to be changed. Nail said in his autobiography that he was pleased when filming on the second series ended, mainly because of Gary Holton’s death but also because he felt t...
The German building site was actually filmed in Elstree Studios and Eastenders fans will be fascinated to learn that it’s now turned into the Albert Square, thanks to the magic of set designers! [rtk_adunit_top]
In 2000 the first series was ranked at number 46 on the ‘100 Greatest British Television Programmes’, a list compiled by the British Film Institute. Not only that, but in 2015 it was also voted ITV’s ‘Favourite TV Programme of all Time’ in a Radio Times poll. [rtk_adunit_middle] The series was nominated for five different BAFTA awards in the 1980s ...
Did you know that Val McClane, who played Norma, otherwise known as Dennis’ sister, is actually Jimmy Nail’s sister in real life? As well as that familial connection, there are a number of other relatives of the main cast who appear in the show. [rtk_adunit_middle] Tim Healy’s then-wife Denise Welch, who will now be familiar to audiences as one of ...
In 2002 the show was revived as a 6 part series with the original writers and all of the surviving cast returning. The revival was a big hit, winning the National Television Award for Best Drama, and a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Drama. [rtk_adunit_middle] In a The South Bank Showdocumentary in the late ’80s, Jimmy Nail said that he wouldn...
Season 1 – Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. With unemployment high and work prospects low, seven men from England head to Düsseldorf for work. Three bricklayers head for Germany in search of work, have...
- Roger Bamford, Baz Taylor, Roger Bramford
- November 11, 1983
- Jimmy Nail
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: Created by Franc Roddam. With Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy, Kevin Whately. Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever-growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Düsseldorf.
- (4.1K)
- 1983-11-11
- Comedy, Drama
- 60
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet ( German pronunciation: [ʔaʊf ˈviːdɐˌzeːən ˈpɛt]) is a British comedy-drama television programme about seven British construction workers who leave the United Kingdom to search for employment overseas. In the first series, the men live and work on a building site in Düsseldorf.
1983 - United Kingdom. Auf Wiedersehen Pet was a comedy drama about unemployed construction workers forced to seek employment in Germany. Its crux revolved around the pain of them leaving wives, girlfriends behind and their worry about just what their men might get up to away from home.
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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. List. With unemployment high and work prospects low, seven men from England head to Düsseldorf for work. Page 1 of 3, 5 total items. Franc Roddam.
