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The Governor was an ITV television drama series that began in 1995 and ended in 1996, with just two series being broadcast. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante, known for her hit television series Prime Suspect, which went on hiatus in the same year. Each episode of The Governor was forty-five minutes long, with the exception of the first episode which was double-length. La Plante felt that the series had reached a natural end and decided not to write any further episodes, therefore the last episode was broadcast on 27 April 1996, and ended with a cliffhanger that was not resolved. The series starred Janet McTeer and Derek Martin as prisoner governors Helen Hewitt and Gary Marshall respectively. The complete first series was released on DVD on 28 March 2011. The complete second series was released on 4 June 2012.
Original Release
05/14/1995
Cast
Name | Character |
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Janet McTeer | Helen Hewitt |
Derek Martin | Gary Marshall / Garry Marshall |
David J. Nicholls | 'Jumbo' Jackson |
Christine Moore | Mavis O'Connell / Mavis |
Jake Abraham | Brian Samora |
Eamonn Walker | Snoopy Oswald / Snoopy |
Ron Donachie | Russell Morgan |
Terry O'Neill | Victor Braithwaite / Victor Braithwaite aka Tarzan / Tarzan |
Mal Whyte | John Bunny / Mr. Bunny / Mr Bunny |
Frank Harper | Officer Brent / Nelson |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #2.1 | Saturday, 23 March 1996 |
2 | Episode #2.2 | Saturday, 30 March 1996 |
3 | Episode #2.3 | Saturday, 06 April 1996 |
4 | Episode #2.4 | Saturday, 13 April 1996 |
5 | Episode #2.5 | Saturday, 20 April 1996 |
6 | Episode #2.6 | Saturday, 27 April 1996 |
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Directors
Bob Mahoney, Alan Dossor, Aisling Walsh, Robert Knights
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Janet McTeer | Helen Hewitt |
Derek Martin | Gary Marshall / Garry Marshall |
David J. Nicholls | 'Jumbo' Jackson |
Christine Moore | Mavis O'Connell / Mavis |
Jake Abraham | Brian Samora |
Eamonn Walker | Snoopy Oswald / Snoopy |
Ron Donachie | Russell Morgan |
Terry O'Neill | Victor Braithwaite / Victor Braithwaite aka Tarzan / Tarzan |
Mal Whyte | John Bunny / Mr. Bunny / Mr Bunny |
Frank Harper | Officer Brent / Nelson |
Dominic Borrelli | Roddy Marsh |
Zacharee Lee | Eric Haddock |
Sophie Okonedo | Moira Levitt |
Jeremy Sheffield | Doctor Thomas |
Jonathan Linsley | Burt Threlfall |
Craig Charles | Eugene Buffy |
Huggy Leaver | Keith Smith / Kevin Smith |
Robert Blythe | Dr. Davyd Harris / Dr Davyd Harris / Dr. David Harris |
Idris Elba | Officer Chiswick |
Paul Kynman | James Malahide |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Steve Lanning | Executive Producer |
Keith Richardson | Executive Producer |
Lynda La Plante | Producer |
Liz Thorburn | Producer |