Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Press Pack
Contents Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Press release . 2 Introduction . 3 Cast list/production credits . 6 Regional interest . 7 Cast interviews . Tim Healy . 8 Jimmy Nail . 10 Timothy Spall . 12 Kevin Whately . 14 Christopher Fairbank . 16 Pat Roach . 18 Noel Clarke . 20 Bill Nighy . 22 Gordon Tootoosis . 23 Saginaw Grant . 24 The locations . Middlesbrough . 25 Arizona . 27 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Press release The “Magnificent Seven” Ride Again! One of television’s most popular dramas, Creator Franc Roddam says: “It’s moved on, in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, comes to BBC One spirit and in time. The maturity of the characters has brought a new edge and humour Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, the hit drama of the to the story-telling and there are plenty of Eighties about an intrepid band of British surprises along the way.” brickies, is back on TV screens this spring on BBC One – but this time they’re the bosses Laura Mackie, Head of Drama Serials, adds: with a business proposition that could make “I’m really proud that we’ve been able to them all rich. reunite such a fantastic team. Auf Wiedersehen, Pet has a special place in people’s hearts and I The production reunites the original cast of Tim hope a new audience will love it just as much.” Healy (Dennis), Jimmy Nail (Oz), Timothy Spall (Barry), Kevin Whately (Neville), Christopher Guest stars include Branka Katic, who plays Fairbank (Moxey) and Pat Roach (Bomber), Tatiana, Barry’s gorgeous Russian wife, and Bill with newcomer Noel Clarke (Wyman), original Nighy as disgraced MP, Jeffrey Grainger, who writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and forms an unlikely bond in prison with Oz and creator Franc Roddam.
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