Crocodile Shoes is a British 13-part television drama set across two series and was made by the BBC. It was screened on BBC1 in 1994 (Series 1) and in 1996 (Series 2).
| Crocodile Shoes | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music |
| Created by | Jimmy Nail |
| Written by | Jimmy Nail |
| Directed by | David Richards Robert Knights Malcolm Mowbray Jimmy Nail (temporary) |
| Starring | Jimmy Nail James Wilby |
| Theme music composer | Tony McAnaney |
| Opening theme | Crocodile Shoes |
| Ending theme | Crocodile Shoes |
| Composer | Tony McAnaney |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jimmy Nail Linda James Jen Samson |
| Producer | Charlie Hanson |
| Editor | Chris Gill |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production companies | Big Boy Productions Red Rooster |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 10 November – 22 December 1994 |
| Related | |
The first series, comprising seven episodes, was written by and starred Jimmy Nail as a factory worker who becomes a country and western singer. The show's eponymous theme tune "Crocodile Shoes" became a chart hit for Nail, as did the album of the same name.
A sequel, comprising six episodes, Crocodile Shoes II, followed in 1996 and the theme tune "Country Boy" was a hit for Nail too.
Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout supplied five original songs to the two series, all of them recorded by Jimmy Nail.
The series was re-screened on UK channel, Drama, in February 2016.
Main cast
edit- Jimmy Nail as Jed Shepperd
- James Wilby as Ade Lynn
- Sammy Johnson as Archie Pate
- Melanie Hill as Emma Shepperd
- Amy Madigan as Carmel Cantrell
- Burt Young as Lou Benedetti
- Brian Capron as Rex Hall
- Christopher Fairbank as Alan Clarke
- Alex Kingston as Caroline Carrison
- Elizabeth Carling as Wendy
- John Bowler as Albert Peplo
- Paul Palance as Big Chrissie
- Berwick Kaler as George
- Peter Wingfield as Danny
- Stuart Greer as Pete
- Ginny Holder as Sue Nbokei
Crew
edit- Jimmy Nail Scriptwriter, executive Producer
- David Richards Director (Episodes 1–3)
- Robert Knights Director (Episode 4)
- Malcolm Mowbray Director (Episode 5)
- Jen Samson Executive Producer
- Linda James Executive Producer
- Peter Schmidthausen Floor Manager
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