The Riff Raff Element

British TV series or programme

The Riff Raff Element

Genre| Drama
Written by| Debbie Horsfield
Directed by| Jeremy Ancock
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of series| 2
No. of episodes| 12
Production
Producer| Liz Trubridge
Production locations| Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Running time| 50 minutes
Original release
Network| BBC1
Release| 2 April 1993 (1993-04-02) –
24 May 1994 (1994-05-24)

The Riff Raff Element is a 1990s British television series written by Debbie Horsfield and directed by Jeremy Ancock for BBC One.[1][2] The series was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series in 1994.[3]

## Plot[edit]

The basic plot was "the Tundishes, down-at-heel country aristocrats, are compelled to live cheek-by-jowl with the vulgar Belchers from Salford"[4] so simultaneously drawing on the English north-south divide and class divide.

## Cast[edit]

The Belchers

* Trevor Peacock — Acky Belcher
* Susan Brown — Maggie Belcher
* Mossie Smith — Petula Belcher
* Jayne Ashbourne — Carmen
* Cal MacAninch — Declan

The Tundishes

* Ronald Pickup — Roger Tundish
* Pippa Guard — Phoenix
* Richard Hope — Mortimer Tundish
* Celia Imrie — Joanna Tundish
* Nicholas Farrell — Boyd Tundish
* Greg Wise — Alister
* Stewart Pile — Oliver Tundish
* Stewart Bewley — Oliver Tundish
* Ashley Wright — Nathan Tundish

Others

* Lionel Guyett — Father Casper
* Dicken Ashworth — Nelson
* Kate Binchy — Dearbhla
* Brenda Bruce — Granny Grogan
* George Costigan — Vincent

## References[edit]

1. ^ The Riff Raff Element, BBC Genome Project, 2 April 1993, retrieved 9 January 2020
2. ^ The Riff Raff Element, Nostalgia Central (UK), 27 September 2014, retrieved 9 January 2020
3. ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
4. ^ Debbie Horsfield article in The Independent

## External links[edit]

* The Riff Raff Element at IMDb
* Plot summaries at BFI, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 12 August 2014.

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