The Riff Raff Element

British TV series (1993–1994)

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

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

## Cast

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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

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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

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

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