Crocodile Shoes
This article is about the television series. For the related song, see Crocodile Shoes (song). For the album, see Crocodile Shoes (album). For the company which sell shoes, see Croc. For the company which sells garments, see Crocodile Garments.
| 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(s) | Tony McAnaney |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Jimmy Nail Linda James Jen Samson |
| Producer(s) | Charlie Hanson |
| Editor(s) | Chris Gill |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company(s) |
Big Boy Productions Red Rooster |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| First shown in | 1994 |
| Original release | 10 November – 21 December 1994 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Crocodile Shoes II |
Crocodile Shoes is a British 7-part television series made by the BBC and screened on BBC One in 1994.
The series 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, 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 is currently being re-screened on UK channel, Drama, as of February 2016.
Main cast
- 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
- Stuart Greer as Pete
- Ginny Holder as Sue Nbokei
Crew
- Jimmy Nail Scriptwriter
- David Richards Director (Episodes 1-3)
- Robert Knights Director (Episode 4)
- Malcolm Mowbray Director (Episode 5)
- Jimmy Nail Executive Producer
- Jen Samson Executive Producer
- Linda James Executive Producer
- Peter Schmidthausen Floor Manager
External links
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