Trollied

Trollied
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Anne Marie O'Connor Paul Doolan Ash Atalla
Written by	Paul Doolan Chris Haywood Anne Marie O'Connor Nat Saunders Julie Rutterford Ben Edwards Stuart Farrell Rachael New Adrian Poynton Abigail Wilson
Directed by	Paul Walker Jonathan Gershfield Paul Murphy Paul Harrison
Starring	Jane Horrocks Mark Addy Jason Watkins Chanel Cresswell full main cast
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	5 (+3 Specials)
No. of episodes	53 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Sue Howells Rachel Salter Alexander Smith
Editor(s)	Mark Davies Nick Ames Tim Marchant Nigel Cattle
Running time	30 minutes (inc. adverts) 60 minutes (inc. adverts)(Christmas Specials)
Production company(s)	Roughcut TV
Release
Original network	Sky 1
Picture format	16:9 (1080i HDTV)
Original release	4 August 2011 – present
External links
Official website

Trollied is a British sitcom about employees in a fictional supermarket named "Valco", which debuted on Sky 1 on 4 August 2011. The series was filmed in a purpose-built replica supermarket in the Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol throughout April and May 2011 for the first series with the second series being filmed in June and July 2012.^[1][2]

At the conclusion of series 1, Sky 1 confirmed that the series had been recommissioned for two additional series of 13 episodes each, and a Christmas Special in 2012. The third series began airing from 22 August 2013 and ended on 7 November 2013. A second Christmas Special for 2013 aired on 24 December 2013.^[3] On 20 March 2014 it was announced that Sky had commissioned a fourth series of Trollied which aired in October 2014.^[4] The fourth series started filming in Bristol in June 2014 and began transmission on 3 November 2014 and concluded on 22 December 2014.^[5] A fifth series began airing on 2 November 2015 and ended on 14 December 2015. A Christmas special aired in December 2015.^[6] Jason Watkins (Gavin) confirmed in April 2016 that a sixth series has been commissioned, and filming will begin in June ^[7]

Plot summary

The show takes place in the fictional supermarket of Valco in Warrington, where the hapless staff deal with the everyday problems of running a value supermarket in the north west of England. The show explores the relationships between the staff, customers and managers as romances and rivalries blossom on the shop floor, along with a realistic supermarket atmosphere that customers and store employees in reality can relate to. This includes customer stereotypes and rivalries with other store branches such as Valco in Wigan.

Cast and characters

Current

Character	Actor	Position	Duration
Gavin Strong	Jason Watkins	Warrington Store Manager[note 1]	1.01–[note 2]
Katie McVey	Chanel Cresswell	HR Manager[note 3]	1.01–3.13, 5.01–[note 4]
Colin	Carl Rice	Deli Counter Assistant[note 5]	1.01–[note 2]
Lisa	Beverly Rudd	Checkout Operator	1.01–[note 2]
Margaret	Rita May	Pharmacy Assistant[note 6]	1.01–[note 2]
Sue	Lorraine Cheshire	Customer Service Assistant	1.01–[note 2]
Linda Stubbings	Faye McKeever	Customer Service Assistant	1.01–[note 2]
Ian	Victor McGuire	Security Guard	2.01–[note 7]
Neville	Dominic Coleman	Head Butcher[note 8]	2.03–[note 7]
Harry	Jack Carroll	Checkout Operator	4.01–[note 9]
Brian	Stephen Tompkinson	Pharmacist	4.01–[note 9]
Daniel Wilson	Samuel Anderson	Assistant Store Manager	4.02–[note 9]
Cheryl Fairweather	Sarah Parish	Lauda Store Manager	5.01-[note 10]
Heather	Jessie Cave	Store Assistant	5.02–[note 10]

Former

Character	Actor	Position	Duration
Julie Cook	Jane Horrocks	Widnes Store Co-Manager[note 11]	1.01–S.02, S.03[note 12]
Andy Richmond	Mark Addy	Head Butcher	1.01–3.05[note 13]
Kieran	Nick Blood	Butcher	1.01–3.02, 3.12–3.13[note 13]
Leighton	Joel Fry	Store Assistant	1.01–S.02[note 13]
Lorraine Chain	Stephanie Beacham	Store Manager	2.01–2.08[note 14]
Sharon	Jo Enright	Head Baker	2.01–S.01[note 14]
Richard France	Chris Geere	Director of Strategy	3.01–3.13[note 15]
Dave	Danny Kirrane	Fishmonger	3.01–S.02[note 15]
Ray	Adeel Akhtar	Fishmonger	3.01–S.02[note 15]
Anna	Elizabeth Bower	Checkout Operator	3.02–3.13[note 15]
Rose	Miriam Margolyes	Checkout Operator	4.01–4.08[note 16]
Charlotte "Charlie" O'Connor	Aisling Bea	Store Assistant	4.02–5.06[note 17]

Episodes

Series		Episodes	Originally broadcast		Christmas Special	Average viewers (millions)
			Series premiere	Series finale
	Series 1	8	4 August 2011	15 September 2011	No special	1.153
	Series 2	13	31 August 2012	16 November 2012	24 December 2012	0.745
	Series 3	13	22 August 2013	7 November 2013	24 December 2013	0.586
	Series 4	8	3 November 2014	22 December 2014	No special	0.636
	Series 5	8	2 November 2015	14 December 2015	23 December 2015	0.549

Reception

Following the debut of Trollied, Ian Richardson, manager of Morrisons supermarket in Thornbury, wrote an article in The Guardian newspaper, saying the show was the topic of the discussion in the staff canteen and that he felt the attention to detail on the set was excellent, making a realistic setting. In Mr Richardson’s article he commented that the show portrayed many similarities with his supermarket, but he could not relate to the use of bad language on the shop floor or poor customer service levels. He felt that it was a shame there was not more customer interaction.^[8]

DVD releases

• Series 1 was released as a 2 disc set on 17 October 2011.^[9]
• Series 2 and the 2012 Christmas Special were released as a 2 disc set on 31 December 2012.^[10]
• Series 3 and the 2013 Christmas Special were released as a 2 disc set on 30 December 2013.^[11]
• Series 1–3 were released as a 6 disc set on 6 October 2014.^[12]
• Series 4 was released on a single disc on 5 January 2015.^[13]
• Series 5, including both the 50th episode and the 2015 Christmas special, was released as a 2-disc set on 15 January 2016.^[14]

References

1. Eames, Tom (2011-04-14). "Jane Horrocks in new Sky1 comedy 'Trollied'". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
2. "About the Show - Sky1 HD". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
3. "Trollied To Return For Season 2 & 3 - Sky1 HD". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
4. "Sky commissions Trollied Series 4 and announces FX US deal". British Comedy Guide. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
5. "It feels like coming home - Trollied stars return to Bristol for fourth series". Bristol Post.
6. "Sky1 Sets Premiere Date For 'Trollied' Christmas Special". TVWise. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
7. https://twitter.com/Jason__Watkins/status/726281808996917249
8. "Another view on Trollied | Culture". The Guardian. 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
9. "Trollied - Series 1 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
10. "Trollied: Series 2 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
11. "Trollied Series 3 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
12. "Trollied - Series 1 - 3 [DVD] [2011]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
13. "Trollied Series 4 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
14. "Trollied 5 [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Jason Watkins, Sarah Parish, Stephen Tompkinson, Rita May, Samuel Anderson, Jonathan Gershfield, Sarah O'Gorman: DVD & Blu-ray". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-07.

Notes

1. prev. Area Manager (series 2)
2. 2011–
3. prev. Checkout Operator (series 1), Kiosk Assistant (series 2–2012 Christmas Special), Checkout Supervisor (series 3)
4. 2011–2013, 2015–
5. prev. Store Assistant (series 1-4)
6. prev. Deli Counter Assistant (series 1–3)
7. 2012–
8. prev. Kiosk Assistant (series 2–2012 Christmas Special), Checkout Operator (series 3–2013 Christmas Special)
9. 2014–
10. 2015–
11. prev. Acting Deputy Store Manager (series 1), Deputy Store Manager (series 1–2013 Christmas Special), Widnes Store Manager (2013 Christmas Special)
12. 2011–2013, 2015
13. 2011–2013
14. 2012
15. 2013
16. 2014
17. 2014–2015

External links

• Official website
• Trollied at the Internet Movie Database
• Trollied at the British Comedy Guide