Steve Coogan To Star In Sunshine For BBC One
Filming has begun on Sunshine, a three-part BBC comedy drama which will be shown on BBC One in autumn 2008.
Sunshine has been co-written by Craig Cash and Phil Mealey, the team behind the BBC’s hit comedy Early Doors, and co-writers of the BAFTA Award-winning Royle Family – Queen Of Sheba.
Starring Steve Coogan (I’m Alan Partridge, Saxondale), Bernard Hill (Lord Of The Rings) and Lisa Millett (Drop Dead Gorgeous, Blackpool), Sunshine is the bittersweet story of three generations of the Crosby family.
Bing has been fascinated with gambling since he was a child. Bernadette was his childhood sweetheart and, in spite of his addiction, they have become a couple. The family is completed by their young son Joe and Bing’s father George.
The relationship between grandson and grandad is a golden one, based on absolute trust and mutual affection.
However when Bing’s gambling spirals out of control and his losses reach unsustainable levels, the only things left to lose are Bernadette and George.
Suffused with warmth and laughter, Sunshine is above all a heart-warming story about how when you reach rock bottom the only thing that matters are the people you love.
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Absolutely fabulous comedy drama!!
Sunshine has it all, great comedy, acting, directing and script.
Can’t wait for the last episode – BBC drama at its very best!!
LAUGHING ONE MINITE, CRYING THE NEXT. NOT MANY PROGRAMMES CAN DO THIS BUT THIS DOES AND LEAVES YOU WANTING MORE. CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT EPISODE – BRILLIANT !!!
This is fabulous. I wish more of my friends were watching
so that I could rave about it with them. It makes me
laugh and cry in equal measure.
Very well written and refreshing to watch.
Acting superb.
Must win an award in due course.
This is one of the most touching tv programmes i have watched ever. From the minute it started I was hooked. Fantastic acting, script. True family values shown that are missing so much today. The last episode, a real tear jerker, but an absolute must to watch if you can.. Best ever, tv
Saw this program advertised the other week but didn’t want to watch it because I can’t stand Steve Coogan (sorry!), but last night I didn’t have the control to turn the channel over, so I watched it…..it was absolutely fantastic!! Just goes to show, maybe next time, I’ll give something a chance!
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Have enjoyed this 3 story of the Crosby family very much.
Excellent casting particularly young Joe, and his relationship with his Grandad, was a joy to watch.
Great moments of comedy and tender moments of sadness.
The writing was superb and it was great to see local landmarks as it was filmed in my local area.
i just like to say well done to you all for making fantatastic story about some ones life .it just goes to show that we can make a programe that we can all relate to in one way or another .and you look at the bernard hill character george and you say to yourself i which my grand dad was like that, and has for steve coogan well he just showed how much class hes got in his locker. just played a fantatic part . and then theres the star of the show joe a real star in the making cant wait to see him in another programe soon i think he going places . and you have got to take your hats off to the film makers because this programe hit home to alot of people who are in this situation of losing every thing you love . and the one thing it showed me that there is so much love for your grandchild from your granddad but i just which that my dad was the same to my boys ,instead he is the opposite and did not have any time them and now its to late for that bondage but i can sit and watch that programe again and wait for my chance to be a granddad just like george . thanks paul
This is truly a great drama, every minute was brilliant, shame it has finished! Well done to all involved, the BBC is producing some great shows at the moment, keep up the good work!
Hats off to the writers of this drama. It was absolutely fantastic and one of the best the Beeb has produced thus far, in my opinion. I bawled my eyes out at the end of the last episode, but in the nicest of ways. It was just so beautiful and full of hope. Needless to say the acting was superb, especially that of young Joe.
Well done to all who had a hand in this production.
Sunshine has got to be the Best drama shown on British TV for years, Bernard Hill & Steve Coogan were absolutly brilliant. In fact First class acting from all the cast. This will go down as a classic.
World class – had me laughing and crying within the same minute, a classic modern romance with coogan at his best….now and then Bing’s voice descended in to Paul Calf!?