Newark, Newark is a British television sitcom set in the Nottinghamshire town of Newark-on-Trent, England. The series aired on Gold on 28 March 2022, and revolves around the life of a recently divorced woman, her son and her ex-husband. It later aired on BBC2 from 2 March 2024.
| Newark, Newark | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Nathan Foad |
| Written by | Nathan Foad |
| Directed by | Amanda Blue |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | England |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Dave Evans
Bryan Elsley Nathan Foad |
| Producer | Kenny Tanner |
| Production company | Balloon Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Gold |
| Release | 28 March (2022-03-28) – 30 March 2022 (2022-03-30) |
Recently divorced Maxine (Morgana Robinson) is trying to adapt to single life, after separating from Terry (Mathew Horne). Meanwhile, their 16-year-old son Leslie, is dealing with the confusion of coming out, while his grandmother (Beverley Callard), sticks her nose into every situation.[1][2]
The show was written by Nathan Foad, himself from the Nottinghamshire town of Newark-on-Trent, the setting for the sitcom, and where it was filmed.[4] The series was directed by Amanda Blue, produced by Kenny Tanner and the production company was Balloon Entertainment.[5][6]
