| September Song |
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| Written by | |
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| Directed by |
- David Richards
- Graeme Harper
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| Starring | Russ Abbot Michael Williams |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Original language | English |
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| No. of series | 3 |
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| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Production company | Granada Television |
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| Network | ITV |
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| Release | 1 March 1993 (1993-03-01) – 21 March 1995 (1995-03-21) |
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September Song was a British bittersweet comedy-drama series, originally broadcast on the ITV channel in the United Kingdom. The drama unfolded over three series broadcast from 1 March 1993 to 21 March 1995 and starred comedian and actor Russ Abbot,[1][2] in one of his first 'straight' television roles, as recently widowed ex-teacher Ted Fenwick, opposite Michael Williams[3] as Billy Balsam, an old school comedian and performer and longtime friend of Ted.
Episodes
Series 1 (1993)
| No. overall |
No. in series |
Title |
Airdate |
| 1 |
1 |
"Episode 1" |
1 March 1993 |
| 2 |
2 |
"Episode 2" |
8 March 1993 |
| 3 |
3 |
"Episode 3" |
15 March 1993 |
| 4 |
4 |
"Episode 4" |
22 March 1993 |
| 5 |
5 |
"Episode 5" |
29 March 1993 |
| 6 |
6 |
"Episode 6" |
5 April 1993 |
Series 2 (1994)
| No. overall |
No. in series |
Title |
Airdate |
| 7 |
1 |
"Episode 1" |
1 March 1994 |
| 8 |
2 |
"Episode 2" |
8 March 1994 |
| 9 |
3 |
"Episode 3" |
15 March 1994 |
| 10 |
4 |
"Episode 4" |
22 March 1994 |
| 11 |
5 |
"Episode 5" |
30 March 1994 |
| 12 |
6 |
"Episode 6" |
6 April 1994 |
| 13 |
7 |
"Episode 7" |
13 April 1994 |
Series 3 (1995)
| No. overall |
No. in series |
Title |
Airdate |
| 14 |
1 |
"Episode 1" |
31 January 1995 |
| 15 |
2 |
"Episode 2" |
7 February 1995 |
| 16 |
3 |
"Episode 3" |
14 February 1995 |
| 17 |
4 |
"Episode 4" |
28 February 1995 |
| 18 |
5 |
"Episode 5" |
7 March 1995 |
| 19 |
6 |
"Episode 6" |
14 March 1995 |
| 20 |
7 |
"Episode 7" |
21 March 1995 |
References
- Interview with Russ Abbott concerning his transition from light-entertainment performer to serious acting roles, including 'September Song'. Published in The Stage, 26 May 2005.
- "From top to Bottom". www.telegraph.co.uk. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- Michael Williams' Obituary at BBC News - Including mention of his critically acclaimed role in 'September Song' https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/459290.stm