The Chase - brand new Kay Mellor drama for ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE
Starts Sunday 16 July, 8.00pm, ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE
Introduction
The award-winning doyen of screen writing, Kay Mellor, returns to ´óÏó´«Ã½
ONE with a brand new eight part drama, The
Chase.
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Set within a struggling vetinary practice in Yorkshire, The Chase features a stellar cast including Keith
Barron, Gaynor Faye and Nicola
Stephenson as a family of vets serving the fictional local community of Oxley.
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Jane Tranter, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Head of Drama Commissioning, said: "This is Kay's first production for the ´óÏó´«Ã½ since Playing the Field and we're delighted to have her back on ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE.
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"Kay Mellor's talents as a writer and producer are well
known, and The Chase is Kay at her very best: she's created a compelling,
emotional drama packed with humour, intelligence and pathos, with some
captivating characters, played out by some of the UK's leading acting
talent."
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Kay Mellor added: "I'm delighted to be back writing for the ´óÏó´«Ã½ a series set in Yorkshire. There's nothing like working from home, writing about home!"
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George Williams (Keith Barron) heads the practice with his daughter Anna (Gaynor Faye) and her husband Tom (Nicholas
Gleaves).
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George's second daughter Sarah (Nicola Stephenson) lives
in London, where she moved following the death of her mother – and the
discovery of Tom in a compromising situation with one of the surgery
nurses, Fiona (Heather Peace).
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But George has found a new wife, Claudie (Michelle Holmes) and at the wedding reception he announces his retirement leaving an eight month pregnant Anna with a struggling business, an estranged sister, one vet down, one vet defecting to the local opposition and a list of operations as long as her arm. It's enough to send a woman into labour!
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The Chase also stars Reece Dinsdale as senior partner Rick; Janet
Dibley as his wife - the fearsome, snobby practice manager, Deborah;
and Sunetra
Sarker, Rachel Davies and Liam
Garrigan as vetinary nurses Clare, Margaret and Matt.
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The Chase is written by Kay Mellor with additional episodes from Gaynor
Mellor, Ruth Jones and Caroline
Mitchell. The series is produced by Hugh Warren whose team of directors feature Jamie
Payne, Jennifer Perrott, Juliet
May and Sue Tully.
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The executive producers are Kay Mellor, Yvonne
Francas and Polly Hill (´óÏó´«Ã½). The series has
been filmed in HD (High Definition). A Rollem Production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE.
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