''Class Act'' is a British comedy-drama series produced by

Verity Lambert Verity Ann Lambert (27 November 1935 – 22 November 2007) was an English television and film producer. Lambert began working in television in the 1950s. She began her career as a producer at the BBC by becoming the founding producer of ...

. The series was broadcast by ITV, and ran for two series from 7 April 1994 to 19 October 1995. It starred

Joanna Lumley Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer, and activist. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (1992 ...

, Nadine Garner,

James Gaddas James Gaddas (born 17 June 1960) is an English actor best known for his roles in ''Coronation Street'', '' Bad Girls'', '' Doctors'', ''Emmerdale'' and ''Hollyoaks''. Career Gaddas played Eddie Ainsworth in the tenth episode of the seventh seri ...

Richard Vernon Richard Evelyn Vernon (7 March 1925 – 4 December 1997) was a British actor. He appeared in many feature films and television programmes, often in aristocratic or supercilious roles. Prematurely balding and greying, Vernon settled into playi ...

and John Bowe.

Episodes

Series One

#"Episode 1" (7 April 1994); director: Jane Howell #"Episode 2" (14 April 1994); director: Jane Howell #"Episode 3" (21 April 1994); director:

Herbert Wise Herbert Wise (31 August 1924 – 5 August 2015) was an Austrian-born film and television producer and director. He was born as Herbert Weisz in Vienna, Austria, and began his career as a director at Shrewsbury Repertory Company in 1950. He was at ...

#"Episode 4" (28 April 1994); director: Jane Howell #"Episode 5" (5 May 1994); director:

James Cellan Jones Alan James Gwynne Cellan Jones (13 July 1931 – 30 August 2019) was a British television and film director. From 1963, he directed over 50 television series and films, specialising in dramas. He was particularly associated with the "Classic Ser ...

#"Episode 6" (12 May 1994); director: James Cellan Jones #"Episode 7" (19 May 1994); director: Herbert Wise

Series Two

#"Episode 1" (7 September 1995); director: Herbert Wise #"Episode 2" (14 September 1995); director: Herbert Wise #"Episode 3" (21 September 1995); director: Herbert Wise #"Episode 4" (28 September 1995); director: Rick Stroud #"Episode 5" (5 October 1995); director: Rick Stroud #"Episode 6" (12 October 1995); director: Rick Stroud #"Episode 7" (19 October 1995); director: Rick Stroud

DVD releases

The complete series of ''Class Act'' was released on

DVD The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kind ...

as a 4-disc box-set by the Network imprint on 2 August 2010.

External links

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