Crocodile Shoes (Season 1) - 3-DVD Box Set ( Crocodile Shoes - Season One )

Crocodile Shoes (Season 1) - 3-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Crocodile Shoes - Season One
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
378 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
David Richards

Written By:
Robert Knights
Malcolm Mowbray

Actors:
Leonard Silver ..... (6 episodes, 1994)
Melanie Hill ..... Emma Shepperd (5 episodes, 1994)
Alex Kingston ..... Caroline Carrison (5 episodes, 1994)
Peter Wingfield ..... Danny (3 episodes, 1994)
Jimmy Nail ..... Jed Shepperd (2 episodes, 1994)
Michael Neill ..... Peter (unknown episodes)
John E. Blazier ..... Chauffeur / ... (unknown episodes)
Nadeshda Brennicke ..... Roxanne (unknown episodes)
Trevor Byfield ..... Connors (unknown episodes)
Elizabeth Carling ..... Wendy (unknown episodes)
Matt Deverlaux ..... Max the Sax (unknown episodes)
Mike Elliot ..... Bobby (unknown episodes)
Christopher Fairbank ..... Alan Clark (unknown episodes)
Trevor Fox ..... Tony (unknown episodes)
Selina Giles ..... Philippa (unknown episodes)
Bruce Irvine ..... Carmel's Band Leader (unknown episodes)
Raji James ..... (unknown episodes)
Sweeney MacArthur ..... Bazzer (unknown episodes)
Kenneth MacDonald ..... McCluskey (unknown episodes)
Amy Madigan ..... Carmel Cantrell (unknown episodes)
Matthew Marsh ..... D.I. Machin (unknown episodes)
Jacquetta May ..... Rose Hall (unknown episodes)
Robert Morgan ..... Warren Bowles (unknown episodes)
Christopher Nichol ..... Paul (unknown episodes)
Paul Palance ..... Big Chrissie (unknown episodes)
Sara Stewart ..... Lucy (unknown episodes)
Zubin Varla ..... Ronnie Devlin (unknown episodes)
Burt Young ..... Lou Benedetti (unknown episodes)

Synopsis:

This series, written by and starring Jimmy Nail follows the life of factory worker Jed Shepperd who writes country music in his spare time. When Jed's sister sends a record company a demo tape of him singing an American tells him he could be earning big money if he gets picked up by him. And the series follows Jed dreaming of being a country and western singer. In 1996 Crocodile Shoes I followed which saw Jed living in the big world and recording his second album.

Series 1

1 - The Tape

2 - The Pitch

3 - The Deal

4 - The Trip

5 - The Truth

6 - The Call

7 - The End

Series 1
1 - The Tape
Nov/10/1994
Jed Shepperd works in a factory but he has the prospect of being made redundant looming over him. In his own time he writes country music, and his sister, Emma, loves it. So eventually, Emma sends off a demo tape he has made to loads of different record companies in London.

2 - The Pitch
Nov/17/1994
Jed is invited to have a talk with an A&R man named Adrian Lynn about his music. A deal is eventually finalized and Ade becomes Jed's managerial representative.

3 - The Deal
Nov/24/1994
Jed finally arrives in London and meets up with his new manager, Ade.

4 - The Trip
Nov/31/1994
Jed and Ade set off to New York to meet a music producer named Peter Winsch. They arrive in Nashville to record Jed's songs.

5 - The Truth
Dec/07/1994
Jock's death leads Jed to making a sudden visit home and he uncovers some very revealing facts. But there could be a light at the end of the tunnel.

6 - The Call
Dec/14/1994
Never mixing business with pleasure, Jed gets taught a lesson by a legend. Hightailing it home he finds Ade is paying for his pleasures!

7 - The End
Dec/21/1994
Snotter has survived the shooting and prepares to kill Ade, whilst high on cocaine. Jed arrives at the house, but interrupts Snotter and Ade and he ends up killing Snotter. The court case day arrives and Jed isn't charged, however he decides to give up singing.

Crocodile Shoes is a British 7-part television series made by the BBC and screened on BBC One in 1994. The series was written by and starred Jimmy Nail as a factory worker who becomes a country and western singer. The show's eponymous theme tune 'Crocodile Shoes' became a chart hit for Nail as did the album of the same name. A sequel, Crocodile Shoes II followed in 1996 and the theme tune 'Country Boy' was a hit for Nail too.

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