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Nightingales

Nightingales

1990TV Series⏱️ 25m
Comedy
8.2
IMDB Rating
349 votes

High up in a deserted office block, three night security guards - Sarge, Carter and Bell - find their peaceful jobs constantly disturbed.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Robert Lindsay, David Threlfall, James Ellis
Release Date
February 27, 1990
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay
as Carter
David Threlfall
David Threlfall
as Bell
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James Ellis
as Sarge
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Ian Sears
as Eric Swan
Edward Burnham
Edward Burnham
as Piper
Diana Weston
Diana Weston
as Miss Angela Wilson
Peter Elliott
Peter Elliott
as Terence Oblong
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David Cardy
as DC Martin
Lia Williams
Lia Williams
as Mary
Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan
as The Inspector

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Paradise Circus, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
Production
Alomo Productions, Channel 4 Television Corporation, SelecTV

🏷️ Keywords

sitcomsecurity guardnightwatchmantower blockboredom

🎯 Categories

SitcomComedy

⭐ Featured Review

Gleefully daft series about three night security guards in an office building.
by jezburg2005-07-26

"Probably the most underrated of channel 4's sit-coms. Superbly acted by the principles (especially David Threlfall). The reason it is not particularly well known is the stupid scheduling it received (after 11pm midweek), consequently not many people saw it. The surreal humour is not to everyones tastes so it's a case of love it or hate it. People who do love it really do love it. Somehow it manages to capture the slightly demented state of mind that night-workers tend to develop, the in-jokey humour and the flights of fantasy in their enclosed little world. Particularly recommended a..."

💡 Did You Know?

The titles/credit sequence was shot from Alpha Tower, looking down onto Paradise Circus in Birmingham city centre.

📖 Synopsis

High up in a deserted office block, three night security guards - Sarge, Carter and Bell - find their peaceful jobs constantly disturbed.