Plats bruts
Spanish TV series or program / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plats bruts (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpladz ˈβɾuts], literally "Dirty Dishes") was a sitcom broadcast by TV3. The show follows the life of Josep Lopes and David Güell. The show was co-produced by Kràmpack, El Terrat and Televisió de Catalunya and directed by Oriol Grau, Lluís Manyoses and Joel Joan. The series, which ran for 73 episodes of between 25 and 30 minutes over six seasons, was broadcast between April 19, 1999 and April 15, 2002.
Plats bruts | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Joel Joan and Jordi Sánchez |
Starring | Joel Joan Jordi Sánchez Anna Ma Barbany Mònica Glaenzel Montse Pérez Pau Durà Lluís X. Villanueva |
Opening theme | By Quimi Portet |
Ending theme | By Quimi Portet |
Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Catalan |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 73 |
Production | |
Producers | Kràmpack, El Terrat and Televisió de Catalunya |
Production location | Barcelona |
Camera setup | Multiple Camera |
Running time | Between 25 - 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Televisió de Catalunya |
Release | 19 April 1999 (1999-04-19) – 2002 (2002) |
Plats Bruts enjoyed very good ratings from the beginning, reaching up to a million viewers in the second episode broadcast, and achieved an average of over 35% share and 900,000 viewers in Catalonia. Afterwards the series was broadcast on Canal 300 and 3XL and dubbed into Spanish so it could be aired on Vía Digital, a digital platform which a predecessor of Movistar Plus and ETB 2, a channel broadcasting in the Basque Country.
The series generally contained self-contained stories, with no continuous plot. During its emission it received very good reviews thanks to its fresh and amusing script and due to the cast of actors, several of whom went on to enjoy fame at a national level, including Jordi Sánchez. The show regularly makes fun of Catalan society, especially in its references to Catalanism.