Sunnyside Farm

For other uses, see Sunnyside Farm (disambiguation).

Sunnyside Farm is the title of a 1997 BBC comedy television series. The series follows brothers Ray and Ken Sunnyside who have inherited the failing Sunnyside Farm. Ray, played by Phil Daniels, is a truly repulsive individual, and intends to get his brother committed to a mental institution so he can sell the farm and blow the proceeds on the high life; Ken (Mark Addy), while not the sharpest pencil in the box at least has a few redeeming characteristics. Other notable actors to appear in the series were Matt Lucas and Michael Kitchen. The show's theme music was written and performed by Damon Albarn and Phil Daniels although it was credited to Albarn's band Blur.^[1] The series was produced by Granada Productions and was initially broadcast on BBC Two.^[2]

Sunnyside Farm
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Richard Preddy Gary Howe
Directed by	Andy de Emmony
Starring	Phil Daniels Mark Addy
Theme music composer	Damon Albarn Phil Daniels
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Justin Judd
Producer	Spencer Campbell
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Granada Productions
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	18 April (1997-04-18) – 23 May 1997 (1997-05-23)

Cast and characters

• Phil Daniels as Ray Sunnyside
• Mark Addy as Ken Sunnyside
• Beth Goddard as Wendy
• Tony Gardner as Justin
• Michael Kitchen as Letchworth
• Matt Lucas as Mr Mills

Episodes

No.	Episode	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Dracula and a Woman"	Andy de Emmony	Richard Preddy & Gary Howe	18 April 1997 (1997-04-18)
2	"A Rare Visitor"	Andy de Emmony	Richard Preddy & Gary Howe	25 April 1997 (1997-04-25)
3	"Home and Away with the Neighbours"	Andy de Emmony	Richard Preddy & Gary Howe	2 May 1997 (1997-05-02)
4	"God Has Smiled Down on Me"	Andy de Emmony	Richard Preddy & Gary Howe	9 May 1997 (1997-05-09)
5	"The Madness"	Andy de Emmony	Richard Preddy & Gary Howe	16 May 1997 (1997-05-16)
6	"He Is Heavy, He's My Brother"	Andy de Emmony	Richard Preddy & Gary Howe	23 May 1997 (1997-05-23)

Reception

Receiving mixed critical notices, it was not renewed after the first series of 6 episodes.

References

1. "Unreleased Blur Tracks".
2. "Sunnyside Farm". BBC. Archived from the original on 16 June 1997. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

External links

• Sunnyside Farm at IMDb
• Sunnyside Farm at British Comedy Guide