Honest (TV series)

Honest
Created by	Jack Williams
Developed by	Greenlit Rights
Written by	James Griffin; Rachel Lang
Starring	Amanda Redman; Sean Pertwee; Matthew McNulty; Eleanor Wyld; Laura Haddock; Danny Webb; Amit Shah
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jill Green
Producer(s)	Eve Gutierrez
Camera setup	Rodrigo Gutierrez
Running time	50 minutes
Release
Original network	ITV, STV, UTV
Original release	9 January –; ; 13 February 2008
External links
	Website

Honest is a British comedy-drama series that aired on ITV in 2008. The series is a remake of the New Zealand series Outrageous Fortune, written by James Griffin and Rachel Lang, that first aired in 2005.

The programme stars Amanda Redman as Lindsay Carter, a mother of four who decides that her criminal family is going to change its ways after her husband is sent to prison. Honest also stars Danny Webb, Sean Pertwee and Camille Coduri.

Production

Most of the filming was carried out in Staines, including at the local school, Matthew Arnold.

Cast

Main cast

Actor	Character
Amanda Redman	Lindsay Carter
Danny Webb	Mack Carter
Matthew McNulty	Vin Carter/Taylor Carter
Eleanor Wyld	Lianna Carter
Laura Haddock	Kacie Carter
Michael Byrne	Norman "Grandpa" Carter
Sean Pertwee	DS Ed Bain
Amit Shah	Reza

Recurring cast

Actor	Character
Ewan Bailey	Donnie
Thomas Nelstrop	DC Harrison
Burt Kwouk	Mr Hong
Maye Choo	Vicky Hong
Jodie McMullen	Diane Hong
Camille Coduri	Chrissie
Katy Murphy	Caitlin

Broadcast Dates

The first episode aired on Wednesday 9 January 2008 at 21:00. It pulled in an average audience of 6 million viewers, winning the 21:00 slot with a 24% share.[1] However, the second episode figures fell to 4.3 million viewers (17%) , in competition with the second season premier of Torchwood on the BBC, and the third episode declined further to 3.7 million viewers (15%) . Episode 4 saw an increase of one percentage point from the previous week to 3.9 million viewers (16%) . However Episode 5 dropped to 3.2 million viewers, reflecting direct competition with Fabio Capello's debut as England football manager on Match of the Day . The final installment saw figures rally by 800,000 to 4 million, an increase of 17% taking second place in the 9pm slot to Channel 4's Grand Designs . The figures average at 4.18 million per week.

DVD releases

Honest was released on DVD in Region 2 on 18 February 2008.[2]

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References

MediaGuardian.co.uk "Honest works hard for ITV figures". 10 January 2008
"Honest - Series 1 - Complete 2007". Amazon.co.uk. 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.

External links

Honest at itv.com
Honest on IMDb

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[1] MediaGuardian.co.uk "Honest works hard for ITV figures". 10 January 2008

[Amazon-2] "Honest - Series 1 - Complete 2007". Amazon.co.uk. 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.