The Rotters' Club (2005)
Synopsis
Friends Ben Trotter, Doug Anderton and Philip Chase deal with teenage angst, their parents' complex lives, and the political and social turmoil of the 1970s, including a tragic IRA pub bombing that affects Ben's family.
First Air Date: 2005-01-26
Last Air Date: 2005-02-09
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 3
Created By: Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Geoffrey Breton as Ben Trotter
- Nicholas Shaw as Doug Anderton
- Rasmus Hardiker as Philip Chase
- Kevin Doyle as Colin Trotter
- Rebecca Front as Sheila Trotter
- Alice O'Connell as Lois Trotter
- Sebastian Harding as Paul Trotter
- Hugo Speer as Bill Anderton
- Elizabeth Berrington as Irene Anderton
- Sarah Lancashire as Barbara Chase
Seasons
None (2005)
Friends Ben Trotter, Doug Anderton and Philip Chase deal with teenage angst, their parents' complex lives, and the political and social turmoil of the 1970s, including a tragic IRA pub bombing that affects Ben's family.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Chick and the Hairy Guy
Birmingham 1974; Ben Trotter and his friends attend King William's School and are fans of Prog Rock. His father works at British Leyand but life changes forever when his sister Lois and boyfriend Malcolm are victims of an IRA bombing.
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Ep. 2: The Maws of Doom
1975; Ben and his family struggle to deal with the death of his sister. While Cicely Boyd is unattainable, Ben spends his time on the school magazine. Doug gets an interview with the NME and ends up with the weekend of a lifetime.
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Ep. 3: Look Over Your Shoulder
March 1976; Ben wins the affection of Cicely Boyd but it doesn't quite go as expected. Teacher Nigel Plumb finds himself in hot water due his relationship with a parent.
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