Monday 3 June 2019 The nations favourite comedy channel Gold continues its commitment to the finest British comedy with brand new scripted commission The Cockfields (3x30), a UKTV Original starring Joe Wilkinson (After Life), Diane Morgan (Motherland), Sue Johnston(The Royle Family), Bobby Ball (Not Going Out), Nigel Havers (Murder on the Blackpool Express) and Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City), and written by David Earl & Joe Wilkinson (Rovers).
Wilkinson stars as Simon, who is taking girlfriend Donna (Morgan) back home to the Isle of Wight for the very first time. There theyll spend a long weekend as guests of his ever-doting mother Sue (Johnston) and controlling stepdad Ray (Ball).
Simon has been persuaded to mark the occasion of his 40th birthday back at the Cockfield family home and theres a fair amount of Isle of Wight fun in store for the pair of them, alongside interruptions from Simons Alan Titchmarsh-obsessed stepbrother David (Ben Rufus Green, Alan Partridges Scissored Isle) and the Cockfields oddball handyman neighbour Andre (Jeff Mirza, Man Like Mobeen). If that wasnt enough, Simons father Larry (Havers) and his new American girlfriend Melissa (Cattrall) are causing tensions to rise. Can Simon survive a long (very long) birthday weekend with his biological and extended family without losing his cool, or his girlfriend?
Joe Wilkinson said,
David and I adore writing about this oddball family who, despite their faults and differences, love each other. We cant wait to see our dream cast bring The Cockfields to life.
David Earl said,
Were both chuffed and incredibly thankful to UKTV for giving us this opportunity to share The Cockfields with the Gold audience. On a personal note, Ive had to endure many months staring at Joe Wilkinsons face over Skype whilst writing the scripts - he usually has food in his beard - so, after all that, I bloody hope everyone likes the show.
The Cockfields is written by David Earl & Joe Wilkinson and directed by Steve Bendelack (Little Britain, Friday Night Dinner). It is commissioned by Pete Thornton, UKTV head of scripted, and ordered by Richard Watsham, director of commissioning, and Gerald Casey, Gold channel director. It is produced by John Rushton for Yellow Door Productions, and exec produced by Lucy Lumsden and Lucy Ansbro.
Pete Thornton said,
Hats off to David and Joe, scripts this good are very hard to come by and theyve helped Yellow Door attract an incredible cast for our latest scripted adventure on Gold. The Cockfields is a thoroughly modern family comedy about a relatable shared experience - that weekend back at home when your no doubt well-meaning relatives just get more and more annoying with every passing hour. Were delighted to be working with such a talented team - both in front of and behind the camera - on this charming, beautifully observed three-parter.
Gerald Casey said,
Were really excited to be bringing the Gold audience such an authentic, modern and above all else wonderfully funny comedy. The scripts David and Joe have written are a joy and what a great cast too. I cant wait to watch it!
Lucy Lumsden, Yellow Door Productions, said, I cant wait for the audience to meet The Cockfields, we love working with Joe and David and have been thrilled that their brilliant scripts have attracted such a well-loved cast for Gold.
The Cockfields is the latest scripted commission bringing together the cream of British comedy for Gold, following the successful Jason-Cook scripted Murder On The Blackpool Express and Death On The Tyne, and the forthcoming all-star Dads Army: The Lost Episodes.
The Cockfields will air on Gold later this year.
For more information and interview requests, please contact:
Ben Duncan, Publicist, UKTV
Kerry Goode, Head of Network Communications, UKTV
About Gold
Sky 110, Virgin 124, BT and TalkTalk 310 On demand on Sky, Virgin and Now TV
Dedicated to celebrating the best of British comedy, Gold is the nations favourite comedy channel. Much-loved comedy series such as Only Fools and Horses, The Vicar of Dibley and The Royle Family sit alongside an array of successful UKTV Originals including David Jason: My Life on Screen, The Rebel, The Story of Only Fools and Horses, and Murder on the Blackpool Express, which stars a stunning cast including Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson. The feature length UKTV Original attracted 1.72 million viewers in its first week in 2017, making it Golds highest ever rating show.
The perfect tonic to make you laugh whatever the time of day, Gold shows universally funny content that everyone can enjoy.
gold.uktv.co.uk | @goldchannel
About UKTV
UKTV is a commercial broadcaster reaching almost 40m viewers every month.
The award-winning independent has eleven imaginative brands - UKTV Play, Dave, W, Gold, Alibi, Yesterday, Drama, Really, Home, Eden and Good Food. These include the two most popular non-PSB channels in the UK and account for nearly 10% of the British commercial TV market.
The network delivers inspired channels to audiences through Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk, YouView, Freesat, Amazon Fire and UKTV Play, and distributes its highly valued original programmes to 200 territories. Now celebrating over 20 years at the forefront of digital television, UKTV - an independent commercial joint venture between BBC Studios and Discovery, Inc. - is proud to be the first British television broadcaster in The Sunday Times top 100 companies list.
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Monday 3 June 2019 The nations favourite comedy channel Gold continues its commitment to the finest British comedy with brand new scripted commission The Cockfields (3x30), a UKTV Original starring Joe Wilkinson (After Life), Diane Morgan (Motherland), Sue Johnston(The Royle Family), Bobby Ball (Not Going Out), Nigel Havers (Murder on the Blackpool Express) and Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City), and written by David Earl & Joe Wilkinson (Rovers). 
