William and Mary (TV series)

William and Mary
Genre	Romantic dramedy
Starring	Julie Graham Martin Clunes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	18
Production
Running time	48 minutes
Production company	Meridian Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	23 March 2003 (2003-03-23) – 22 May 2005 (2005-05-22)

William and Mary is an ITV romantic drama set in London, England, starring Martin Clunes as William Shawcross, an undertaker, and Julie Graham as Mary Gilcrest, a midwife. Its title refers to its two principal characters and is a cultural reference to the reign of the British monarchs William III and Mary II. It was shown in three six-part series in 2003–2005. It was also screened on Seven's best of-Scottish and English-oriented 7TWO.

Directors

• Matthew Evans - (6 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Stuart Orme - (2 episodes, 2003)
• Jean Stewart - (2 episodes, 2003)
• Coky Giedroyc - (2 episodes, 2004)
• Nicholas Laughland - (2 episodes, 2004)
• Sandy Johnson - (2 episodes, 2005)

Regular cast

• Martin Clunes - William Shawcross (18 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Julie Graham - Mary Gilcrest (18 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Cheryl Campbell - Molly Gilcrest Straud (18 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Michael Begley - Rick Straud (18 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Claire Hackett - Doris (18 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Peta Cornish - Kate Shawcross (18 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Ricci McLeod - Brendan Gilcrest (18 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Dominick Baron - Terence Gilcrest (18 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Georgina Terry - Julia Shawcross (18 episodes, 2003–2005)
• James Greene - Arnold McKinnon (17 episodes, 2003–2005)
• June Watson - Mrs. Ball (16 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Catherine Terris - Jane Spalding (15 episodes, 2003–2005)
• David Kennedy - Billy Two Hats (14 episodes, 2003–2005)
• The Emerald Dogs - The Band (11 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Paterson Joseph - Reuben (10 episodes, 2003–2005)
• Max and Harvey Mills as Thomas (6 episodes, 2005)

Awards

• BAFTA Awards

2004 Nominated, BAFTA TV Award Best Drama Series Trevor Hopkins, Stuart Orme, Mick Ford

• British Comedy Awards

2003 Nominated, British Comedy Award Best TV Comedy Actor Martin Clunes Also for The Booze Cruise.

• National Television Awards, UK

2005 Nominated, National Television Award Most Popular Actor Martin Clunes Also for Doc Martin

2003 Nominated, National Television Award Most Popular Actor Martin Clunes

External links

• William and Mary at IMDb
• William and Mary at British Comedy Guide
• Full cast