Rockface (TV series)

Rockface
The cast of Rockface (L-R): Cal MacAninch, Zoë Eeles, Rupert Evans, Brendan Coyle, Melanie Gutteridge, Jamie Sives, Clive Russell and Richard Graham
Genre	Drama
Created by	Nicholas Hicks-Beach Shelley Miller
Starring	Clive Russell Brendan Coyle Cal MacAninch Richard Graham Zoë Eeles Melanie Gutteridge Jamie Sives Rupert Evans Kenneth Bryans Louise Goodall Kim Vithana Jan Harvey Barbara Rafferty
Composer	Colin Towns
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	14 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producers	Claire Hirsch Bradley Adams Nadine Marsh-Edwards Kevin Loader Barbara McKissack Kevan Van Thompson
Producers	Jacky Stoller Neil Zeiger
Production location	Scottish Highlands
Cinematography	Colin Munn
Editor	Chris Wimble
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	BBC Scotland Union Pictures Sony Pictures Television International
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	13 March 2002 (2002-03-13) – 27 July 2003 (2003-07-27)
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Rockface is a British television drama series, principally written and created by Nicholas Hicks-Beach and Shelley Miller, that first broadcast on BBC One on 13 March 2002.^[1] The series, set in Glenntannoch, a fictitious town in the Scottish Highlands, centres on a mountain rescue team led by Dr. Gordon Urquhart (Clive Russell). The major rescues and incidents featured within the series were based upon real life rescues conducted by the Lochaber Mountain Rescue service.^[2] Prior to filming, the cast underwent training to gather knowledge of the skills required to become a real-life mountain rescue team, under the guidance of trainer Mick Tighe.^[3]

Rockface ran for two series; the first series of six episodes broadcasting in 2002 on Wednesday evenings; with a second series of eight episodes following in 2003 on Sunday evenings. Strong critical reception and reasonable viewing figures lead to a second series being commissioned before the first had finished broadcasting. The final episode was broadcast on 27 July 2003.^[4] Notably, despite being listed for release,^[5] the series has never been made available on DVD. An interactive website, including games based upon the series as well as cast profiles and computer wallpapers and screensavers, was launched online shortly before the series' television debut.^[6]