Trollied

Trollied
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Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Anne Marie O'Connor Paul Doolan Ash Atalla
Written by	Paul Doolan Chris Haywood Anne Marie O'Connor Nat Saunders Julie Rutterford Ben Edwards Stuart Farrell Rachael New Adrian Poynton Abigail Wilson
Directed by	Paul Walker Jonathan Gershfield Paul Murphy Paul Harrison
Starring	See Cast and characters
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	5 (+3 Specials)
No. of episodes	53 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Sue Howells Rachel Salter Alexander Smith
Editor(s)	Mark Davies Nick Ames Tim Marchant Nigel Cattle
Running time	30 minutes (inc. adverts) 60 minutes (inc. adverts)(Christmas Specials)
Production company(s)	Roughcut TV
Release
Original network	Sky 1
Picture format	16:9 (1080i HDTV)
Original release	4 August 2011 (2011-08-04) – present
External links
Official website

Trollied is a British sitcom about employees in a fictional supermarket named "Valco", which debuted on Sky 1 on 4 August 2011. The series was filmed in a purpose-built replica supermarket in the Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol throughout April and May 2011 for the first series with the second series being filmed in June and July 2012.

At the conclusion of series 1, Sky 1 confirmed that the series had been recommissioned for two additional series of 13 episodes each, and a Christmas Special in 2012. The third series began airing from 22 August 2013 and ended on 7 November 2013. A second Christmas Special for 2013 aired on 24 December 2013. On 20 March 2014 it was announced that Sky had commissioned a fourth series of Trollied which aired in October 2014. The fourth series started filming in Bristol in June 2014 and began transmission on 3 November 2014 and concluded on 22 December 2014. A fifth series began airing on 2 November 2015 and ended on 14 December 2015. A Christmas special aired in December 2015. Jason Watkins confirmed in April 2016 that a sixth series has been commissioned, and filming will begin in June.

Plot summary

The show takes place in the fictional supermarket of Valco in Warrington, where the hapless staff deal with the everyday problems of running a value supermarket in the north west of England. The show explores the relationships between the staff, customers and managers as romances and rivalries blossom on the shop floor, along with a realistic supermarket atmosphere that customers and store employees in reality can relate to. This includes customer stereotypes and rivalries with other store branches such as Valco in Wigan.

Cast and characters

Current

Character	Actor	Position	Duration	Year
Gavin Strong	Jason Watkins	Store Manager Area Manager (Series 2)	1.01–	2011–
Katie McVey	Chanel Cresswell	Checkout Operator (Series 1) Kiosk Assistant (Series 2–2012 Christmas Special) Checkout Supervisor (series 3) HR Manager (Series 5–)	1.01–3.13, 5.01–	2011–2013, 2015–
Colin	Carl Rice	Store Assistant (Series 1–4) Deli Counter Assistant (Series 5–)	1.01–	2011–
Lisa	Beverly Rudd	Checkout Operator	1.01–	2011–
Margaret	Rita May	Deli Counter Assistant (Series 1–3) Pharmacy Assistant (Series 4–)	1.01–	2011–
Sue	Lorraine Cheshire	Customer Service Assistant	1.01–	2011
Linda Stubbings	Faye McKeever	Customer Service Assistant	1.01–	2011–
Ian	Victor McGuire	Security Guard	2.01–	2012–
Neville	Dominic Coleman	Kiosk Assistant (Series 2–2012 Christmas Special) Checkout Operator (Series 3–2013 Christmas Special) Butcher (Series 4–)	2.03–	2012–
Harry	Jack Carroll	Checkout Operator	4.01–	2014–
Brian	Stephen Tompkinson	Pharmacist	4.01–	2014–
Daniel Wilson	Samuel Anderson	Assistant Store Manager	4.02–	2014–
Cheryl Fairweather	Sarah Parish	Lauda Store Manager	5.01–	2015–
Heather	Jessie Cave	Store Assistant	5.02–	2015–

Former

Character	Actor	Position	Duration	Year
Julie Cook	Jane Horrocks	Deputy Store Manager (Series 1–2013 Christmas Special) Widnes Co-Store Manager (2015 Christmas Special)	1.01–S.02, S.03	2011–2013, 2015
Andy Richmond	Mark Addy	Head Butcher	1.01–3.05	2011–2013
Kieran	Nick Blood	Butcher	1.01–3.02, 3.12–3.13	2011–2013
Leighton	Joel Fry	Store Assistant	1.01–S.02	2011–2013
Lorraine Chain	Stephanie Beacham	Store Manager	2.01–2.08	2012
Sharon	Jo Enright	Head Baker	2.01–S.01	2012
Richard France	Chris Geere	Director of Strategy	3.01–3.13	2013
Dave	Danny Kirrane	Fishmonger	3.01–S.02	2013
Ray	Adeel Akhtar	Fishmonger	3.01–S.02	2013
Anna	Elizabeth Bower	Checkout Operator	3.02–3.13	2013
Rose	Miriam Margolyes	Checkout Operator	4.01–4.08	2014
Charlotte "Charlie" O'Connor	Aisling Bea	Store Assistant	4.02–5.06	2014–2015

Episodes

Main article: List of Trollied episodes

Reception

Following the debut of Trollied, Ian Richardson, manager of Morrisons supermarket in Thornbury, wrote an article in The Guardian newspaper, saying the show was the topic of the discussion in the staff canteen and that he felt the attention to detail on the set was excellent, making a realistic setting. In Mr Richardson’s article he commented that the show portrayed many similarities with his supermarket, but he could not relate to the use of bad language on the shop floor or poor customer service levels. He felt that it was a shame there was not more customer interaction.

DVD releases

• Series 1 was released as a 2 disc set on 17 October 2011.
• Series 2 and the 2012 Christmas Special were released as a 2 disc set on 31 December 2012.
• Series 3 and the 2013 Christmas Special were released as a 2 disc set on 30 December 2013.
• Series 1–3 were released as a 6 disc set on 6 October 2014.
• Series 4 was released on a single disc on 5 January 2015.
• Series 5, including both the 50th episode and the 2015 Christmas special, was released as a 2-disc set on 15 January 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Trollied at IMDb
• Trollied at British Comedy Guide