Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestWhen Barmpot witnesses an armed robbery, he recognises one of the men involved and decides to speak to the police. Charlie attempts to save his marriage to Abigail, and Kathy tries to turn things around with Harry, hoping she can think of a plan to stop him leaving her for Roisin.
Sorted is a six-part BBC television comedy-drama series about the personal and professional lives of several postmen. It initially broadcast in 2006 on BBC One and BBC HD. Created by Danny Brocklehurst, the series, set in Manchester but filmed in Stockport, stars Neil Dudgeon, Will Mellor, Hugo Speer, Cal MacAninch, and Dean Lennox Kelly.
Acting
Will Mellor's tragicomic turn as lovable disaster Barmpot.
Writing
Brocklehurst's ear for authentic Northern dialogue.
Direction
Stockport standing in for Manchester—gritty, unglamorous, real.
Creator
Daniel Brocklehurst
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stockport locations include the actual sorting office on Wellington Road South—some extras were real postal workers.
Part of a mid-2000s BBC wave of 'ordinary lives' drama alongside Early Doors and Sunshine; Brocklehurst later created Brassic and The Stranger.
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