Custer's Last Stand-up

Custer's Last Stand-Up is a BBC/RTÉ co-production television series which won the BAFTA for best British Children's Series in 2001.[1] Among the actors who appeared in the series were George McMahon, Ciaran Nolan, Elaine Symons, Brian James Roche, Tom Hopkins and Deirdre Monaghan.[citation needed]

Custer's Last Stand-up
GenreChildren's television
Created byGail Renard
Directed byGraeme Harper, Dearbhla Walsh, and Dez McCarthy
Country of originIreland
United Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerElaine Sperber
ProducersMichael McGowan and Ferdia McAnna
Production companyBBC/RTÉ

The show ran for two series of 26 episodes each and was created by Gail Renard who wrote the majority of the episodes. The directors of the show were Graeme Harper, Dearbhla Walsh and Dez McCarthy. The show was filmed at the RTÉ studios in Donnybrook and in Bray, County Wicklow. The first series was produced by Michael McGowan and the second series was produced by Ferdia McAnna. The executive producer was Elaine Sperber, then head of CBBC drama.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Children's Nominations 2001". BAFTA.org. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Bray-based TV series wins top BAFTA award". BrayPeople. Retrieved 6 May 2011.