The Syndicate is a British television drama series. It was written by Kay Mellor and is broadcast on BBC One. It sees five members of a betting pool win the lottery. Each series follows a different syndicate. The first series is set in a Leeds supermarket; the second, a public hospital in Bradford; the third, a crumbling stately home near Scarborough; and the fourth is set between a dog kennel in Yorkshire and Monaco.
The theme tune for the first two series of the show is "All or Nothing", by the Small Faces. For the third series, a cover version of the same song performed by Scars on 45 was used. The score is composed by guitarist Hal Lindes from Dire Straits. The theme tune for Season four of the show is a cover of "The Gambler" performed by David Nowakowski featuring Rising Fever.
The series was remade in America as Lucky 7 for ABC and ran for only one series.
Cast
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Lorraine Bruce as Denise Simpson is the only cast member to appear in every series. In series 1 she won the lottery; her character was reprised as the Lottery Winners Adviser in all subsequent series. Lorraine was also invited to play Denise in the USA version of the show. In "Lucky 7" Denise Simpson becomes Denise Dibinksy, a native of Queens, New York.
Series 1
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Timothy Spall as Bob Davies
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Lorraine Bruce as Denise Simpson
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Matthew Lewis as Jamie Bradley
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Joanna Page as Leanne Powell
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Matthew McNulty as Stuart Bradley
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Amy Beth Hayes as Amy Cartwright
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John Paul Hurley as DCI Newell
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Katherine Dow Blyton as Annie Davies
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Kai Owen as Gareth Powell
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Anthony Lewis as Peter Davies
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Clare Higgins as Joyce Bradley
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Lily Pickering as Stacey Powell
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
Episodes
Series overview
Series 1 (2012)
In the first series the syndicate consists of workmates in a small local supermarket located in
Leeds, Yorkshire. It was written by Kay Mellor. Series 1 began on
BBC One on 27 March 2012 and consisted of 5 episodes.
Series 2 (2013)
The second series aired in 2013 on BBC One.
It revolves around another syndicate in a similar situation.
It was written by Kay Mellor. The series looks at a syndicate involving workers at a public hospital in
Bradford, Yorkshire. Series 2 began on BBC One on 19 March 2013 and consisted of 6 episodes.
Series 3 (2015)
BBC One renewed
The Syndicate for a third series of six episodes, and the first episode was broadcast on 2 June 2015. This series was filmed in Yorkshire in 2014. The
BBC announced the details of the third series of the programme on 21 October 2014. Actor/comedian
Lenny Henry stars in the series, which chronicles the lottery win of a staff syndicate at a crumbling stately home.
was due to play the role of a solicitor, in a role written especially for her by Kay Mellor, but she died shortly before filming commenced.
Series 4 (2021)
The fourth series began airing on 30 March on BBC One.
American adaptation
On 1 February 2013, it was announced that ABC had ordered a
television pilot for a US remake. It was renamed
Lucky 7 and written by
David Zabel and Jason Richman.
was cancelled on 4 October 2013 after only two episodes were broadcast, due to extremely low ratings.
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