North Square
North Square is a British television drama series written and created by Peter Moffat, and broadcast by Channel 4 from 18 October to 20 December 2000. Starring an ensemble cast, including Phil Davis, Rupert Penry-Jones, Helen McCrory and Kevin McKidd, the programme is set around the practice of a barristers' chambers in Leeds. The series was filmed in and around the real life Park Square, Leeds. This is the area in the city where the majority of barristers' chambers are concentrated.
| North Square | |
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| Created by | Peter Moffat |
| Starring | Phil Davis Helen McCrory Kevin McKidd Rupert Penry-Jones Kim Vithana Dominic Rowan Victoria Smurfit Ruth Millar Tony Monroe Sasha Behar James Murray James Midgeley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 18 October – 20 December 2000 |
Despite gaining considerable critical acclaim, the show failed to garner a substantial audience resulting in only the one series of ten episodes being produced. In Australia, the series was broadcast in 2001 on ABC and repeated in 2004 after popular and critical acclaim. The full series was released on DVD for the first time by Acorn Media UK on 5 March 2012.