Just Another Day (TV series)

Just Another Day
Just Another Day title sequence
GenreDocumentary
StarringJohn Pitman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducersAdam Clapham
Henry Murray
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release15 March 1983 (1983-03-15) –
29 December 1986 (1986-12-29)

Just Another Day is a BBC documentary series, shown over twenty thirty minute episodes. The series follows John Pitman observing a typical day in the life of places, businesses and institutions that are considered part of the British way of life.

The episodes consisted of Pitman (who was always off-camera) shadowing a member of staff in the particular profession whilst he/she went about their particular job, combined with "fly on the wall" segments of other aspects and challenges of the profession (with Pitman narrating).

The basic format of Just Another Day was later developed and expanded in the late 1990s with the so-called "docusoap" (notable BBC examples included Airline and Driving School) which serialised the events and lives of employees within a particular profession or situation.

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Episodes[edit]

Series 1[edit]

# Title Directed by Original airdate Ref
1"Battersea Dogs' Home"Peter Grimsdale15 March 1983 (1983-03-15)[1]
2"Traffic Wardens"Michael Waldman22 March 1983 (1983-03-22)[3]
3"Selfridges"Adam Curtis29 March 1983 (1983-03-29)[4]
4"Waterloo Station"Kevin Lygo5 April 1983 (1983-04-05)TBA
5"Sotheby's Upstairs"Laurence Rees12 April 1983 (1983-04-12)TBA
6"The Seaside"Adam Curtis19 April 1983 (1983-04-19)[5]

Series 2[edit]

# Title Directed by Original airdate Ref
1"The Hospital for Sick Children"Anne Webber22 February 1985 (1985-02-22)[6]
2"Driving School"Desmond Lapsley1 March 1985 (1985-03-01)[7]
3"Soho"Mogen Sutton8 March 1985 (1985-03-08)[8]
4"The Natural History Museum"John Paul Davidson15 March 1985 (1985-03-15)[9]
5"Cross-Channel Ferry"Anne Morrison22 March 1985 (1985-03-22)[10]
6"The Tower of London"Sarah Caplin29 March 1985 (1985-03-29)[11]
7"Richmond Park"Laura Gavshon12 April 1985 (1985-04-12)[12]
8"Moving"Nick Handel19 April 1985 (1985-04-19)[13]

Series 3[edit]

# Title Directed by Original airdate Ref
1"EastEnders"Roger Mills14 November 1986 (1986-11-14)[14]
2"Heathrow"Desmond Lapsley21 November 1986 (1986-11-21)[15]
3"The Blue Cross Hospital for Sick Animals"Pat Holland28 November 1986 (1986-11-28)[16]
4"AA"Linda Cleeve5 December 1986 (1986-12-05)[17]
5"Greyhound Racing"Pat Holland12 December 1986 (1986-12-12)[18]
6"Fairford a Cotswold Town"Betty McBride19 December 1986 (1986-12-19)[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Just Another Day 15 March 1983". BBC Genome. 15 March 1983. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Just Another Day: Waterloo Station (1985)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Just Another Day 22 March 1983". BBC Genome. 22 March 1983. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Just Another Day 29 March 1983". BBC Genome. 29 March 1983. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Just Another Day 19 April 1983". BBC Genome. 19 April 1983. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Just Another Day 22 February 1985". BBC Genome. 22 February 1985. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Just Another Day 1 March 1985". BBC Genome. March 1985. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Just Another Day 8 March 1985". BBC Genome. 8 March 1985. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Just Another Day 15 March 1985". BBC Genome. 15 March 1985. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Just Another Day 22 March 1985". BBC Genome. 22 March 1985. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Just Another Day 29 March 1985". BBC Genome. 29 March 1985. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Just Another Day 12 April 1985". BBC Genome. 12 April 1985. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Just Another Day 19 April 1985". BBC Genome. 19 April 1985. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Just Another Day 14 November 1986". BBC Genome. 14 November 1986. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Just Another Day 21 November 1986". BBC Genome. 21 November 1986. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Just Another Day 28November 1986". BBC Genome. 28 November 1986. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Just Another Day 5 December 1986". BBC Genome. 5 December 1986. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Just Another 12 December 1986". BBC Genome. 12 December 1986. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Just Another Day 19 December 1986". BBC Genome. 19 December 1986. Retrieved 18 November 2017.

External links[edit]

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