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Russell T Davies has written a mini-series about Crossroads star Noele Gordon. He joins Matthew Sweet, Paula Milne and Gail Renard to explore the world of the soap opera.

Russell T Davies has written a three-part mini-series - Nolly - about Crossroads star Noele Gordon. He joins Matthew Sweet along with screenwriter Paula Milne who wrote for Crossroads and Coronation Street and devised Angels for the 91Èȱ¬, and writer Gail Renard, who was working at ATV during the Crossroads years, to explore the unique and sometimes undervalued place of the soap opera in TV drama.

Nolly will begin streaming on ITVX from Thursday 2nd February. The drama will be accompanied by a documentary entitled The Real Nolly which will also be available from the same date.

Crossroads: The Noele Gordon Collection - a 96 DVD boxset - has just been released by Network.

Producer: Torquil MacLeod

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44 minutes

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Thu 2 Feb 2023 22:00

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  • Thu 2 Feb 2023 22:00

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