Close and True: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Close and True centres around John Close, a high-flying commercial solicitor of ten years from London - a job that he is not very good at and dislikes. He decides to return to his hometown of Newcastle and takes over the rundown legal practice Simons and True.

Series details

• Title: Close and True
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Legal
• Premiere date: 2000-11-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-12-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 42223
• IMDb ID: tt0274246
• TVDB ID: 76384

Cast and credited roles

• Robson Green — John Close
• James Bolam — Graham True
• Jamie Bell — Mark Sheedy

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2000-11-23; final listed air date 2000-12-28; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Close and True on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.