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Northern Lights (TV series)

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| camera = Multi Camera Set-Up
| picture_format = Widescreen SDTV
| audio_format = Stereo
| runtime = 60 minutes (with commercials), approx 47-50 minutes (without commercials)
| creator = Bob Mills
Jeff Pope
| developer = Bob Mills
Jeff Pope
| producer = Bob Mills
Jeff Pope
Spencer Campbell
| executive_producer = Andy Harries
Jeff Pope
| starring = The Armstrongs:
Robson Green (Colin)
Nicola Stephenson (Jackie)
Linzey Cocker (Brooke)
Lee Worswick (Liam)
Alex Rimmer (Leyton)
The Scotts:
Mark Benton (Howie)
Siân Reeves (Pauline)
Maisie Breakenridge (Victoria)
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| country =United Kingdom
| language = English
| network = ITV
| first_aired = 21 December 2004
| last_aired = 21 December 2008
| num_episodes = 8 (Incl. Pilot and 1 special)
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Northern Lights is a 2006 comedy-drama broadcast on ITV starring Mark Benton and Robson Green. It is a spin-off of the 2004 Christmas special Christmas Lights.

A sequel, City Lights, was broadcast in 2007. Also a Christmas special, Clash of the Santas, was broadcast in December 2008. It featured Colin and Howie taking a trip to Lithuania to represent the United Kingdom in a Santa convention. The main problem with this is that miserable Howie is picked as Santa, while true Christmas believer Colin is relegated to the role of cheerleading elf.

Cast

{{Tone|date=January 2008}}Colin Armstrong - Robson Green

Colin is a cheeky-chappy. Colin's life revolves around spending time with his family and hanging around with his friends in the pub. Colin's best friend is Howard, while he respects Howard greatly, he has the tendency to get jealous over his successes. Very happily married, he and Jackie have three children, Brooke, Liam and Leyton.

Howard Scott - Mark Benton

Howie is friendly and patient - a 'gentle giant' who has always been there to support the people he is close to. He and Colin share the same juvenile sense of humour and competitive nature. Howie is less self-confident than Colin, but is capable of defending himself when he needs to. Recently promoted to management at work, he's keen to better himself and provide the luxuries of life for his wife Pauline and baby daughter Victoria.

Jackie Armstrong - Nicola Stephenson

Jackie is caring, dependable and intelligent. She loves Colin deeply, yet does not always approve of his devil-may-care approach to life. Jackie is very close to her sister Pauline and they enjoy living next door to each other and combining their family's lives. When Colin and Howie are feuding this can lead to the sisters' diplomatic skills being stretched to extremes, but the girls always stay united despite their husbands' antics.

Pauline Scott - Sian Reeves

Pauline is shy compared to her sister and has a traditional outlook on life. She is fiercely protective of her family. She is torn between enjoying the perks that Howie's salary now allows and being unsettled by the changes it also brings. She gave birth to baby Victoria 18 months ago and as the series starts is on a quest to get her and Howie's sex life back on track.

Brooke Armstrong - Linzey Cocker

Brooke is the eldest of the three children and is the only daughter, she soon gets a boyfriend, but tries to hide it from her mum, Brooke is like a mother to her brothers,

Eric Foulkes - Keith Clifford

Father to Jackie and Pauline, Eric has recently retired as foreman at Sherpa Freight where his sons-in-law still work and is fondly remembered by staff. He now splits his time between babysitting for the two families and his allotment.

Nigel Cockburn - James Midgley

Colin's arch-enemy - Cockburn is stern, arrogant and highly passionate on climbing the career ladder at Sherpa Freight.

Len Guthrie - Russell Dixon

Old-school Len is often the voice of reason to counter Cockburn's management style. Respectful of his hard working staff, he is a champion of both Howie and Colin over the course of the series.

Episodes

#	Title	Original airdate	Production code	Title=Christmas Lights	df=yes\|2004\|12\|21}}	ProdCode=#NL-P	EpisodeNumber=1	ShortSummary=In the first episode we are introduced to best mates: Howie Scott and Colin Armstrong. Both are workers at Sherpa Freight, but when Howie gets promoted to manager a rivalry develops between the friends. A rivalry that causes the two to attempt to outdo each other by decorating their houses with Christmas lights!	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The Holiday	df=yes\|2006\|1\|16}}	ProdCode=#NL101	EpisodeNumber=2	ShortSummary=Colin & Jackie splash out on a holiday to Florida but then Colin fails an alcohol test and gets fired from Sherpa! Meanwhile, Pauline feels neglected by Howie. And, Colin's daughter Brooke gets a new boyfriend.	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The Driver	df=yes\|2006\|1\|23}}	ProdCode=#NL102	EpisodeNumber=3	ShortSummary=Colin is still job hunting so he takes work at the local taxi firm. But he finds himself being mugged by teenagers, cheated by an OAP, and terrorised by a 12-year-old, and when Brooke goes missing, Colin fears the worst. Meanwhile, Howie is offered his job back, which causes a rift between him and Colin.	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The Reunion	df=yes\|2006\|1\|30}}	ProdCode=#NL103	EpisodeNumber=4	ShortSummary=Colin & Howie go to a school reunion at Newcastle and Howie hooks up with an old flame. Colin is torn between supporting his friend or telling Pauline, and Howie must decide who he really loves.	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The Match	df=yes\|2006\|2\|6}}	ProdCode=#NL104	EpisodeNumber=5	ShortSummary=To show that he can be more than just a van driver, Colin becomes the new captain of the Sherpa Freight's football team, but when the power goes to his head, he begins losing friends, especially Howie. Meanwhile, the landlord of the local pub takes a shine to Jackie when she joins the snooker team.	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The Fall of the Father	df=yes\|2006\|2\|13}}	ProdCode=#NL105	EpisodeNumber=6	ShortSummary=Colin's father dies and his father-in-law has a heart attack. Pauline and Jackie discover some secrets concerning their father and Sherpa receptionist Jean. Meanwhile, Colin's brother Patrick arrives. But tension rises between the two brothers, with Howie stuck in the middle.	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The Welsh Adventure	df=yes\|2006\|2\|20}}	ProdCode=#NL106	EpisodeNumber=7	ShortSummary=Colin & Howie take the family to the countryside for the weekend. Jackie & Pauline find out they have a long lost sister, who turns out to be a lesbian! Meanwhile, Colin & Howie head off for a day of fishing. But the trip soon relocates to the local pub, where they make a big impression on the locals. The boys get drunk and disturb a shotgun-wielding farmer who attempts to hunt them down!	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=Behind The Scenes	df=yes\|2007\|4\|10}}	ProdCode=BTS-NL	EpisodeNumber=8	ShortSummary=This special behind the scenes look at the series, takes a peek behind the camera and sees that making of Northern Lights!	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The Shooting	df=yes\|2007\|4\|11}}	ProdCode=	EpisodeNumber=9	ShortSummary=After witnessing the shooting of a psychotic gangster, Colin & Howie are forced into witness protection, and everyone is forced to start a new life. But Sweeney, the gangster in question, sends his two faithful henchmen after the best-friends. Meanwhile, Pauline cannot bear to leave her life behind - and her secret lover.	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The New Life	df=yes\|2007\|4\|18}}	ProdCode=	EpisodeNumber=10	ShortSummary= The two families are moved to a safe house in London, where Jackie discovers a dark secret from Colin's past that could rip the couple apart forever, whilst Howie fears that his marriage could be on the verge of ending as Pauline blames him for everything that has happened, and Brooke goes to extreme measures to contact her boyfriend. Meanwhile, DS Gary Tate's gambling debts make him the perfect man to entrap Howie and Colin for Sweeny, Hatton and Gully.	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The End of the Line	df=yes\|2007\|4\|25}}	ProdCode=	EpisodeNumber=11	ShortSummary=Both Colin & Howies marriage's are falling apart whilst Colin manages to win Jackie back, Pauline makes a heartbreaking decision that will change the two families for good, and after another argument, she seeks solace in the arms of a familiar face. Meanwhile, Sweeney's sends his heavies to put pressure on DS Gary Tate, but will he give them the information that could seal Howie and Colin's fate?	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The Career Path	df=yes\|2007\|5\|2}}	ProdCode=	EpisodeNumber=12	ShortSummary= Colin & Howie becomes traffic wardens and Howie gains a new admirer. Jackie is unable to have sex with Colin because she cannot forget about his ex wife, so Colin tries to spice up their love life. Meanwhile, Pauline struggles to resist DS Gary Tate after their passionate night, and the pair begin an affair, which convinces Pauline that there is no way back for her and Howie's marriage. Heartbroken by this, Howie leaves the safehouse, which results in tension between Colin and Pauline.	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The Capture	df=yes\|2007\|5\|9}}	ProdCode=	EpisodeNumber=13	ShortSummary=Colin and a depressed Howie launch a gardening business. Colin lets slip to Howie that Pauline may have a new man. Howie heads off to confront her mystery man. At the same time, Hatton and Scully decide to gatecrash Pauline and Tate's sex session, sparking off a chain of events that leaves everyone's life in danger.	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=The Final Showdown	df=yes\|2007\|5\|16}}	ProdCode=	EpisodeNumber=14	ShortSummary=Colin & Howie are being held hostage by Hatton and Scully. they also capture Gary Tate and order him to kill Howie and Colin. Sweeney comes face to face with his enemies. Can the duo escape their toughest adventure yet? Meanwhile, Pauline's world comes crashing down around her as she faces the consequences of her actions, whilst Jackie receives life-changing news.	LineColor=EBEFBD{{Episode list	Title=Clash of the Santas	df=yes\|2008\|12\|21}}	ProdCode=	EpisodeNumber=15	ShortSummary=	LineColor=EBEFBD

External links

{{IMDb title|0497863|Northern Lights}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20091013043645/http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/TV-Review-Clash-Santas/article-568034-detail/article.html Review of Clash of the Santas, Leicester Mercury]

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