Season 2 • Episode 7
LatestThe boys get new surveillance equipment and are soon under threat of being replaced.
Nightingales is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift. It was written by Paul Makin and produced by Alomo Productions for Channel 4 in 1990.
Acting
Robert Lindsay's Carter is a masterclass in repressed rage.
Writing
Makin's dialogue turns mundanity into poetry.
Production
That empty office building becomes a fourth character.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Channel 4's 1990s golden age of working-class comedy alongside 'The Full Monty' and 'Brassed Off', though Nightingales never got its film moment.
Robert Lindsay nearly turned down Carter to pursue theatre; his commitment to this tiny show arguably stalled his Hollywood trajectory.
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