All Quiet on the Preston Front (1994)

Name: All Quiet on the Preston Front
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Colin Buchanan, Paul Haigh, Caroline Catz, Adrian Hood, Alistair McGowan

Comedy

All Quiet on the Preston Front (or the shortened Preston Front as it became known for series two and three) was a BBC comedy drama about a group of friends in the fictional Lancashire town of Roker Bridge, and their links to the local Territorial Army infantry platoon. It was created by Tim Firth and ran from 1994 to 1997.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (175 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1994)

7.70 avg 6 episodes 8.8 → 7.4 49 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hodge's Girlfriend	8.8	11
2	Ally's Husband	7.4	9
3	Eric's Job	7.4	9
4	Lloydy's Fish	7.8	10
5	Diesel's Garage	7.4	9
6	Kirsty's Biscuit	7.4	9

Season 2 (1995)

7.53 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 7.8

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dawn's Ball	7.8	10
2	Laura's Mousse	7.4	9
3	Spock's Leg	7.4	9
4	Polson's Lilo	7.4	9
5	Diesel's Out of Body Experience	7.4	9
6	Lloydy's Ark	7.8	10

Season 3 (1997)

7.76 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 7.8

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Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hodge's Driving Test	7.8	10
2	Eric's Won Ton	7.8	10
3	Lloydy's Housewarming	8.0	11
4	Spock's Dilated Pupil	7.8	10
5	Polson's Mess	7.3	12
6	Diesel's Ostrich	7.8	10
7	Jeanetta's Marijuana	7.8	10

All Quiet on the Preston Front (1994)

Cast

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