Damned (TV series)
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| Directed by | Ian FitzGibbon |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 (6 + pilot) |
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| Producer(s) | Claire Whalley |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | What Larks Productions |
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| Original release | 27 September 2016 – present |
Damned is a British comedy television series shown on Channel 4. It is set in the office of the Children's Services department of the Social Services of fictional Elm Heath Council.[1]
It stars Jo Brand, Alan Davies, Kevin Eldon, Himesh Patel, Isy Suttie and Morwenna Banks as the social workers and Georgie Glen as their manager. Aisling Bea plays a single mother who is a former client of theirs.[1]
The first series premiered on Channel 4 on 27 September 2016, and concluded on 1 November 2016.
Production
In March 2014, Sky Arts announced that it was reprising its Playhouse Presents series of self-contained television plays. Jo Brand and Morwenna Banks penned a script for what was hoped to be a pilot episode. Sky Arts aired the episode but never commissioned it to series; so Brand, Banks, and comedic writer Will Smith re-developed it for Channel 4, who announced its commission in May 2016.[2]
Episodes
| No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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| — | "Pilot" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks & Jo Brand | 12 June 2014 | N/A |
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 27 September 2016 | 1.89 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 4 October 2016 | 1.37 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 11 October 2016 | 1.08 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 18 October 2016 | 1.07 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 25 October 2016 | N/A |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 1 November 2016 | N/A |
References
- 1 2 Telegraph review
- ↑ Munn, Patrick (26 May 2016). "Channel 4 Picks Up Jo Brand Comedy 'Damned' To Series". tvwise.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2016.