Damned is a British television sitcom shown on Channel 4. It is set in the office of the children's services department of fictional Elm Heath Council.[1]
| Damned | |
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| Directed by | Ian FitzGibbon |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (12 pilot) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Claire Whalley |
| Editor | Dan Robinson |
| Running time | 4 hours 6 minutes |
| Production company | What Larks Productions |
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| Release | 27 September 2016 – 21 March 2018 |
Production
editIn 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]
Broadcast
editThe first series premiered on Channel 4 on 27 September 2016, and concluded on 1 November 2016. In February 2017, Channel 4 commissioned a second six-episode series.[3] Series 2 began broadcasting on 14 February 2018.[4] Episode 5 of the second series was not aired as planned on 14 March 2018 to make space for a tribute to Professor Stephen Hawking, who had died a day earlier. The episode was then aired a week later on 21 March 2018 as a double feature alongside the sixth and final episode of the second series.
Cast and characters
edit- Rose Denby (Jo Brand) – Series 1–2 – Senior Social Worker
- Alastair (Al) Kavanagh (Alan Davies) – Series 1–2 – Senior Social Worker
- Martin Bickerstaff (Kevin Eldon) – Series 1–2 – Senior Social Worker then Team Leader, former banker, on medical leave throughout series 1.
- Denise (Georgie Glen) – Series 1–2 – Cluster Manager.
- Nitin (Himesh Patel) – Series 1–2 – Social Worker, former Metropolitan Police Service constable.
- Natalie (Nat) (Isy Suttie) – Series 1–2 – Executive Assistant from a temp agency.
- Ingrid (Morwenna Banks) – Series 1–2 – Senior Social Worker, foster carer, on medical leave throughout series 1.
- Mimi (Lolly Adefope) – 2 – Student Social Worker on placement.
- Cass (Sara Powell) – Series 1–2 – Psychologist.
Episodes
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | 27 September 2016 | 1 November 2016 | |
| 2 | 6 | 14 February 2018 | 21 March 2018 | |
Pilot (2014)
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | "Pilot" | Natalie Bailey | Jo Brand & Morwenna Banks | 12 June 2014 | N/A |
Series 1 (2016)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 27 September 2016 | 1.89 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 4 October 2016 | 1.37 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 11 October 2016 | 1.08 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 18 October 2016 | 1.07 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 25 October 2016 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 1 November 2016 | N/A |
Series 2 (2018)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 14 February 2018 | N/A |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 21 February 2018 | N/A |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 28 February 2018 | N/A |
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 7 March 2018 | N/A |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 21 March 2018 | N/A |
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 21 March 2018 | N/A |
References
edit- ^ Hogan, Michael (27 September 2016). "Damned: Jo Brand's new comedy could have packed a bigger punch, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Munn, Patrick (26 May 2016). "Channel 4 Picks Up Jo Brand Comedy 'Damned' To Series". tvwise.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Jo Brand and Alan Davies are DAMNED once again – Channel 4 – Info – Press". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Damned: Series 2 Episodes list". Retrieved 26 February 2018.