Damned (TV series)

*Damned*
Damned
Genre	Comedy; Drama;
Created by	Jo Brand; Morwenna Banks;
Written by	Jo Brand; Morwenna Banks; Will Smith;
Directed by	Ian FitzGibbon
Starring	Jo Brand; Alan Davies; Kevin Eldon; Himesh Patel; Isy Suttie; Georgie Glen; Morwenna Banks;
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
Original release
Network	Sky Arts (pilot); Channel 4 (series);
Release	27 September 2016 –; 21 March 2018

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]

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]

Broadcast

The 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

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

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	6	27 September 2016 (2016-09-27)	1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)
2	6	14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)	21 March 2018 (2018-03-21)

Pilot (2014)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	UK viewers (millions)
—	"Pilot"	Natalie Bailey	Jo Brand & Morwenna Banks	12 June 2014 (2014-06-12)	N/A

Series 1 (2016)

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 (2016-09-27)	1.89
2	2	"Episode 2"	Ian FitzGibbon	Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith	4 October 2016 (2016-10-04)	1.37
3	3	"Episode 3"	Ian FitzGibbon	Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith	11 October 2016 (2016-10-11)	1.08
4	4	"Episode 4"	Ian FitzGibbon	Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith	18 October 2016 (2016-10-18)	1.07
5	5	"Episode 5"	Ian FitzGibbon	Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith	25 October 2016 (2016-10-25)	N/A
6	6	"Episode 6"	Ian FitzGibbon	Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith	1 November 2016 (2016-11-01)	N/A

Series 2 (2018)

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 (2018-02-14)	N/A
8	2	"Episode 2"	Natalie Bailey	Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith	21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)	N/A
9	3	"Episode 3"	Natalie Bailey	Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith	28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)	N/A
10	4	"Episode 4"	Natalie Bailey	Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith	7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)	N/A
11	5	"Episode 5"	Natalie Bailey	Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith	21 March 2018 (2018-03-21)	N/A
12	6	"Episode 6"	Natalie Bailey	Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith	21 March 2018 (2018-03-21)	N/A

References

^ 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.

External links

[Tel-1] Hogan, Michael (27 September 2016). "Damned: Jo Brand's new comedy could have packed a bigger punch, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

[2] Munn, Patrick (26 May 2016). "Channel 4 Picks Up Jo Brand Comedy 'Damned' To Series". tvwise.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

[3] "Jo Brand and Alan Davies are DAMNED once again – Channel 4 – Info – Press". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

[channel4-4] "Damned: Series 2 Episodes list". Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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