Damned (TV series)

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
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 (2016-09-27) – 21 March 2018 (2018-03-21)

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
			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

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.
4. "Damned: Series 2 Episodes list". Retrieved 26 February 2018.

External links

• Damned at IMDb
• Damned at Channel 4
• Damned at British Comedy Guide