Sticks and Stones (TV series)

Sticks and Stones is an ITV television drama series that was first broadcast on 16 December 2019. Created and written by Mike Bartlett, based on his play Bull, the series is about sales associate Thomas Benson, who starts having paranoia about his co-workers following a bad presentation.^[1][2]

Sticks and Stones
Genre	Drama Thriller
Based on	Bull by Mike Bartlett
Written by	Mike Bartlett
Directed by	Julia Ford
Starring	Ken Nwosu Susannah Fielding Ben Miller
Composer	Jack Halama
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Mike Bartlett Catherine Oldfield
Producer	Colin Wratten
Editor	Melanie Viner-Cuneo
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Tall Story Pictures
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	16 December (2019-12-16) – 18 December 2019 (2019-12-18)

Cast

• Ken Nwosu as Thomas Benson
• Susannah Fielding as Isobel
• Ben Miller as Carter
• Sean Sagar as Andy
• Ritu Arya as Becky
• Debbie Chazen as Natalie
• Alexandra Roach as Jess
• Daisy Boo Brandford as Millie
• Jordan Baker as Lisa

Episode list

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.K. viewers (millions)
1	"1.1"	Julia Ford	Mike Bartlett	16 December 2019 (2019-12-16)	N/A
2	"1.2"	Julia Ford	Mike Bartlett	17 December 2019 (2019-12-17)	N/A
3	"1.3"	Julia Ford	Mike Bartlett	18 December 2019 (2019-12-18)	N/A

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 40% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 5.10/10. The site's critics' consensus reads: "Sticks and Stones may not break any bones, but its mundane melodrama may hurt your viewing experience."^[3] The Independent gave the first episode two out of five stars, dubbing it "shrieking melodrama".^[4] The Telegraph gave it three stars.^[5]