David Avery

Borderline is proof that the mockumentary is alive

Real life, properly portrayed, almost always contains moments of inadvertent hilarity. That was the whole grounding of the spoof-documentary style made famous by The Office. Borderline, a new comedy set in the border control department of a fictional Northend Airport, showed that mockumentary remains very funny when done well.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 2nd August 2016

C5's original comedy Borderline has great promise

For the first time in nine years, Channel 5 has created its own comedy series, Borderline. Set in the fictional Northend airport, the mockumentary follows a group of inept border guards trying to enforce Home Office policy. It is truly a comedy for post-Brexit Britain, and it has promise.

Daisy Wyatt, i Newspaper, 2nd August 2016