British Comedy Guide

Sitcom Mission

Custody

By: Paul Stokes

Sitcom Mission 2010 finalist

Three officers have been posted together in Custody. Sgt Summers wants a promotion and a proposal, but neither is looking likely. Simon, disillusioned and pining for Sgt Summers, is on recoup duties following an embarrassing accident and Greg, fresh from training school, is young, dumb and still living with mum.

Credits

Cast Character
Holly Janowski ... Sergeant Emily Summers
Lachlan McCall ... PC Simon Page
Rhys Jennings ... PC Greg Bois
Jethro Skinner ... Oliver Norton

Paul Stokes

Paul Stokes read a friend's script last year and then started to write his own, now he never wants to stop. With the same friend he's co-writing a police-based drama which is currently in development with an independent production company. Custody is the first sitcom Paul has written.

Lisa Cagnacci (Director)

Lisa Cagnacci is an Associate Artist at Southwark Playhouse, where she most recently assisted Ellie Jones on A Christmas Carol. Her directing work includes Blood Wedding (Broadway Theatre, Barking and tour), Cuban Charm (Rosemary Branch), Losing Unity (C Venues and tour), How To Be Female (Pleasance), Playing (ClubWest, Edinburgh and tour), Vita & Virginia (White Bear), Starving Necrophilia (Pleasance and tours in USA and Hungary) and Portnoy's Complaint, Femme/Fatal and Black Butterfly Sun (Merrick Theatre, USA). She has worked as an assistant director on Astaroth and L'Antologia di Spoon River (Rapallo Festival, Italy) and The Countess (Criterion Theatre, West End).