Asylum (2015)
- TV sitcom
- BBC Four
- 2015
- 3 episodes (1 series)
Satirical comedy about a government whistle-blower and a millionaire internet entrepreneur trapped together in a London embassy. Stars Ben Miller, Dustin Demri-Burns, Darrell D'Silva, Kayvan Novak, Yasmine Akram and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Strange Bedfellows
Further details
Dan is bored and depressed. His only chance is to push his case in an interview with the Guardian.
The embassy staff are struggling to attract people to the annual embassy ball, as Dan is old news and nobody wants to come. Rafael decides to offer sanctuary to another international fugitive, a childlike, internet pirate called Ludo Backslash.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 9th February 2015
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ben Miller | Dan Hern |
| Dustin Demri-Burns | Ludo |
| Darrell D'Silva | Castillo |
| Kayvan Novak | Rafael Castillo |
| Yasmine Akram | Rosa |
| John Guerrasio | Mo |
| Niky Wardley | Lorna |
| Stephen Manwaring | Trader |
| Alisdair McKee | Hippy |
| Asad Ahmad | News Reporter |
| Owen Brazendale | Policeman |
| Gemma Whelan | Journalist |
| Mouna Albakry | Diplomat |
| Robert Jezek | Diplomat |
| Madeline Holliday | Kid |
| Peter Bowden | Writer |
| Thom Phipps | Writer |
| Roger Drew | Script Editor |
| Iain B MacDonald | Director |
| Tom Thostrup | Producer |
| Michael Livingstone | Executive Producer |
| Kayvan Novak | Executive Producer |
| Mark Davies | Editor |
| Jeff Sherriff | Production Designer |
| Oli Julian | Composer |
Video
You're boring now
Dan is not happy when he is told he has to share with internet pirate Ludo Backslash.
Featuring: Ben Miller (Dan Hern), Kayvan Novak (Rafael Castillo) & John Guerrasio (Mo).
Press
TV review: Asylum
The plot of episode one centred on a misunderstanding straight out of Sitcom Writing 101, which any moderately alert viewer will see coming as soon as the seed is planted. In fact, the show is pretty much by-the-numbers stuff, despite its brilliantly timely premise.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th February 2015