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 3 - Public Relations
Further details
Dan decides to raise his public profile and present his manifesto to the world by holding a press conference.
Unfortunately he inadvertently accuses the El Ricans of torturing him, which does terrible damage to their World Cup bid. The terrifying El Rican foreign minister jets in to try to force Dan to issue a public apology, but with the world suddenly on his side Dan is extremely reluctant.
Instead it falls to Ludo to use his hacking skills to get El Rico's World Cup bid back on track.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 23rd 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 |
| Asad Ahmad | News Reporter |
| Dan Mersh | Bin Journalist |
| Kate Miles | Dan's Ex-Girlfriend |
| Pandora Clifford | Mimi Kempton-Stewart |
| Ben Rufus Green | James Smither |
| Debbie Chazen | Eva Mercedes (El Rico Foreign Minister) |
| 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
Making the papers
Dan makes the headlines, but not for his manifesto...
Featuring: Ben Miller (Dan Hern), Dustin Demri-Burns (Ludo) & Niky Wardley (Lorna).