Babylon
- TV comedy drama
- Channel 4
- 2014
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Police-based comedy drama focuses on the over-stretched Metropolitan Police Force. James Nesbitt stars as Chief Constable Richard Miller. Stars James Nesbitt, Brit Marling, Paterson Joseph, Jonny Sweet, Bertie Carvel and more.
Episode menu
Pilot
Further details
Coppers. The Sweeney. Plods. The Old Bill. London's police force - the oldest in the world - is in need of a public image revamp, and Chief Constable Richard Miller has found just the woman to do it.
Introducing Liz Garvey - an American visionary from the world of new media, parachuted in to revolutionise a PR department struggling to keep up in an age of rolling news, smart phones and a news-breaking, information-hungry public.
Also running operations at police HQ are Commissioner Miller's right-hand man Deputy Commissioner Charles Inglis, loyal Staff Officer Tom Oliver and Liz's second-in command, Finn. Out on the streets Territorial Support Group (TSG) officers Davina and Robbie are tasked with upholding the peace - though Robbie would much rather be playing with the big boys of Specialist Firearms Command (SCO19), joining the likes Officer Neil. Meanwhile they're trailed by fly-on-the-wall TV cameraman Matt Coward, desperate to capture some juicy footage at the heart of the action.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 9th February 2014
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 90 minutes
Cast & crew
James Nesbitt | Richard Miller |
Brit Marling | Liz Garvey |
Paterson Joseph | Charles Inglis |
Jonny Sweet | Tom Oliver |
Bertie Carvel | Finn |
Ella Smith | Mia |
Martin Trenaman | Miles |
Jim Howick | Gerry |
Jill Halfpenny | Davina |
Adam Deacon | Robbie |
Cavan Clerkin | Clarkey |
Andrew Brooke | Officer Neil |
Nick Blood | Warwick |
Stuart Martin | Tony |
Nicola Walker | Franklin |
Daniel Kaluuya | Matt Coward |
Mark Womack | Hopwood |
Joanne Adams | Red BMW Woman |
Arinda Alexander | Uxbridge TV Reporter |
Ako Ali | Kurdish Protestor |
Layke Anderson | Aide |
Tom Andrews | SCO19 Commanding Officer |
Will Austin | SCO19 Officer |
Navin Chowdhry | Adeel |
Sam Coulson | Patrick |
Spencer Cummins | TSG Commanding Officer |
Skye Degruttola | BMW Child |
Roxy Dunn | Cathy |
John Glynn | Householder |
Dan Jay Green | Calvin |
Elena Hargreaves | PCSO Fiona Lovett |
Sally Hurst | Ollie's Girlfriend |
Marek Larwood | London Mayor |
Tom Lawrence | News Producer |
Vince Leigh | PC On Screen |
Polly Maberly | Female IPCC Investigator |
Nathan Mack | Tyler |
Wendy Meredith | Penny |
Ntonga Mwanza | Newham Street Man |
Glyn Pritchard | Ollie |
James Robinson | PCSO's Husband |
Ian Targett | Male IPCC Investigator |
Matthew Tennyson | Counsellor |
Craig Whittaker | ARV Officer |
Louise Hulland | TV News Reporter |
Ashish Joshi | TV News Reporter |
Juliet Mann | TV News Reporter |
Graham Rogers | TV News Reporter |
Barbara Serra | TV News Reporter |
Jon Culshaw | Mayor (Voice) |
Sam Bain | Writer |
Jesse Armstrong | Writer |
Danny Boyle | Director |
Derrin Schlesinger | Producer |
Robert Jones | Executive Producer |
Jesse Armstrong | Executive Producer |
Sam Bain | Executive Producer |
Jon Harris | Editor |
Morgan Kennedy | Production Designer |
Rick Smith | Composer |
Videos
Babylon Trailer
A look at Channel 4's new cop comedy.
Featuring: James Nesbitt (Richard Miller), Brit Marling (Liz Garvey), Paterson Joseph (Charles Inglis), Jonny Sweet (Tom Oliver), Bertie Carvel (Finn), Ella Smith (Mia), Jill Halfpenny (Davina), Adam Deacon (Robbie), Cavan Clerkin (Clarkey), Nick Blood (Warwick), Daniel Kaluuya (Matt Coward) & John Glynn (Householder).
Introducing Babylon
The cast of the show introduce the pilot episode of Babylon.
The Making of Babylon
The cast talk about making the pilot episode of Babylon.
Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain interview
Writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong talk about creating Babylon.
Featuring: Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong.