Calamity James
- TV comedy drama
- BBC iPlayer
- 2023
- 1 episode
Slapstick comedy about a young man cursed with 'acute misfortune syndrome'. Stars Mark Bonnar, Dylan Blore and Robert Jack.
- Repeated Friday 6th December at 2:55am on BBC3
Press clippings
Calamity James review
The climactic pratfall was a bit of a letdown, but this was a cleverly constructed playlet, just 15 minutes long, with some sharp one-liners and visual gags.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 13th June 2023BBC Comedy Short Films review
From childish men to manipulative crows, the Beeb's new comedy shorts are irreverent, oddball and full of rascals.
Jay Richardson, The List, 9th June 2023BBC announces raft of comedy shorts
The BBC has formally unveiled a line-up of new comedy pilots, being released as individual short films on iPlayer this Friday.
British Comedy Guide, 24th May 2023