Catastrophe
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2015 - 2019
- 24 episodes (4 series)
Sitcom starring Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan as a couple who make a 'bloody mess' of falling in love. Also features Ashley Jensen, Mark Bonnar, Carrie Fisher, Jonathan Forbes, Frances Tomelty and more.
Streaming rank this week: 418
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 4
Further details
Seemingly back in the swing of a fully functioning relationship, Rob and Sharon receive a very surprising dinner invitation from estranged couple Fran and Chris. Meanwhile, Fergal travels back to London to give an update on his unsatisfactory family life in Spain. Sharon has a check-up with a less than empathetic doctor where it's revealed that she's now pretty low in the egg department. And Rob's dark secret is uncovered by Chris.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 21st March 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Rob Delaney | Rob |
| Sharon Horgan | Sharon |
| Ashley Jensen | Fran |
| Mark Bonnar | Chris |
| Jonathan Forbes | Fergal |
| Frances Tomelty | Carol |
| Gary Lilburn | Des |
| Daniel Lapaine | Dave |
| Seeta Indrani | Harita |
| Douglas Hodge | Douglas |
| Tobias Menzies | Doctor Harries |
| Amanda Hale | Catherine |
| Kai Alexander | Jeffrey |
| Rob Delaney | Writer |
| Sharon Horgan | Writer |
| Ben Taylor | Director |
| Jack Bayles | Producer |
| Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
| Kara Baker | Executive Producer |
| Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
| Rob Delaney | Executive Producer |
| Sharon Horgan | Executive Producer |
| Steve Ackroyd | Editor |
| Sam Harley (as Samantha Harley) | Production Designer |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Amanda Monk | Costume Designer |
| Dan Stafford-Clark | Director of Photography |
| Lulu Hall | Make-up Designer |
| Oli Julian | Composer |
| David Chalstrey | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Divorce settlement dinner party
Rob and Sharon are involved in a very awkward divorce settlement dinner party, and they're not to keen to become guardians for their friends' child.
Featuring: Rob Delaney (Rob), Sharon Horgan (Sharon), Ashley Jensen (Fran), Mark Bonnar (Chris) & Kai Alexander (Jeffrey).
Press
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's refreshingly modern romcom continues with the pair reaching various middle-age milestones. Sharon is left feeling obsolete after a bleak fertility prognosis, before the pair are asked to become legal guardians to Chris and Fran's teenage son (who happens to be a superstar Hollywood actor) in the event of their deaths. Meanwhile, with a return to soul-destroying work on the horizon, Rob relaxes his strict teetotality - to ominous effect.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 21st March 2017Preview - Catastrophe
The delicious marital/domestic train wreck comedy penned by Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney continues as the couple get to put to one side their own dysfunctionality and infidelities for an evening at dinner with estranged couple Chris and Fran.
Gareth Hargreaves, On The Box, 21st March 2017