Chickens
- TV sitcom
- Sky One / Channel 4
- 2011 - 2013
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Sitcom set in a sleepy English village during the first world war. It follows three young men who are not on the front line fighting. Stars Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, Jonny Sweet, Sarah Daykin, Emerald Fennell and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6
The soldiers are back on leave, which means Cecil, George and Bert finally have some other men to talk to.
Further details
The soldiers have returned to Rittle-on-Sea on leave, which means our trio finally have some other men to talk to, though an excitable Cecil is having trouble reconnecting with his old chums.
George, on the other hand, regrets giving advice to Hugh, a soldier who wants to become a conscientious objector, and Bert's sticky-fingered antics come back to bite him when he meets Thomas.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 26th September 2013
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- Sky One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Simon Bird | Cecil |
| Joe Thomas | George |
| Jonny Sweet | Bert |
| Sarah Daykin | Winky |
| Emerald Fennell | Agnes |
| Louise Ford | Gracie |
| Amy Dawson | Dot |
| Vicki Pepperdine | Hesta |
| Eileen Davies | Gladys |
| Emma Fryer | Nellie |
| Sophie Steer | Rita (Milk Lady) |
| Craige Els | Gordon |
| Tim Key | Thomas |
| Jamie Michie | William |
| Dan Skinner (as Dan Renton Skinner) | Harold |
| Simon Bird | Writer |
| Joe Thomas | Writer |
| Jonny Sweet | Writer |
| Tim Key | Script Editor |
| Ben Palmer | Director |
| John Rushton | Producer |
| Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
| Caroline Leddy | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
| Simon Bird | Associate Producer |
| Jonny Sweet | Associate Producer |
| Joe Thomas | Associate Producer |
| William Webb | Editor |
| Julian Nagel | Production Designer |