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Crims. Image shows from L to R: Luke (Elis James), Jason (Kadiff Kirwan). Copyright: BBC
Crims

Crims

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Three
  • 2015
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Sitcom series about a young man sentenced to two years in prison with his girlfriend's idiot brother. Stars Elis James, Kadiff Kirwan, Cariad Lloyd, Ricky Champ, Lashana Lynch and more.

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Adam Kay on Crims

"Porridge casts a very long shadow, and rightly so. But in general, it's less helpful thinking of a show in terms of the precinct it's based in. A show is essentially the characters that are part of the world."

The Velvet Onion, 7th January 2015

Comedy writer Dan Swimer interview

As a writer on Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Grandma's House, Swimer is the unsung star of some of the best TV comedy of the past decade. As his new sitcom, Crims, begins, he tells Alice Jones why he's still terrified of the spotlight.

Alice Jones, The Independent, 7th January 2015

TV preview: Crims

Welsh stand-up Elis James makes his TV debut in BBC Three's new prison-based sitcom.

Jay Richardson, The List, 30th December 2014

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