Damned
- TV comedy drama
- Channel 4 / Sky Arts
- 2014 - 2018
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Comedy set in a social services department. Jo Brand, Alan Davies and Kevin Eldon are amongst the stars. Also features Himesh Patel, Georgie Glen, Isy Suttie, Morwenna Banks, Lolly Adefope and more.
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Series 1, Episode 5
Further details
Nitin is getting a haircut, because Nat's fixed him up with a date and Nitin badly 'wants some'. Meanwhile, PC Harris calls an Emergency Strategy Meeting at Children's Services. Two teenage girls have gone missing: Syrian orphans brought up as atheists but who have recently started to wear hijabs. And they've left a long, rambling note for their worried foster parents. PC Harris reckons it's an ISIS sleeper cell. While Harris deploys all his resources, Martin offers to pop to the shops so he can look for them.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 25th October 2016
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jo Brand | Rose Denby |
| Alan Davies | Al Kavanagh |
| Himesh Patel | Nitin |
| Kevin Eldon | Martin Bickerstaff |
| Georgie Glen | Denise Donnelly |
| Isy Suttie | Natalie Moore |
| Paul Charlton | PC Harris |
| Sara Powell | Cass |
| Mandeep Dhillon | Telephone Caller (Voice) |
| Rasmus Hardiker | Telephone Caller (Voice) |
| London Hughes | Telephone Caller (Voice) |
| Ellie White | Telephone Caller (Voice) |
| Alex Lanipekun | Telephone Caller (Voice) |
| Zaak Conway | Rose's Son |
| Amy Jayne (as Amy-Jayne Leigh) | Rose's Daughter |
| Sophie Sanderson | Rose's Daughter |
| Marjorie Yates | Audrey (Rose's Mum) |
| Mark Benton | Mike |
| Esther Coles | Mary |
| Dan Tetsell | Mr Reynolds |
| Morwenna Banks | Writer |
| Jo Brand | Writer |
| Will Smith | Writer |
| Ian FitzGibbon | Director |
| Claire Whalley | Producer |
| Adam Tandy | Edit Producer |
| Morwenna Banks | Associate Producer |
| Dan Robinson | Editor |
| Jeff Sherriff | Production Designer |
| Jo Buckingham | Casting Director |
| Greg Duffield | Director of Photography |
| Marcia Stanton | Costume Designer |
| Lulu Hall | Make-up Designer |
| Andy Lumsden | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Stressful Morning Routines
Rose has a standard stressful morning routine to get the kids to school, and Nat realises she's been watering fake plants her whole time working at the office.
Featuring: Jo Brand (Rose Denby), Alan Davies (Al Kavanagh), Isy Suttie (Natalie Moore), Zaak Conway (Rose's Son), Amy-Jayne Leigh (Rose's Daughter) & Sophie Sanderson (Rose's Daughter).
Press
As if the welfare of children wasn't already demanding enough for Rose, caring for her elderly mother at home piles on further pressure as this downbeat but likable Jo Brand sitcom continues. Meanwhile, at the office, a pair of Muslim teens go missing from their foster home. The police officer tasked with tracing the pair seems determined to channel Jack Bauer, while Al remains convinced that more traditional teen behaviour is to blame.
Mark Gibbings-Jones, The Guardian, 25th October 2016