Derek
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2012 - 2014
- 14 episodes (2 series)
Bittersweet comedy drama written by and starring Ricky Gervais as a worker in a retirement home. Also features Kerry Godliman, David Earl, Holli Dempsey, Brett Goldstein, Karl Pilkington and more.
Episode menu
Pilot
Derek Noakes is a tender, innocent man whose love for his job and the people he cares for shines through.
Notes
This episode was commissioned as a pilot and broadcast as a "one-off" by unsure Channel 4 bosses.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 12th April 2012
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 35 minutes
Cast & crew
| Ricky Gervais | Derek |
| Kerry Godliman | Hannah |
| David Earl | Kev |
| Brett Goldstein | Tom |
| Karl Pilkington | Dougie |
| Kay Noone | Lizzie |
| Tim Barlow | Jack |
| Arthur Nightingale | Arthur |
| Ruth Bratt | Mary |
| Joan Linder | Joan |
| Vilma Hollingbery | Elsie |
| Grace Willis | Chav in pub |
| Hana Minett | Chav in pub |
| Ricky Gervais | Writer |
| Ricky Gervais | Director |
| Charlie Hanson | Producer |
| Ricky Gervais | Executive Producer |
| Valerio Bonelli | Editor |
| Anna Higginson | Production Designer |