In The Long Run
- TV sitcom
- Sky One
- 2018 - 2020
- 19 episodes (3 series)
Semi-autobiographical comedy created by and starring Idris Elba, set in mid-1980s Hackney. Also features Bill Bailey, Madeline Appiah, Jimmy Akingbola, Kellie Shirley, Sammy Kamara and more.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Tuesday 14th January at 9pm on Sky Comedy
Streaming rank this week: 1,624
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Series 3, Episode 5
Valentine takes Kobna to Tilbury Docks to pick up his special shipment of records from West Africa and DJ the arrival party for the sailors.
Further details
Valentine takes Kobna to Tilbury Docks to pick up his special shipment of records from West Africa and DJ the arrival party for the sailors. What happens on the boat stays on the boat, but Valentine makes some realisations about his relationship with Dawn that surprises even him.
Bagpipes finally confronts his fear of death - by going fishing with Walter and Rajesh. Meanwhile, Kirsty gets her first posh catering job and pulls in Agnes to help but their differences about the future of the Eastbridge Estate threatens to blow up in front of the guests.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 20th August 2020
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- Sky One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Idris Elba | Walter |
| Bill Bailey | Bagpipes |
| Madeline Appiah | Agnes |
| Jimmy Akingbola | Valentine |
| Kellie Shirley | Kirsty |
| Sammy Kamara | Kobna |
| Neil D'Souza | Rajesh |
| Jude Akuwudike | Uncle Akie |
| Kadeem Ramsay | Barney |
| Ayesha Antoine | Dawn |
| Olivia Lee | Yuppie Linda |
| William Findlay | Yuppie Male |
| Andrea Ali | Karla |
| Jon MacQueen | Series Consultant |
| Grace Ofori-Attah | Story Supervisor |
| Shivani Vijayapalan | Writer |
| Sandy Johnson | Director |
| Alex Walsh-Taylor | Producer |
| Idris Elba | Executive Producer |
| Gina Carter | Executive Producer |
| Jon Mountague | Executive Producer |
| Tilusha Ghelani | Executive Producer |
| Ana Garanito | Associate Producer |
| Alison B Matthews | Line Producer |
| Adam Bokey | Editor |
| Damien Creagh | Production Designer |
| Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
| Amanda Monk | Costume Designer |
| Simon Vickery | Director of Photography |
| Kelvin Richard | Director of Photography |
| Maxine Dallas | Make-up Designer |
| James BKS | Composer |
| Steve Roberts | 1st Assistant Director |