Jerk
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2016 - 2023
- 15 episodes (3 series)
Comedy starring Tim Renkow as a disabled man who is quite the jerk. Also features Sharon Rooney, Rob Madin, Lorraine Bracco, Saida Ahmed and Mysie
Streaming rank this week: 5,287
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A Brief History Of Tim
Tim knows he makes people uncomfortable - he does it on purpose. He knows his cerebral palsy means he can get away with saying what others can't. But that's his problem: time spent taking aim at life's easier targets means Tim takes his eye of its bigger prizes: the job, the girl and the visa.
Further details
Tim Renkow has cerebral palsy. Which means that people judge him...all the time. But usually they judge him wrongly. Because what they don't realise is that inside that severely disabled, fragile body is a bit of an asshole.
Tim knows he makes people uncomfortable - he does it on purpose. He knows his cerebral palsy means he can get away with saying what others can't. But that's his problem: time spent taking aim at life's easier targets means Tim takes his eye of its bigger prizes: the job, the girl and the visa.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 1st September 2016
- Time
- 10am
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 15 minutes, 56 seconds
Cast & crew
| Tim Renkow | Tim |
| Lorraine Bracco | Tim's Mom |
| Richard Elis | Idris |
| Evelyn Mok (as Evelyn Monk) | Ava |
| Abbie Murphy | Jess |
| Laura Patch | Samantha |
| David Mills | Sean |
| Alasdair Beckett-King | Disabled Toilet Guy |
| Declan Kennedy | Taxi Driver |
| Tim Renkow | Writer |
| Stu Richards | Writer |
| Jamie Adams | Director |
| Mat Steiner | Executive Producer |
| Stu Richards | Producer |
| Mike Hopkins | Editor |
| Ryan Owen Eddleston (as Ryan Eddlestone) | Director of Photography |
| Jon Midlane | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Tim's toilet troubles
When a customer walks into the disabled toilet, Tim takes the opportunity to mess with him.
Featuring: Tim Renkow (Tim), Richard Elis (Idris) & Alasdair Beckett-King (Disabled Toilet Guy).
Press
A Brief History Of Tim review
A comedy centred around a guy with cerebral palsy... a bit of worthy, inclusive box-ticking from the BBC, making sure disabled people are shown in a positive light? You'd only say that if you don't know Tim Renkow.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th September 2016Review: Comedy Feeds - A Brief History Of Tim, iPlayer
One of the highlights of this latest series of BBC iPlayer comedies is Tim Renkow's short film clearly based on some of his real-life experiences.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd September 2016