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: 5,344
Press clippings
Tim Renkow on Jerk: 'Disabled people don't get to be flawed'
BBC Three talks to Tim Renkow about the new series of the comedy drama Jerk and his character's quest to find true love.
Anya Ryan, BBC, 14th March 2023James Norton as a disabled jazz drummer? How Jerk's black humour is revolutionising comedy
The deliciously dark comedy about a man with cerebral palsy is back - and now, celebs are lining up to star in it ... and to make you squirm like never before.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 14th March 2023Review: Jerk, BBC Three
We won't give too much more away, but let's just add that Renkow and co-writer Shaun Pye go to places you wouldn't expect a sitcom to go to.
Beyond The Joke, 14th March 2023Jerk review
How to joyfully blaze past the line of good taste.
James Jackson, The Times, 14th March 2023James Norton to appear in Jerk Series 3
Tim Renkow's sitcom Jerk returns to BBC Three this spring, with Happy Valley star James Norton amongst those joining the cast.
British Comedy Guide, 10th February 2023Broadcast Digital Awards 2022 nominees
Meet The Richardsons is nominated for Gamechanger Programme of the Year in the Broadcast Digital Awards 2022. The sitcom is also nominated in the Best Comedy Programme category alongside Brassic, Jerk, Ladhood, Starstruck and The Stand Up Sketch Show.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2022Jerk to return for Series 3
Jerk, the BBC Three sitcom starring Tim Renkow, is to return for a six-part third series.
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2022BAFTA TV Awards 2022 nominations
Alma's Not Normal, Motherland, Stath Lets Flats and We Are Lady Parts have gained BAFTA nominations. Meanwhile Aimee Lou Wood, Aisling Bea, Anjana Vasan, Natasia Demetriou, Rose Matafeo, Jamie Demetriou, Joe Gilgun, Ncuti Gatwa, Samson Kayo, Steve Coogan and Tim Renkow are up for acting awards.
British Comedy Guide, 30th March 2022Broadcast Awards 2022 comedy nominees revealed
Alma's Not Normal, Dreaming Whilst Black, Ghosts, Ladybaby, Starstruck and We Are Lady Parts are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2022.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd December 2021British comedies nominated for 2021 Rose d'Or Awards
Famalam, Motherland, Staged, Jerk, We Are Lady Parts, Horrible Histories, Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own and Joe Lycett's Got Your Back are amongst the nominees for the international Rose d'Or Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2021