British Comedy Guide
No Offence. Image shows from L to R: D.I. Vivienne Deering (Joanna Scanlan), D.S. Joy Freers (Alexandra Roach). Copyright: AbbottVision
No Offence

No Offence

  • TV comedy drama
  • Channel 4
  • 2015 - 2018
  • 21 episodes (3 series)

Comedy drama created by Paul Abbott which follows a police team who are trying to keep Manchester's streets clean of crime. Stars Joanna Scanlan, Alexandra Roach, Elaine Cassidy, Paul Ritter, Will Mellor and more.

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No Offence: A funny and gripping crime drama

No Offence has already marked itself out as different from every other British TV drama this year.

Matt, The Custard TV, 5th May 2015

Review: No Offence, Channel 4

There's been much hullabaloo surrounding the new series from Paul Abbott - and with good reason.

Barney Harsent, The Arts Desk, 5th May 2015

TV Review: No Offence

No Offence feels unique. I can't think of anything on TV like it at the moment. If you fancy something a bit different it's definitely worth tuning in.

Giulia Crouch, This is Gloucestershire, 5th May 2015

Does Paul Abbott's new drama deliver?

"The best incentive to write T.V. is to look at what's not there." This was the reason that Paul Abbott gave when he was first asked about where the idea for his new Channel 4 show No Offence came from.

Matt, The Custard TV, 3rd May 2015

Joanna Scanlan on No Offence

Comedy queen Joanna Scanlan plays sexy D.I. Vivienne Deering in Paul Abbott's darkly funny No Offence.

Clare Woodward, The Daily Express, 3rd May 2015

Will Mellor on new comedy-drama No Offence

"As soon as I heard it was a Paul Abbott script, I said I'd do it."

Vicki Power, The Daily Express, 2nd May 2015

Paul Abbott turns his attention to Manchester's police

His new series is set among a group of dysfunctional coppers in Manchester and once again mixes family drama, social mayhem and black comedy.

Jennifer Rodger, The Mirror, 2nd May 2015

No Offence preview

With Paul Abbott behind No Offence, I have no doubt the series will quickly become a must-see and the likes of Viv and Dinah will become as well-loved and iconic as Frank Gallagher from Shameless.

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 2nd May 2015

No Offence heading to Australia & Denmark

Channel 4 has lined up deals for the eight episode series starring Joanna Scanlan and Elaine Cassidy with Australian public broadcaster ABC TV and Danish broadcaster DR.

Patrick Munn, TV Wise, 30th April 2015

Paul Abbott interview

He was deserted by both parents, raped at the age of 11 and attempted suicide twice before the age of 16. Paul Abbott's background is worse than anything in his most famous creation, Shameless. As his latest venture, a police drama, comes to our screens, he tells Gerard Gilbert that he has finally exorcised his demons.

Gerard Gilbert, The Independent, 28th April 2015

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