Sirens
- TV comedy drama
- Channel 4
- 2011
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Channel 4 comedy drama set in Leeds which explores the world of three blokeish paramedics. Stars Kayvan Novak, Rhys Thomas, Richard Madden. Also features Amy Beth Hayes, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Annie Hulley and Ben Batt.
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Harry Alexander, Comedy To Watch, 4th August 2021US re-make of Sirens renewed for second season
Sirens has been renewed for a second season by the USA Network.
Justin Harp, Digital Spy, 12th June 2014American remake ordered of Channel 4's Sirens
American television channel USA Network has commissioned a full series adaptation of Channel 4's 2011 comedy drama, Sirens.
British Comedy Guide, 17th May 2013Amy Beth Hayes interview
Sirens star Amy Beth Hayes on tough policewomen, sarcastic men, and the animal in all of us...
The Big Issue, 19th April 2012Sirens series one review: dial 999 for comedy
Fusing drama and comedy in the same way that the EMTs' experience combines the surreal with the devastating, Rhys Thomas reveals that the show will go on to push the boundaries more and more as it develops.
Alasdair Morton, On The Box, 11th March 2012Channel 4 comedy drama Sirens dropped after one series
Channel 4 has confirmed that it has no plans to order a second series of Sirens, the comedy drama about a group of paramedics, based on real events.
British Comedy Guide, 18th October 2011Sirens review
Whether the series will be renewed remains to be seen, but Sirens has a lot to stand up to with its talented cast, headed by two rather influential comedians.
Jay Freeman, Scene Mag, 8th August 2011Goodbye Sirens
Channel 4's newest comedy-drama didn't get the neurons firing, but did put a few fractures in my funnybone.
The Custard TV, 6th August 2011Sirens paramedic Brian Kellett reveals all
Brian - whose blog and subsequent book, Blood, Sweat and Tea, are the basis of Channel 4's new drama Sirens - says: "You might think the worst moments in my career have come from the terrible car pile-ups or from all the fighting and abusive language. Actually, no. The thing for me was nursing homes."
The Mirror, 29th July 2011Another tale of courageous, essential frontline servicemen and women coping with their baser, animal selves. Tonight, when the anti-maternal boss Woodvine hints that she might break up the cosy paramedic trio, Stuart and Rachid lock horns to see which of them is the alpha male of the group - the cleverest or the biggest? Meanwhile, Ashley seeks out action whenever the opportunity arises, and Maxine, accused of being "unyielding" in the sack by her internet date, is determined to play the submissive female for their next encounter.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 18th July 2011