The Curse
- TV comedy drama
- Channel 4
- 2022 - 2023
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy drama about a criminal gang. Stars Allan Mustafa, Steve Stamp, Tom Davis, Hugo Chegwin, Emer Kenny and more.
Press clippings
The best British crime comedy TV series
Who knew drug gangs, murder and front-line policing could be such a barrel of laughs? Featuring Matt Berry's Year Of The Rabbit, brand-new Black Ops and more.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 3rd June 2023Allan Mustafa interview
Allan Mustafa talks about People Just Do Nothing and the problem with 'working class TV'. The actor also known as MC Grindah on growing up with immigrant parents, his 'terrible' teen work ethic - and the new series of The Curse.
Ed Cumming, The Telegraph, 17th May 2023I talk to Allan Mustafa
"When we started writing The Curse, we looked at it as a trilogy. But obviously, that's up to the viewership, if we get another series."
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 4th May 2023I Talk Telly Awards nominations revealed
Nominations have been announced for the 2022 awards of television news and blog site I Talk Telly.
British Comedy Guide, 13th November 2022The Curse to return for Series 2
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of crime comedy drama The Curse. The new episodes will see the characters hiding out in Spain.
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2022The Curse to return for Series 2
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of crime comedy drama The Curse. The new episodes will see the characters hiding out in Spain.
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2022Tom Davis developing Irish comedies
Tom Davis has revealed that four of his current screen projects are comedies tapping into his Irish roots, including a potential second series of crime caper The Curse on Channel 4.
British Comedy Guide, 8th March 2022The Curse review
They don't talk in slick zingers or gaggy jokes; but that only makes it easier to root for these out-of-their-depth clods as the pressure of living with what they've done ramps up.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th February 2022TV review: The Curse, C4
If you are watching TV late on a Sunday night bracing yourself for another week at the working grindstone you probably won't want anything too intellectully demanding. In which case The Curse perfectly fits the bill, putting a brisk, fresh twist on the old heist genre.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th February 2022Tom Davis and Kurupt FM on their new sitcom The Curse
"We're at a place in history that will be remembered like the Eighties".
Craig McLean, The Independent, 6th February 2022