Witless (TV series)
| Witless | |
|---|---|
 Witless Poster | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by |
Lloyd Woolf Joe Tucker |
| Written by |
Lloyd Woolf Joe Tucker |
| Directed by | Andrew Chaplin |
| Starring |
Kerry Howard Zoe Boyle Samuel Anderson Janie Booth |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Charlotte Lewis |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three |
| Original release | 22 April – 20 May 2016 |
Witless is a British 5-episode comedy thriller series created by Lloyd Woolf and Joe Tucker, produced by the BBC[1] It was broadcast from 22 April – 20 May 2016 on BBC Three. It stars Zoe Boyle and Kerry Howard.[2]
Witless is about two young women who share a flat in Bristol, who are placed in witness protection after witnessing a murder.[3] They are given new identities and moved to a flat in Swindon.
Overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||
| 1 | 5 | 22 April 2016 | 20 May 2016 | BBC Three |
Cast
Starring
- Kerry Howard as Leanne (5 episodes)
- Zoe Boyle as Rhona (5 episodes)
- Tom Cawte as Appraisal (5 episodes)
- Nicholas Fruin as DJ Sound as F*** (5 episodes)
- John Hodgkinson as Sergent Forrest (5 episodes)
- Nick Preston as Benny (5 episodes)
- John Inverdale as Himself (5 episodes)
- Samuel Oatley as Ian (4 episodes)
Episodes
| No.
Overall |
No. in
Season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original Release
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 'Episode 1' | Andrew Chaplin | Joe Tucker & Lloyd Woolf | 22 April 2016 |
| After witnessing a gangland killing, flatmates Leanne and Rhona are placed in witness protection. Leanne leaps at the chance to create an extravagant alter-ego, whilst Rhona is determined to get back to her old life. After Leanne's 'acting' threatens to blow their cover, Rhona decides to take matters into her own hands. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 'Episode 2' | Andrew Chaplin | Joe Tucker & Lloyd Woolf | 29 April 2016 |
| The girls need to get Leanne's bag back from criminally connected Patrick's house. But discovering a closely guarded secret of Patrick's leads Leanne to become more deeply involved. Meanwhile, there's a seedy secret in the police force and the girls might not be as well protected as they think. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | 'Episode 3' | Andrew Chaplin | Joe Tucker & Lloyd Woolf | 13 May 2016 |
| After arousing the suspicions of their scary neighbour Jackie, Rhona enlists Leanne's help to blend in on the estate. But their attempts to win Jackie over backfire, forcing the girls into a series of increasingly uncomfortable lies. DJ Sound as F*** makes a discovery that could lead him to the girls, and Sergeant Forrest gets an unwanted houseguest. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 'Episode 4' | Andrew Chaplin | Joe Tucker & Lloyd Woolf | 20 May 2016 |
| Patrick contacts Leanne out of the blue but Rhona is insistent that she cuts all ties with her former lover. Meanwhile, their nosy neighbour Jackie overhears something that could lift the lid on their double life. In Bristol, the police re-examine Mrs Hobbs' murder case and Sergeant Forrest comes under pressure to reveal the whereabouts of the girls. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | Episode 5' | Andrew Chaplin | Joe Tucker & Lloyd Woolf | 20 May 2016 |
| The net is closing in on Leanne and Rhona. Will Forrest lead the gang to the girls? Will Appraisal crack under pressure from the police? Could the discovery of the murder weapon be the girls' ticket home? | |||||
References
- ↑ "Witless". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ Bennett, Aoife (2016-04-22). "BBC3's Witless - meet the cast of the show starring Kerry Howard". Radiotimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ British Comedy Guide. "Witless - BBC3 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
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