Badults. Image shows from L to R: Tom (Tom Parry), Matthew (Matthew Crosby), Ben (Ben Clark). Copyright: The Comedy Unit
Badults

Badults

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Three
  • 2013 - 2014
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

Studio sitcom starring sketch group Pappy's as flatmates. Stars Matthew Crosby, Tom Parry, Ben Clark, Jack Docherty, Katherine Ryan and more.

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Series 2, Episode 1 - Football

It's the big game and the Badults go to extraordinary lengths to see the match.

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Further details

Badults. Image shows from L to R: Matthew (Matthew Crosby), Ben (Ben Clark), Tom (Tom Parry). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Come on England! It's the day of the big game and the pressure is on as Tom, Ben and Matthew go to extraordinary lengths to see the match. As the game kicks off, the TV in the flat explodes leading to a desperate dash around pubs, offices and old ladies' birthday parties to try and catch as much of the 90 minutes as possible.

It has been wins for England thus far in the tournament and Tom is convinced that bulldog spirit and superstition has been the recipe for success, so today he's making sure that everything is the same as it was for England's last victory in the 2014 World Cup. Ben and Matthew need to be sitting in the right place and Tom needs to be wearing the right wig and the right lucky pants.

Matthew is trying not to get on the wrong side of his patriotic (and slightly depressed) Scottish boss, Carabine. England and the World Cup are strictly no-go topics at Carabine Promotions, forcing Matthew to take the fantasy football league he's running underground.

Football's not such a big deal for Ben and he's planning to ditch watching the match to make his Nana's 90th birthday. Unfortunately Tom's tunnel vision to recreate the setting of the last win means Ben's not going anywhere and Tom will take the most drastic measures to ensure his pal stays put.

Will England win? Will the Badults see any of the game? One thing you can be sure of is that this World Cup special is going to penalties.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 2nd June 2014
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Three
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 3rd June 2014 12:30am BBC3
Wednesday 4th June 2014 1:10am BBC3
Wednesday 4th June 2014 3:30am BBC3
Saturday 7th June 2014 2:55am BBC3
Sunday 8th June 2014 2:20am BBC3
Saturday 19th July 2014 2:30am BBC3
Friday 9th January 2015 2:00am BBC3

Cast & crew

Cast
Matthew Crosby Matthew
Tom Parry Tom
Ben Clark Ben
Jack Docherty Carabine
Guest cast
Steven O'Donnell Aggressive Gary
Joan Linder Nana Ben
Ed Gaughan Repairman
Charity Trimm Barmaid
Max Olesker Subbuteo Player
Ivan Gonzalez Subbuteo Player
Dan Walker Self
Robbie Savage Self
Writing team
Matthew Crosby Writer
Ben Clark Writer
Tom Parry Writer
Andrew Collins Script Editor
Production team
Gordon Anderson Director
Izzy Mant Producer
Kristian Smith Executive Producer
Rab Christie Executive Producer
Gavin Smith Executive Producer
Lisa Thomas Executive Producer
Russell Beeden Editor
Iain McDonald Production Designer
Tom Sayer Production Designer
Philip Pope Composer

Videos

The Badults' World Cup Song

Ben, Matthew and Tom perform England Football, Lovely Football.

View this clip on the BBC website

Featuring: Matthew Crosby (Matthew), Tom Parry (Tom) & Ben Clark (Ben).

Football - Trailer

A trailer for the first episode of the second series.

View this clip on the BBC website

Featuring: Matthew Crosby (Matthew), Tom Parry (Tom), Ben Clark (Ben) & Jack Docherty (Carabine).

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