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Buffering. Image shows left to right: Greg (Paul G Raymond), Thalia (Janine Harouni), Olivia (Elena Saurel), Iain (Iain Stirling), Robbie (Sean Sagar), Ashley (Rosa Robson), Rosie (Jessie Cave). Credit: Avalon Television
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Buffering

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV2
  • 2021 - 2023
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

A sitcom starring Iain Stirling as a children's TV presenter. Also features Elena Saurel, Jessie Cave, Janine Harouni, Rosa Robson, Paul G Raymond and more.

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Buffering. Image shows left to right: Greg (Paul G Raymond), Thalia (Janine Harouni), Olivia (Elena Saurel), Iain (Iain Stirling), Robbie (Sean Sagar), Ashley (Rosa Robson), Rosie (Jessie Cave). Credit: Avalon Television

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2021 - 2023
Channel
ITV2
Episodes
12 (2 series)
Creators
Iain Stirling and Steve Bugeja
Stars
Iain Stirling, Elena Saurel, Jessie Cave, Janine Harouni, Rosa Robson, Paul G Raymond, Sean Sagar, Steve Bugeja and Phil Fletcher
Writers
Iain Stirling and Steve Bugeja
Directors
Martin Stirling and Sophie King
Producers
Jane Bell, Sam Michell, Richard Allen-Turner, Jon Thoday, Charlotte Wolff, Steve Bugeja and Catherine McNamara
Company

Buffering follows Iain, a children's TV presenter with an aversion to kids and in an up and down relationship (mainly down) with TV producer Olivia.

Iain's housemates Rosie, Greg, Ashley and Thalia, alongside Ashley's old flame Robbie, are all navigating that age where they're too old for nightclubs but too poor for mortgages. Part of a generation who are told they must live the perfect life, these friends discover it's not only ok but healthy to fail, over and over again.

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Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 5th August 2021 at 10pm on ITV2
Most recent repeats

Recording details

  • Pinewood Studios

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