Calamity James. Image shows left to right: Dad (Mark Bonnar), James (Dylan Blore)
Calamity James
- TV comedy drama
- BBC iPlayer
- 2023
- 1 episode
Slapstick comedy about a young man cursed with 'acute misfortune syndrome'. Stars Mark Bonnar, Dylan Blore and Robert Jack.
Calamity James. Image shows left to right: Dad (Mark Bonnar), James (Dylan Blore)
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2023
- Channel
- BBC iPlayer
- Episodes
- 1
- Creator
- Louis Paxton
- Stars
- Mark Bonnar, Dylan Blore and Robert Jack
- Writer
- Louis Paxton
- Director
- Louis Paxton
- Producers
- Laura Taylor, Mark Talbot, Charlie Coombes, Navi Lamba and Gavin Smith
- Company
Calamity James is a slapstick comedy about a young man, James, who is cursed with 'acute misfortune syndrome'.
James tries to reconnect with his dad after being thrown out by his mum for setting fire to their house at a family barbeque. In this world, chronic bad luck exists and the unbelievable is the everyday.
Catch-up
Additional details
- Part of
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 26th May 2023 on BBC iPlayer
- Episode length
- 13 minutes
- Most recent repeats
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- Tuesday 9th April 2024 at 3:40am on BBC3
- Monday 8th April 2024 at 1:00am on BBC3
- Monday 12th February 2024 at 10:45pm on BBC Scotland