Cast Offs. Image shows from L to R: Tom (Tim Gebbels), Gabriella (Sophie Woolley), April (Victoria Wright), Will (Mat Fraser), Carrie (Kiruna Stamell), Dan (Peter Mitchell). Copyright: Eleven Film
Cast Offs

Cast Offs

  • TV comedy drama
  • Channel 4
  • 2009
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Ground-breaking Channel 4 comedy drama about six disabled people. The characters are played by actors with the same disabilities. Stars Tim Gebbels, Sophie Woolley, Victoria Wright, Mat Fraser, Kiruna Stamell and Peter Mitchell

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2009
Channel
Channel 4
Episodes
6 (1 series)
Stars
Tim Gebbels, Sophie Woolley, Victoria Wright, Mat Fraser, Kiruna Stamell and Peter Mitchell
Writers
Jack Thorne, Alex Bulmer and Tony Roche
Directors
Miranda Bowen and Amanda Boyle
Producers
Joel Wilson, Judy Counihan, Jack Thorne and Tracie Wright
Company

Comedy drama about a fictional reality show in which six disabled people are marooned on a remote island.

Each of the episodes will focus on one of the six contestants: a blind man, a deaf woman, a paraplegic man, a woman with dwarfism, a thalidomide-affected man and a woman with cherubism.

This comedy drama is aiming to tell the story of contemporary disabled identity from the perspective of contemporary disabled people. The characters are played by actors with the same disability, and whose real-life experiences have been fed into the story.

The series also features cameos from Thomas Turgoose (This Is England), Mark Heap (Green Wing), Vicky McClure (This Is England) and William Gaunt (King Lear).

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 24th November 2009 at 11:05pm on Channel 4
All previous repeats
  • Friday 22nd July 2011 at 1:05am on C4 - Episode 2
  • Friday 15th July 2011 at 1:15am on C4 - Episode 1

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