Crims. Image shows from L to R: Luke (Elis James), Jason (Kadiff Kirwan). Copyright: BBC
Crims

Crims

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Three
  • 2015
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Sitcom series about a young man sentenced to two years in prison with his girlfriend's idiot brother. Stars Elis James, Kadiff Kirwan, Cariad Lloyd, Ricky Champ, Lashana Lynch and more.

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Series 1, Episode 1

Luke inadvertently finds himself sentenced to two years in Young Offender Institution Sunnybank View after becoming a getaway driver for Jason.

Preview clips

Further details

Crims. Luke (Elis James). Copyright: BBC

Luke inadvertently finds himself sentenced to two years in Young Offender Institution Sunnybank View after becoming a bank robber's getaway driver, along with the bank robber in question, his girlfriend's brother and so-called friend - Jason. To make matters worse he has to share a cell with Jason. Luke will have to rely on Jason's street smarts to get him through. Unfortunately, Jason is a massive idiot.

As Luke prepares for a life inside with cellmate Jason, things go from bad to worse as prison officers Dawn and Creg take a disliking to him, which doesn't help when he makes enemies with prison hard-men Marcel and Daz. Taking matters into his own hands, Jason challenges the pair to a fight with the help of his newly invented gang Lulu's Mob.

The only thing keeping Luke going was knowing that his girlfriend Gemma was sticking by him - but now she keeps talking about her new friend Roger. Can Luke save his relationship and avoid being mutilated?

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 8th January 2015
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Three
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 9th January 2015 1:00am BBC3
Friday 9th January 2015 3:30am BBC3
Saturday 10th January 2015 12:35am BBC3
Saturday 10th January 2015 3:30am BBC3
Sunday 11th January 2015 1:30am BBC3
Sunday 11th January 2015 10:45pm BBC3
Monday 12th January 2015 1:30am BBC3
Thursday 15th January 2015 12:35am BBC3
Sunday 22nd February 2015 12:55am BBC3
Saturday 23rd May 2015 1:15am BBC3
Saturday 8th August 2015 2:30am BBC3
Monday 28th December 2015 1:05am BBC3

Cast & crew

Cast
Elis James Luke
Kadiff Kirwan Jason
Cariad Lloyd Dawn
Ricky Champ Creg
Lashana Lynch Gemma
Ed Kear Black Elton John
Theo Barklem-Biggs Marcel
Selom Awadzi Daz
Jamal Hadjkura Isaac
Guest cast
Naomi Cooper-Davis Bev
Llewella Gideon Black Elton's Mum
Kola Bokinni Lewis
Ryan Bullman Massive Steve
Writing team
Adam Kay Writer
Dan Swimer Writer
Jeremy Dyson Script Editor
Production team
Alex Winckler Director
Ben Kellett Director
Ben Kellett Additional Direction
James Farrell Producer
Pete Thornton Executive Producer
Stephen McCrum Executive Producer
Calum Ross Editor
Anthony Boys Editor
Julian Nagel Production Designer
Martin Carr Composer

Videos

Crims Preview

A preview of new BBC Three sitcom Crims.

View this clip on the BBC website

Featuring: Elis James (Luke), Kadiff Kirwan (Jason) & Cariad Lloyd (Dawn).

Meet Black Elton John

A terrified Luke and excitable Jason meets prison wheeler-dealer 'Black Elton John', and the prison psychopath Marcel.

View this clip on the BBC website

Featuring: Elis James (Luke), Kadiff Kirwan (Jason), Ed Kear (Black Elton John) & Theo Barklem-Biggs (Marcel).

Creg is a Facebook stalker

Dawn warns Creg that her Facebook photos have been hacked after he discovers he can't access them anymore...

View this clip on the BBC website

Featuring: Elis James (Luke), Cariad Lloyd (Dawn) & Ricky Champ (Creg).

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