Fried. Joe (Will Melling). Copyright: Bwark Productions
Fried

Fried

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Three
  • 2014 - 2015
  • 7 episodes (1 series)

BBC Three sitcom set in a fried chicken shop. Stars include Katy Wix and Matthew Cottle. Stars Matthew Cottle, Mandeep Dhillon, Lorna Gayle, Will Melling, Katy Wix and more.

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Series 1, Episode 3 - Poulet Etc

It has been a slow business day at Seriously Fried Chicken. They discover that they are losing all of their customers to a new upmarket fried chicken van - Poulet Etc - that has just opened around the corner. Mary becomes more desperate to find a way to win back customers.

Preview clips

Further details

Fried. Mary (Katy Wix). Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures / Bwark Productions

Mary addresses the staff - they need to come up with a plan of action to beat Poulet Etc. Mary suggests that Joe should play his guitar outside to drum up business. JoJo, an attractive female employee from Poulet Etc overhears Joe's playing and flirts with him, giving Joe her number.

Joe has a date with JoJo which seems to make Amara jealous. However JoJo steals money from a diner on their date - she's got a bit of a criminal edge.

Mary is depressed at Poulet's success and turns to drink. Derek has to galvanise her to keep fighting. She drunkenly comes up with the greatest idea any manager has ever had..

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 8th September 2015
Time
10:30pm
Channel
BBC Three
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 9th September 2015 12:30am BBC3
Friday 11th September 2015 3:00am BBC3
Saturday 12th September 2015 2:20am BBC3
Sunday 13th September 2015 2:00am BBC3
Monday 14th September 2015 1:15am BBC3
Saturday 2nd January 2016 2:05am BBC3

Cast & crew

Cast
Matthew Cottle Derek
Mandeep Dhillon Amara
Lorna Gayle Shontal
Will Melling Joe
Katy Wix Mary
Imran Yusuf Ed
Guest cast
Erin Armstrong Jo Jo
Katrina Bryan Margot
John Clyde Police Officer
Writing team
Lucien Young Writer
Production team
Luke Snellin Director
Sarah Hammond Producer
Jack Williams Executive Producer
Harry Williams Executive Producer
Phil Gilbert Executive Producer
Simon Wilson Executive Producer
Fergus MacKinnon Editor
James Lapsley Production Designer

Video

Ed's pube bag

A rival chicken shop has opened up and Ed has an idea that will really affect their sales...

Featuring: Matthew Cottle (Derek), Mandeep Dhillon (Amara), Lorna Gayle (Shontal), Will Melling (Joe), Katy Wix (Mary) & Imran Yusuf (Ed).

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