Guantanamo Phil
Sitcom pilot about a birdwatcher who returns home to Stoke-on-Trent after a spell in Guantanamo Bay
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2009
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Starring
- Steve Edge, Rebekah Staton, Justin Edwards, Martin Savage, Beverly Rudd, Sally Bankes, Ted Robbins, Tony Mooney and others
- Writers
- Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni
- Directors
- Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni
- Producers
- Mark Bussell, Justin Sbresni and Jimmy Mulville
Sitcom pilot telling the fictional story of a 30-year-old Woolworths assistant manager, Phil Mill, who was arrested by US Marines on suspicion of being a terrorist after venturing to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on a birdwatching holiday.
The show catches up with Mill following his return home after a six-year-long campaign to free him led by his devoted girlfriend Carly.
Life in Britain is not quite as Phil remembers it - the credit crunch has claimed both his job and home. Plus he has several thousand answerphone messages to deal with!