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Home. Image shows from L to R: John (Oaklee Pendergast), Sami (Youssef Kerkour), Peter (Rufus Jones), Katy (Rebekah Staton). Copyright: Channel X.

Home (2017)

Channel 4 and Comedy Blaps sitcom by Rufus Jones. 13 episodes (pilot + 2 series), 2017 - 2020. Stars Youssef Kerkour, Rufus Jones, Rebekah Staton, Oaklee Pendergast and others.

Home. Image shows from L to R: Katy (Rebekah Staton), Sami (Youssef Kerkour).

Series 1, Episode 1

A new comedy created and written by Rufus Jones. Sami, an asylum-seeker from Syria arrives in Britain and finds himself living with a family in Dorking, Surrey. Over the next few months, while Sami waits for his application to be processed, he learns more than he expected about the people he's living with, himself, and his own family somewhere in Europe.
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Further details

Peter Guest has driven his new partner Katy, and her son John, back from their first holiday together. As they unpack the car, they are in for a super-sized surprise. Somehow they are going to have to come to terms with the loss of their luggage, the arrival of something that will change their lives forever, and the chance of criminal charges for people smuggling.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 5th March 2019
Time
9:45pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Regular cast
Youssef Kerkour Sami
Rufus Jones Peter
Rebekah Staton Katy
Oaklee Pendergast John
Guest cast
Andy Gillies Policeman
Tania Mathurin Immigration Officer
Dean Roberts Immigration Officer
Phillip Langhorne (as Phill Langhorne) Station Officer
Writing team
Rufus Jones Writer
Production team
David Sant Director
Adam Tandy Producer
Alan Marke Executive Producer
Jim Reid Executive Producer

Video

Sami in the boot

Peter and his new partner Katy and her son John arrive back from their first holiday together. As they unpack the car, they find Syrian asylum-seeker Sami hidden in the boot.

Featuring: Youssef Kerkour (Sami), Rufus Jones (Peter), Rebekah Staton (Katy), Oaklee Pendergast (John).

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