No Offence
- TV comedy drama
- Channel 4
- 2015 - 2018
- 21 episodes (3 series)
Comedy drama created by Paul Abbott which follows a police team who are trying to keep Manchester's streets clean of crime. Stars Joanna Scanlan, Alexandra Roach, Elaine Cassidy, Paul Ritter, Will Mellor and more.
Streaming rank this week: 1,193
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No Offence: A funny and gripping crime drama
No Offence has already marked itself out as different from every other British TV drama this year.
Matt, The Custard TV, 5th May 2015Review: No Offence, Channel 4
There's been much hullabaloo surrounding the new series from Paul Abbott - and with good reason.
Barney Harsent, The Arts Desk, 5th May 2015TV Review: No Offence
No Offence feels unique. I can't think of anything on TV like it at the moment. If you fancy something a bit different it's definitely worth tuning in.
Giulia Crouch, This is Gloucestershire, 5th May 2015Does Paul Abbott's new drama deliver?
"The best incentive to write T.V. is to look at what's not there." This was the reason that Paul Abbott gave when he was first asked about where the idea for his new Channel 4 show No Offence came from.
Matt, The Custard TV, 3rd May 2015Joanna Scanlan on No Offence
Comedy queen Joanna Scanlan plays sexy D.I. Vivienne Deering in Paul Abbott's darkly funny No Offence.
Clare Woodward, The Daily Express, 3rd May 2015Will Mellor on new comedy-drama No Offence
"As soon as I heard it was a Paul Abbott script, I said I'd do it."
Vicki Power, The Daily Express, 2nd May 2015Paul Abbott turns his attention to Manchester's police
His new series is set among a group of dysfunctional coppers in Manchester and once again mixes family drama, social mayhem and black comedy.
Jennifer Rodger, The Mirror, 2nd May 2015No Offence preview
With Paul Abbott behind No Offence, I have no doubt the series will quickly become a must-see and the likes of Viv and Dinah will become as well-loved and iconic as Frank Gallagher from Shameless.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 2nd May 2015No Offence heading to Australia & Denmark
Channel 4 has lined up deals for the eight episode series starring Joanna Scanlan and Elaine Cassidy with Australian public broadcaster ABC TV and Danish broadcaster DR.
Patrick Munn, TV Wise, 30th April 2015Paul Abbott interview
He was deserted by both parents, raped at the age of 11 and attempted suicide twice before the age of 16. Paul Abbott's background is worse than anything in his most famous creation, Shameless. As his latest venture, a police drama, comes to our screens, he tells Gerard Gilbert that he has finally exorcised his demons.
Gerard Gilbert, The Independent, 28th April 2015