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Porters. Image shows from L to R: Frankie (Susan Wokoma), Simon Porter (Edward Easton), Anthony De La Mer (Daniel Mays), Lucy (Claudia Jessie)
Porters

Porters

  • TV sitcom
  • U&Dave
  • 2017 - 2019
  • 9 episodes (2 series)

Sitcom about the unseen life of a modern hospital. Stars Edward Easton, Susan Wokoma, Daniel Mays, Claudia Jessie, Rutger Hauer and more.

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Series 1, Episode 1

Porters. Image shows from L to R: Simon Porter (Edward Easton), Lucy (Claudia Jessie)
A mix-up with a dead Rabbi means Simon is forced to impersonate a real doctor and somehow escape the suspicious scrutiny of a visiting consultant neurologist.

Preview clips

Further details

When newbie hospital porter Simon arrives for work on his first day, he stands out like a sore thumb. Because to the great amusement of his mentors Frankie and Tillman, he thinks portering is just a stepping-stone to his true calling in life - being a doctor.

However, a mix-up with a dead Rabbi means Simon is forced to impersonate a real doctor and somehow escape the suspicious scrutiny of a visiting consultant neurologist.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 20th September 2017
Time
10pm
Channel
U&Dave
Length
40 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Edward Easton Simon Porter
Susan Wokoma Frankie
Claudia Jessie Lucy
Rutger Hauer Tillman
Jo Joyner Dr Kelly
Guest cast
Mathew Horne (as Mat Horne) Mark
Kelsey Grammer Mendel
Toby Williams Terry
Jo Enright Janice
Samantha Spiro Rebecca
Writing team
Dan Sefton Writer
Production team
Vadim Jean Director
Simon Lupton Series Producer
Pete Thornton Executive Producer
Laurence Bowen Executive Producer
Dan Kay Line Producer
Steve Ackroyd Editor
Steve Parnell Production Designer
Catherine Willis Casting Director
Natalie Marie Willis Costume Designer
Clive Norman Director of Photography
Nicola Coleman Make-up Designer
Matt Bell 1st Assistant Director

Videos

Semen Porter

Porters, coming to Dave in September.

Featuring: Edward Easton (Simon Porter), Rutger Hauer (Tillman), Susan Wokoma (Frankie), Claudia Jessie (Lucy) & Jo Joyner (Dr Kelly).

Kelsey Grammer on Porters

A clip of Kelsey Grammer guest starring in Porters. He plays a 'real doctor'... which is a problem for Simon, who is pretending to be one.

Featuring: Edward Easton (Simon Porter), Susan Wokoma (Frankie), Kelsey Grammer (Mendel) & Samantha Spiro (Rebecca).

Lift Fail

Simon ends up making a big mistake whilst in a lift with a dead body.

Featuring: Edward Easton (Simon Porter).

X-Ray

Tillman is looking for Mark.

Featuring: Rutger Hauer (Tillman) & Mat Horne (Mark).

Press

Preview - Porters

This dark, hospital based sitcom from Dave has already attracted some big names too it. It's not that many brand new British sitcoms that can claim to feature Frasier's Kelsey Grammer in a cameo appearance.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 20th September 2017

This new sitcom comes from the brainpan of Dan Sefton, the medic turned writer behind BBC1's recent drama Trust Me, and features yet another character so desperate to be a doctor they will do pretty much anything. Ed Easton is the nervous new hospital porter who dreams of wielding a stethoscope, while his eccentric co-workers include Crazyhead's Susan Wokoma and former replicant Rutger Hauer. Kelsey Grammer also pops up for an irate cameo.

Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 20th September 2017

Porters: preview

Dave has only dipped its toe in the water with a commission of three episodes, but the results from this test are back - and the prognosis for Porters is definitely good.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th September 2017

Susan Wokoma: The door shuts firmly on us a lot quicker

She was a demon hunter, stole scenes as Michaela Coel's sister and is in a farce about Labour's identity crisis. But Susan Wokoma is turning to her own family to write her next roles.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 19th September 2017

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