The Circuit. Image shows from L to R: Gabe (Adeel Akhtar), Marty (Nicola Walker), Nat (Eva Birthistle), Angie (Desiree Akhavan). Copyright: Merman

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2016
Channel
Channel 4
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
Adeel Akhtar, Eva Birthistle, Victoria Hamilton, Tobias Menzies, Nicola Walker, Desiree Akhavan and Paul Ready
Writers
Sharon Horgan and Dennis Kelly
Director
Ben Taylor
Producers
Clelia Mountford, Sharon Horgan, Dennis Kelly and Chris Evans
Companies

Gabe and Nat have left their wonderful old life and moved to an area where people seem to oscillate somewhere between highly-strung and psychopathic. The reason they left isn't immediately clear but they're here now and trying to make the best of it.

They go to one dinner party hosted by neighbour Helene and her husband Sasha with fellow prisoners Marty and her girlfriend Angie. And so begins a descent into hell and goulash, from which no one will ever fully recover.

Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 25th August 2016 at 10pm on Channel 4
Episode length
50 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Saturday 15th April 2017 at 2:30am on C4
  • Friday 26th August 2016 at 1:35am on 4seven