Year Of The Rabbit. Detective Inspector Rabbit (Matt Berry). Copyright: Objective Productions
Year Of The Rabbit

Year Of The Rabbit

  • TV sitcom
  • Channel 4
  • 2019
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Sitcom about police fighting crime in the 1880s. Stars Matt Berry, Freddie Fox, Susan Wokoma, Alun Armstrong, Paul Kaye and more.

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Series 1, Episode 1

Year Of The Rabbit. Image shows from L to R: Detective Inspector Rabbit (Matt Berry), Wilbur Strauss (Freddie Fox). Copyright: Objective Productions
Rabbit's been chasing bad guys for as long as he can remember, but these days his heart keeps stopping at inopportune moments.

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Broadcast details

Date
Monday 10th June 2019
Time
10pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 11th June 2019 11:05pm 4seven
Saturday 15th June 2019 1:40am C4

Cast & crew

Cast
Matt Berry Detective Inspector Rabbit
Freddie Fox Wilbur Strauss
Susan Wokoma Mabel Wisbech
Alun Armstrong Chief Inspector Wisbech
Paul Kaye D.I. Tanner
David Dawson Joseph Merrick
Ann Mitchell Gwendoline
Keeley Hawes Lydia
Guest cast
Julie Dray Claudette (French Lady)
Muzz Khan Man in Blue Hat
George Potts Vicar
Leigh Quinn Bearded Lady
Daisy Samways Street Urchin
Daniel Tuite Mr Milsom
Caitlin Walsh Edith
David Webber Newspaper Seller
Angus Wright Sir Giles Linley
Writing team
Kevin Cecil Writer
Andy Riley Writer
Matt Berry Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Ben Taylor Director
Hannah Mackay Producer
Ben Farrell Executive Producer
Toby Stevens Executive Producer
Matt Berry Executive Producer
Andy Riley Executive Producer
Kevin Cecil Executive Producer
Ben Taylor Executive Producer
Jo Alloway Line Producer
Frances Mable Line Producer
Phil Hignett Editor
Sam Harley (as Samantha Harley) Production Designer
Rosa Dias Costume Designer
Dan Stafford-Clark (as Daniel Stafford-Clark) Director of Photography
Jo Jenkins Make-up Designer
Matt Berry Composer
Oli Julian Composer
Nick Foster Composer
Rachel Freck Casting Director
Jay Arthur 1st Assistant Director

Video

First 10 minutes of Year Of The Rabbit

A first look at the new series.

Featuring: Matt Berry (Detective Inspector Rabbit), Freddie Fox (Wilbur Strauss), Susan Wokoma (Mabel Wisbech), Alun Armstrong (Chief Inspector Wisbech), Paul Kaye (D.I. Tanner), Ann Mitchell (Gwendoline), Muzz Khan (Man in Blue Hat), George Potts (Vicar), Daisy Samways (Street Urchin), Daniel Tuite (Mr Milsom), David Webber (Newspaper Seller) & Angus Wright (Sir Giles Linley).

Press

Year of the Rabbit review

Matt Berry, Freddie Fox, and Susan Wokoma make for a fantastic central trio, as the raunchy detective comedy makes a stop in 1880s London.

Steve Greene, IndieWire, 19th February 2020

Even Matt Berry couldn't save Year of the Rabbit from itself. A spoof Victorian London drama comedy of the sort seen only about a million times since the dawn of television, it wanted to be Ripper Street with giggles. It ended up being The Two Ronnies' "phantom raspberry blower of old London town" with, astonishingly, fewer laughs. And much much filth. The gags, it seems in hindsight, were all about disability, prostitutes and mud, and all done with a certain frenetic foul-mouthiness substituting for actual humour. I may have misread the opening episode, and it will doubtless be to the taste of some souls. But if this is the start of Channel 4's vaunted "summer of comedy", bring on ye autumnal mists.

Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 16th June 2019

Review: Channel 4's Year of the Rabbit is silly & smart

Essentially The Sweeney in Victorian times (in fact the show's original working title was Ye Sweeney), Year of the Rabbit proves to be a winning mix of smart but silly gags with a first-rate cast.

Sophie Davies, The Custard TV, 11th June 2019

Sweary, mutton-chopped Victorian detective Eli Rabbit proves to be an ideal role for Matt Berry in this roistering police spoof. Alun Armstrong plays Rabbit's bewhiskered boss and Paul Kaye his nemesis as laughs meet Whitechapel-flavoured murder mystery. Heart-stoppingly funny.

Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 10th June 2019

Year Of The Rabbit review

Brash, sweary and massively over the top, Year Of The Rabbit plays to all of Matt Berry's strengths as a larger-than-life performer.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th June 2019

Year of the Rabbit, Channel 4 review

A hare-brained comedy that raises eyebrows - even if you only have one.

Susannah Butter, Evening Standard, 10th June 2019

Year of the Rabbit review

Matt Berry in superb form as drunken and incompetent copper .

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 10th June 2019

TV review: Year of the Rabbit

This Victorian comedy caper is lively, bawdy fun.

Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 10th June 2019

Year of the Rabbit review

Silly and gleefully sweary ... but where were the gags?

Tim Dowling, The Guardian, 10th June 2019

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