
Series 2, Episode 1 - The Trial
Further details
Trapped in a parallel universe, office temp Brian Weaver has been locked up and charged with triggering the Snail Wars. Steg opts to represent him in court, persuading Brian to face Trial by Combat with a terrifying warrior named Radnok. Barbara has abandoned soothsaying to become a blacksmith, Herman's cooking rotten fish and Howell has moved into the cat retrieval business, which involves first kidnapping the cats. Can the gang free Brian before he faces certain death at the hands of Radnok?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 12th October 2017
- Time
- 9:40pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 40 minutes
Cast & crew
Regular cast | |
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James Buckley | Brian |
Paul Kaye | Howell |
Sharon Rooney | Barbara |
Kenneth Collard | Steg |
Louis Emerick | Herman |
Ricky Grover | Hawthorn |
Richard Sandling | Springleaf |
Tony Way | Chestnut |
Guz Khan | Skylark |
Guest cast | |
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Jessica Ransom | Jess (Office worker) |
Martin Glyn Murray | Greg (Office worker) |
Ben Crompton | Jones The Anvil |
Gus Brown | Advocate |
Rufus Hound | Kevlar |
Nina Wadia | Judge |
Rob Reinaldo | Radnok |
Jing Lusi | Scrape |
Writing team | |
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Dan Gaster | Writer |
Will Ing | Writer |
Paul Powell | Writer |
Production team | |
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Dave Lambert | Director |
Kerry Waddell | Producer |
Steve Coogan | Executive Producer |
Dan Gaster | Executive Producer |
Will Ing | Executive Producer |
Christine Langan | Executive Producer |
Video
Brian gets locked up
Barbara visits Brian in prison.
Featuring: James Buckley (Brian), Sharon Rooney (Barbara), Tony Way (Chestnut), Rufus Hound (Kevlar).

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