Piglets_(TV_series)
Piglets (TV series)
British comedy television series
Piglets is an upcoming British comedy series set in a police training college. It will broadcast on ITVX in 2024.
| Piglets | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Victoria Pile Robert Harley James Henry Oriane Messina Fay Rusling Omar Khan Abiola Ogunbiyi Nusrath Tapadar Farhan Solo Alex Bertulis-Fernandes |
| Directed by | Victoria Pile Sam Leifer |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Victoria Pile Caroline Leddy Robert Harley Sam Leifer |
| Production company |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ITVX |
Six new police recruits attend a fictional police training college.[1]
- Mark Heap as Superintendent Bob Weekes
- Sarah Parish as Superintendent Julie Spry
- Rebecca Humphries as Melanie
- Ukweli Roach as Mike
- Ricky Champ as Daz
- Callie Cooke as Steph
- Sam Pote as Leggo
- Sukh Kaur Ojla as Geeta
- Halema Hussain as Afia
- Abdul Sessay as Dev
- Jamie Bisping as Paul
From Monicker Pictures, the series is written by Victoria Pile, Robert Harley, James Henry, Oriane Messina, and Fay Rusling who all previously collaborated on the Channel 4 comedy series Green Wing.[2]
Piglets is directed by Sam Leifer and Victoria Pile and produced by Victoria Pile, Caroline Leddy, Robert Harley and Sam Leifer.[3] The writers were also joined by ITV's Comedy Writers Initiative candidate Omar Khan and new writers Abiola Ogunbiyi, Nusrath Tapadar, Farhan Solo and Alex Bertulis-Fernandes.[4]
The cast includes Mark Heap, Sarah Parish and Rebecca Humphries, whilst the new recruits are played by Callie Cooke, Sam Pote, Sukh Kaur Ojla, Halema Hussain, Abdul Sessay, and Jamie Bisping.[5]
Production started in London in January 2024.[6]
The series will be available on ITVX in the summer of 2024.[7]
- "Green Wing team create police training sitcom Piglets". Comedy.co.uk. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- Hibbs, James (20 November 2023). "Green Wing writers pen police training academy comedy Piglets for ITVX". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- "Mark Heap and Sarah Parish join Piglets". Chortle. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- Elliott, Dave (1 May 2024). "ITVX SETS SUMMER NIGHTS OF COMEDY WITH 'CHANGING ENDS', 'PIGLETS', 'SLIP' & EDINBURGH FRINGE LIVE!". geektown. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
