Siblings (TV series)
| Siblings | |
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| File:Siblings Titlecard.png | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Keith Akushie |
| Written by | Keith Akushie |
| Directed by | Dan Zeff |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Phil Gilbert[2] |
| Production locations | West London, U.K.[3] |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | Bwark Productions[4][5] |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 7 August 2014 – Present |
Siblings is a BBC Three comedy series starring Charlotte Ritchie and Tom Stourton in the lead roles. Written by Keith Akushie, the first series piloted on 7 August 2014.
Plot
A series following the life of a brother and sister, Hannah and Dan, who share a flat as they look to lead easy lives and end up causing utter chaos.
Production
Filming
The show was filmed in and around West London, United Kingdom.
Cast
- Charlotte Ritchie as Hannah, proud of her job, but too lazy to do it fully. Wherever she can she tries to get herself time off or something else to make it easier. Whenever she isn't at work or cleaning up Dan's mess, she tries to find some way to party.
- Tom Stourton as Dan, Hannah's weird often unhelpful and incompetent brother. He often tries to be charismatic and often seems easily impressed. He, when left to be bored, will often get up to many bizarre things.
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | DVD Release | |
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| 7 August 2014 | NA | ||||
Series 1 (2014)
| # | Title | Written by | Directed by | Original air date | UK viewers (million) | |
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| 1 | "Wheelchair Conference" | Keith Akushie | Dan Zeff | 7 August 2014 | TBA | |
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When her alcoholic boss Andy is sacked lazy Hannah seeks to impress his successor Annette Walker by claiming that, like Annette's son Charlie, her brother Dan is also in a wheelchair. In fact he is a selfish, immature scrounger though he hits it off with Annette and Charlie despite overdoing his account of his 'accident'. Whilst Annette and Hannah get drunk at a conference and have a threesome with a young waiter Dan joins Charlie's wheelchair basketball team and scores the winning goal - though he betrays his deception by getting up to do a victory dance. However the threat of the threesome being exposed means that Annette allows Hannah to keep her job. | ||||||
| 2 | "Vet Drugs" | Keith Akushie | Dan Zeff | 14 August 2014 | TBA | |
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When Hannah's best friend Sadie returns from holiday with her handsome vet boyfriend Rich, announcing their engagement Hannah is jealous though she does attend the engagement party, where her rude present is not rapturously received. Dan warms to Rich who gives him a job as his receptionist, sadly unaware of how gormless he is. Hannah persuades Sadie to have a girl's night out and nearly kills her when she drugs her drink whilst Dan's total stupidity costs Rich his practice and the couple break all ties with the siblings. | ||||||
| 3 | "Intern School" | Keith Akushie | Dan Zeff | 21 August 2014 | TBA | |
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Hannah goes to give a careers talk at her old school and impresses pupil Ellie, whom she takes on for work experience. Ellie is enthusiastic and efficient and lazy Hannah exploits this though when Ellie fights back Hannah uses dirty tricks to get rid of her. Dan has accompanied Hannah to the school and befriended three thirteen year old nerds, whom he brings home to play games with. Learning that they have been bullied by the younger brother of the boy who used to bully him Dan organizes a fight in the playground to get his belated revenge but is surprised when a teacher turns up to stop the fight, reveals his identity and tells Dan the real reason for his being bullied. | ||||||
| 4 | "Laser Eye Date" | Keith Akushie | Dan Zeff | 28 August 2014 | TBA | |
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The siblings' mother Marion insists that Hannah looks after her for two days whilst she is temporarily blind after laser eye surgery but Hannah feels enslaved by her. Dan dates Izzy, the free-spirited doctor he met at the STD clinic and falls in love. Hannah and Dan take Marion to Izzy's party where Hannah and Marion bond when they take revenge on Izzy's strait-laced flatmate Pete though the bonding ends when Marion gets her sight back and is not happy for Hannah to attend her Tae-Kwan-Do class. Dan's attempts to prove to Izzy meanwhile that he is sexually adventurous... | ||||||
| 5 | "Burrito Neighbours" | Keith Akushie | Dan Zeff | 4 September 2014 | TBA | |
| 6 | TBA | Keith Akushie | Dan Zeff | TBA | TBA | |
References
- ^ BBC THREE Orders Siblings & renews Badults
- ^ BBC THREE Orders Siblings & renews Badults
- ^ Charlotte Ritchie and Tom Stourton to star in BBC Three comedy, Siblings - BBC Media Centre
- ^ Charlotte Ritchie and Tom Stourton to star in BBC Three comedy, Siblings - BBC Media Centre
- ^ Official website of Bwark