Jerk (TV series)
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| Jerk | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Tim Renkow |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Tom McKay |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Rebecca Murrell |
| Editor | Calum Ross |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 24 February 2019 |
Jerk is a British black comedy television series starring and co-written by Tim Renkow. It centres around Tim (played by Renkow), a man with cerebral palsy who tries to use his condition to his advantage. The series built upon a 2016 BBC production, A Brief History of Tim.
Jerk first aired on 24 February 2019 on BBC Three.[1][2] In September 2019, it was reported that BBC Three had ordered a second series before the first had aired.[3]
Plot
Tim (Tim Renkow) has cerebral palsy, and is also a terrible person. He attempts to take maximum advantage of his condition by being insufferable to those around him. In Season 1, Tim faces deportation due to the impending expiration of his visa, and makes various attempts to ward off this fate.
Cast
Series 1
- Tim Renkow as Tim
- Sharon Rooney as Ruth, Tim's care-worker
- Rob Madin as Idris, Tim's friend and employment consultant
- Lorraine Bracco as Tim's mother
- Karl Theobald as Shaun
- Lee Ridley as Kiefer
- David Calder as Great Uncle Thomas
Episodes
Series Overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 4 | 24 February 2019 | TBA | |
Series 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Quota" | Tom McKay | Tim Renkow, Stu Richards, Shaun Pye | 24 February 2019 | |
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Tim is employed by a greeting card company headed by Shaun (Karl Theobald), but takes excessive advantage of his disabled status. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Refugee" | Tom McKay | Tim Renkow, Stu Richards, Shaun Pye | 24 February 2019 | |
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Tim concocts a false personal history about being a refugee in order to receive free meals, but quickly becomes tangled in a web of deceit. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Nemesis" | Tom McKay | Tim Renkow, Stu Richards, Shaun Pye | 24 February 2019 | |
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Tim's mother suggests that he get married in order to avoid deportation. After a failed attempt at internet dating, he meets Clara (Izuka Hoyle) and invites her to an art exhibition by his old enemy, Kiefer (Lee Ridley). | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Genes" | Tom McKay | Shaun Pye, Alex Smith, Tim Renkow | 24 February 2019 | |
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Tim's deportation is averted when it is discovered he has British ancestry, but his encounter with Great Uncle Thomas (David Calder), does not go smoothly. | ||||||
References
- ^ "Series 1, Jerk". BBC.
- ^ "Jerk - Episodes". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "Tim Renkow comedy Jerk to return". British Comedy Guide. September 5, 2019.
External links
- Jerk at IMDb
- Jerk at epguides.com
- Jerk at British Comedy Guide
