Cast Offs

*Cast Offs*
Cast Offs
	Cast
Genre	Comedy-drama; Mockumentary
Created by	Tony Roche; Jack Thorne; Alex Bulmer; Jamie Campbell; Joel Wilson; Alison Walsh
Starring	Mat Fraser; Sophie Woolley; Kiruna Stamell; Peter Mitchell; Tim Gebbels; Victoria Wright
Opening theme	Heavy Load
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Judy Counihan
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	approx. 60 minutes
Production company	Eleven Film
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	24 November 2009 –; present

Cast Offs is a BAFTA-nominated comedy-drama mockumentary that follows a group of six disabled people sent to a remote British Island for a fictional reality show.

The series is made up of six episodes, with each episode concentrating on one of the six characters. It follows each character for the year leading up to them being dropped off on the island (other than Carrie's episode, which followed her time after she left the island) and also the happenings on the island when they are left to fend for themselves.

Characters

Dan (Peter Mitchell), sportsman, 26 years old, paraplegic
Tom (Tim Gebbels), actor, 39 years old, blind
Will (Mat Fraser), political activist, 46 years old, thalidomide-affected
Gabriella (Sophie Woolley), mother-to-be, 32 years old, deaf
April (Victoria Wright), research scientist, 34 years old, cherubism
Carrie (Kiruna Stamell), unemployed, 29 years old, dwarfism

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