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Man Down
Created byGreg Davies
Written byGreg Davies
Stephen Morrison
Sian Harries
Andrew Collins
Richard Herring
Directed byMatt Lipsey
StarringGreg Davies
Rik Mayall
Roisin Conaty
Mike Wozniak
Jeany Spark
Gwyneth Powell
Stephanie Cole
Opening themeMan Down Theme
ComposersChris Egan
Bob Bradley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2 + 2 Christmas specials
No. of episodes14 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJames Taylor
Richard Allen-Turner
Jon Thoday
Toby Stevens
ProducerSpencer Millman
EditorCharlie Phillips
Running time25 minutes
Production companyAvalon Television
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release18 October 2013 (2013-10-18) –
present

Man Down is a British sitcom first broadcast on 18 October 2013[1] on Channel 4 and starring Greg Davies as Dan, a man who hates his job as a teacher and who recently broke up with his girlfriend,[2] and Rik Mayall as his father in the first series.

Channel 4 commissioned an additional 25-minute Christmas special before the first series aired,[3] and a second series was announced during Davies's live tour "The Back of My Mum's Head", though this was prior to Rik Mayall's death in June 2014. Following Mayall's death, Davies met with Channel 4, to discuss the future of the show (Mayall had been intended to have a more prominent role in Series 2).[4] However, on 28 November 2014, Channel 4 announced that Man Down would return for a second Christmas special on 23 December 2014 with a second series due to follow on 1 June 2015.[5]

Cast

Main Cast

Students Cast

  • Sasha Badher
  • Aviraj Batth
  • Luke Britton
  • Kassius Carey-Johnson
  • Hana Chalboub
  • Andre Christdoulou
  • Mia Drewett
  • Molly Field
  • Kemi Gbadebo
  • George Hill
  • Madeline Holliday
  • Ashley Jones
  • Hayden Keeler-Stone
  • Mikita Koyyrev
  • Lucy Moores
  • Frankie Peak
  • Matt Swinyard
  • Chloe Symonds
  • Xiaoming Woolfe

Writers

  • Greg Davies
  • Stephen Morrison
  • Sian Harries
  • Richard Herring (Additional Material)
  • Andrew Collins (Script Editor)

Locations

Dan's house exterior filmed in Kendrick Road, Reading.[citation needed] Scenes in both the hospitals and police stations were filmed at Wimbledon Film and TV Studios.[citation needed] The school during the show was Sandhurst School, where Davies used to teach drama and English.

Episodes

Series overview

Series Episodes Originally aired DVD release iTunes release
Series premiere Series finale Region 2 Region 4
1 6 18 October 2013 (2013-10-18) 22 November 2013 (2013-11-22) 17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)[6] 7 January 2015 (2015-01-07)[7] 18 October 2013 (2013-10-18)[8]
Specials 2 25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)
23 December 2014 (2014-12-23) 13 July 2015 (2015-07-13)[9] TBA 1 June 2015 (2015-06-01)[10]
2 6 1 June 2015 (2015-06-01) 6 July 2015 (2015-07-06)

Series 1 (2013)

Number
in total 		Number
in series 		Title Original air date
1
1
 Episode 1[11] 18 October 2013 (2013-10-18)
2
2
 Episode 2[12] 25 October 2013 (2013-10-25)
3
3
 Episode 3[13] 1 November 2013 (2013-11-01)
4
4
 Episode 4[14] 8 November 2013 (2013-11-08)
5
5
 Episode 5[15] 15 November 2013 (2013-11-15)
6
6
 Episode 6[16] 22 November 2013 (2013-11-22)

Specials (2013–2014)

Number
in total 		Number
in series 		Title Original air date
7
1
 Christmas Special 2013[17] 25 December 2013 (2013-12-25)
8
2
 Finding Nesta[18] 23 December 2014 (2014-12-23)

Series 2 (2015)

Number
in total 		Number
in series 		Title Original air date
9
1
 Perfect Woman 1 June 2015 (2015-06-01)
10
2
 Kindness 8 June 2015 (2015-06-08)
11
3
 Diversity 15 June 2015 (2015-06-15)
12
4
 Phant 22 June 2015 (2015-06-22)
13
5
 Dennis 29 June 2015 (2015-06-29)
14
6
 The Heath 6 July 2015 (2015-07-06)

International broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on 12 January 2015 on SBS One.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Man Down". British Comedy Guide. 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (2 November 2012). "'Inbetweeners' actor Greg Davies to star in Channel 4's 'Man Down'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Channel 4 orders Christmas special of Man Down". British Comedy Guide. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. ^ https://uk.news.yahoo.com/man-down-without-mayall-110336920.html#Vnb1PTF
  5. ^ "Man Down".
  6. ^ "Man Down - buy on DVD", Channel 4 Store, Retrieved on 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Man Down DVD - ABC Shop", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Retrieved on 17 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Man Down - iTunes Preview", iTunes Store, Retrieved on 1 January 2015.
  9. ^ Man Down Series 2, BBC Shop, Retrieved on 23 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Man Down, Series 2 - iTunes Preview", iTunes Store, Retrieved on 23 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 1", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 2", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 3", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 4", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 5", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 6", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 7", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  18. ^ British Comedy Guide — Man Down — Christmas Special — Finding Nesta (Retrieved 23 December 2015)
  19. ^ Knox, David (9 January 2015). "Airdate: Uncle, Man Down". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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