People Just Do Nothing

People Just Do Nothing
Genre	Sitcom Mockumentary
Created by	Allan Mustafa Steve Stamp Hugo Chegwin Asim Chaudhry
Written by	Allan Mustafa Steve Stamp Asim Chaudhry Hugo Chegwin Lily Brazier
Directed by	Jack Clough
Starring	Allan Mustafa Hugo Chegwin Asim Chaudhry
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	16 (including 1 pilot)
Production
Executive producer	Ash Atalla
Producer	Jon Petrie
Production locations	Brentford, London, England, United Kingdom
Running time	approx. 30 minutes
Production company	Roughcut TV
Original release
Network	BBC iPlayer, BBC Three (TV), BBC Two
Release	17 August 2012 (2012-08-17) – present

People Just Do Nothing is a BBC television sitcom that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Three on 20 July 2014. Created, written and performed by Allan Mustafa, Steve Stamp, Asim Chaudhry and Hugo Chegwin, the programme follows the lives of MC Grindah (Mustafa) and DJ Beats (Chegwin), who run Kurupt FM, a pirate radio station broadcasting garage and drum and bass from Brentford in west London. The show follows a mockumentary format, and was the first BBC Three programme to premier exclusively on its iPlayer service.

The show started life in 2010 as "Wasteman TV", a YouTube series that was filmed and edited by Asim Chaudhry (Chabuddy G) before the BBC commissioned a pilot on 17 August 2012, which became the most shared iPlayer show for the month. A four-part series was eventually commissioned, which first aired on iPlayer in July 2014, then on terrestrial television the following month. A second series, of five episodes, aired in July 2015.

In October 2015, the BBC announced it had commissioned a third and fourth series of People Just Do Nothing, both consisting of six 30-minute episodes. The BBC confirmed Series 3 & 4 would initially be available on the new online BBC Three and later screened on BBC Two.

Episode one of series three premiered on BBC iPlayer on 17 August 2016. Episodes of series three were released weekly on iPlayer and then broadcast the following week on BBC Two.

Series four will be released in 2017.

Cast

• Allan 'Seapa' Mustafa as MC Sniper (pilot)/Tony "MC Grindah" Zografos (series), the emcee and founder/leader of the radio station.
• Hugo Chegwin as Kevin "DJ Beats" Bates, the principal DJ. Beats is a loyal friend of Grindah, but is sometimes mistreated by him.
• Lily Brazier as Michelle (pilot)/Miche (series), Grindah's long-term girlfriend. She is unemployed in the first series but gets a job at a beauty salon in the second series.
• Licia Hedlund-Green (pilot)/Olivia Jasmine Edwards (series) as Angel, Grindah and Miche's young daughter.
• Daniel Sylvester Woolford as Decoy, a friend of Grindah and Beats and also a DJ at the radio station. It is heavily implied that Decoy, who is of Caribbean descent, is the biological father of Miche's daughter Angel.
• Steve Stamp as Steven "Steves" Green, a dim-witted habitual MDMA user and the runt of the litter at Kurupt FM. His grandmother owns the flat from which the station broadcasts.
• Ruth Bratt as Roche, Beats' girlfriend, a security guard at a local cash and carry. Roche loves Beats but is not very keen on the radio station, especially Grindah.
• George Keywood as Craig, Roche's son from a former marriage, a lazy teenager who spends most of his time at home playing Call of Duty.
• Asim Chaudhry as Chabuddy G, a local entrepreneur who runs an internet cafe. Ambitious but severely deluded, his hare-brained ideas usually bring chaos to the group.
• Magda Rogoz (pilot)/Maria Louis (series) as Aldona, Chabuddy's unloving wife from Poland.
• Victoria Alcock as Carol, Miche's Mum.
• Tiff Stevenson as Tanya, Miche's boss at the salon.

Production

Much of the filming took place around the Haverfield Estate in Green Dragon Lane, Brentford.

Broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on 12 August 2015 on Channel [V].

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
Pilot			17 August 2012 (2012-08-17)
1	4		20 July 2014 (2014-07-20)	3 August 2014 (2014-08-03)
2	5		15 July 2015 (2015-07-15)	12 August 2015 (2015-08-12)
3	6		17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)	21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)

Episodes

Pilot (2012)

No. overall	Title	Original air date
1	"Comedy Feeds: People Just Do Nothing Pilot"	17 August 2012 (2012-08-17)
Mockumentary that follows the lives of people connected to west London pirate radio station Kurupt FM. MC Sniper is released from a very short stretch in jail and finds that the station is having problems with its transmitter, threatening Sniper's comeback set.

Series 1 (2014)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
2	1	"Secret Location"	20 July 2014 (2014-07-20)
After receiving noise complaints from a neighbour, the members of Kurupt FM decide to soundproof the flat from which they broadcast. They enlist the help of local entrepreneur Chabuddy G, who devises a creative solution using egg boxes and factory second packets of peanuts in return for Kurupt airing his commercial.
3	2	"Angel's Birthday"	27 July 2014 (2014-07-27)
Grindah is tasked with organizing his daughter's fifth birthday party. After his last-minute negotiations with Argos break down, Chabuddy G steps in to offer an adapted version of his hen's night party package. Meanwhile, DJ Beats flunks a job interview for Tie Land.
4	3	"Competition"	3 August 2014 (2014-08-03)
Kurupt FM run a listener competition, presenting the prize personally to the winner. Chabuddy G's wife's brother comes to visit from Poland, but their apparent closeness raises questions about the true nature of their relationship.
5	4	"The Website"	3 August 2014 (2014-08-03)
The Kurupt crew ask Chabaddy G to design a website for their radio station. He agrees, in return for being allowed to play a DJ set on air. Steves attempts to obtain a crisis loan from the Job Centre. Strapped for cash, DJ Beats is forced to play at a friend's wedding reception to save the station and his washing machine.

Series 2 (2015)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
6	1	"The Godfather"	15 July 2015 (2015-07-15)
It is Angel's christening and Grindah is contemplating his choice of godfather.
7	2	"The Babysitter"	22 July 2015 (2015-07-22)
Miche starts her new trial job at a salon, meaning Grindah is on babysitting duties.
8	3	"Weed Drought"	29 July 2015 (2015-07-29)
Grindah and Beats are in the midst of a weed drought and take matters into their own hands.
9	4	"Promotion"	4 August 2015 (2015-08-04)
Chabuddy prepares for his latest business venture, and Grindah has a big announcement for Miche. Meanwhile, Beats takes Craig on a comical father-and-son fishing trip.
10	5	"Clubnight"	12 August 2015 (2015-08-12)
It's the opening night of Chabuddy's new nightclub, the Champagne Steam Rooms. The Kurupt FM crew prepare for their headliner set, while Miche is offered a full-time position at the salon.

Series 3 (2016)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
11	1	"Dubplate"	17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
The band enter the studio to record their latest 'instant classic', while Miche chooses a venue for her marriage to Grindah. Meanwhile, Beats faces the prospect of fatherhood, and Chabuddy is on the lookout for love once again.
12	2	"Record Deal"	24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)
Kurupt FM attempt to get a record deal. In need of a pay rise to pay for the upcoming wedding, Miche needs to pass a hairdressing test.
13	3	"Court Case"	31 August 2016 (2016-08-31)
Grindah finds himself in trouble with the law again and prepares himself for a possible jail sentence, leaving Steves with a daunting eight-hour set.
14	4	"New Friends"	7 September 2016 (2016-09-07)
Chabuddy turns the bar into a restaurant and hires Steves. Miche reaches breaking point over the wedding, with consequences for Grindah – who feels further marginalized by Beats's burgeoning bromance with Darren.
15	5	"Ipswich"	14 September 2016 (2016-09-14)
Chabuddy organizes for Kurupt FM to perform at a club in Ipswich. The gig is not very successful but the group persuade two girls to come back to their hotel room with them. Steves gets travel sick, gets separated from the group and has to hitch-hike to Ipswich.
16	6	"Valentimes"	21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)
The last episode takes place around Valentine's Day. Roche goes into labour and gives birth. Steves goes to visit his Nan but is told that she has recently died. Grindah is left to run the station on Valentine's Day. He asks Miche to take him back but she refuses.

Awards

The series was nominated for Best Scripted Comedy at the 2016 BAFTAs.

External links

• People Just Do Nothing at IMDb
• People Just Do Nothing at BBC Online
• People Just Do Nothing's channel on YouTube
• People Just Do Nothing on Facebook
• People Just Do Nothing on Twitter
• People Just Do Nothing at British Comedy Guide
• Radio Times, People Just Do Nothing
• Kurupt FM 108.9