# Damned (TV series)

Damned is a British television sitcom shown on Channel 4. It is set in the office of the children's services department of fictional Elm Heath Council.

## Production

In March 2014, Sky Arts announced that it was reprising its Playhouse Presents series of self-contained television plays. Jo Brand and Morwenna Banks penned a script for what was hoped to be a pilot episode. Sky Arts aired the episode but never commissioned it to series; so Brand, Banks, and comedic writer Will Smith re-developed it for Channel 4, who announced its commission in May 2016.

## Broadcast

The first series premiered on Channel 4 on 27 September 2016, and concluded on 1 November 2016. In February 2017, Channel 4 commissioned a second six-episode series. Series 2 began broadcasting on 14 February 2018. Episode 5 of the second series was not aired as planned on 14 March 2018 to make space for a tribute to Professor Stephen Hawking, who had died a day earlier. The episode was then aired a week later on 21 March 2018 as a double feature alongside the sixth and final episode of the second series.

## Cast and characters

* Rose Denby (Jo Brand) – Series 1–2 – Senior Social Worker
* Alastair (Al) Kavanagh (Alan Davies) – Series 1–2 – Senior Social Worker
* Martin Bickerstaff (Kevin Eldon) – Series 1–2 – Senior Social Worker then Team Leader, former banker, on medical leave throughout series 1.
* Denise (Georgie Glen) – Series 1–2 – Cluster Manager.
* Nitin (Himesh Patel) – Series 1–2 – Social Worker, former Metropolitan Police Service constable.
* Natalie (Nat) (Isy Suttie) – Series 1–2 – Executive Assistant from a temp agency.
* Ingrid (Morwenna Banks) – Series 1–2 – Senior Social Worker, foster carer, on medical leave throughout series 1.
* Mimi (Lolly Adefope) – 2 – Student Social Worker on placement.
* Cass (Sara Powell) – Series 1–2 – Psychologist.

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) | 01 November 2016 (2016-11-01) |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 February 2018 (2018-02-14) | 21 March 2018 (2018-03-21) |

### Pilot (2014)

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
| — | "Pilot" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks & Jo Brand | 12 June 2014 (2014-06-12) | TBD |

### Series 1 (2016)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) | 1.89 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 04 October 2016 (2016-10-04) | 1.37 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 11 October 2016 (2016-10-11) | 1.08 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) | 1.07 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) | TBD |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Ian FitzGibbon | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 01 November 2016 (2016-11-01) | TBD |

### Series 2 (2018)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers (millions) |
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 14 February 2018 (2018-02-14) | TBD |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 21 February 2018 (2018-02-21) | TBD |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 28 February 2018 (2018-02-28) | TBD |
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 07 March 2018 (2018-03-07) | TBD |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 21 March 2018 (2018-03-21) | TBD |
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Natalie Bailey | Morwenna Banks, Jo Brand, & Will Smith | 21 March 2018 (2018-03-21) | TBD |