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100% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Ben Taylor Composer(s) Oli Julian | 8.2/10 IMDb 4.5/5 Amazon Opening theme Catastrophe Theme First episode date 19 January 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Rob DelaneySharon Horgan Written by Rob DelaneySharon Horgan Starring Sharon HorganRob DelaneyCarrie FisherAshley JensenMark Bonnar Cast Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brand new catastrophe coming soon channel 4
Catastrophe is a British sitcom first broadcast on 19 January 2015 on Channel 4. It stars Sharon Horgan as Sharon Morris and Rob Delaney as Rob Norris, who get together after she becomes pregnant following a brief affair while he is in the UK on business. Carrie Fisher, Ashley Jensen, and Mark Bonnar play supporting characters in the series. The show was renewed for a second series in January 2015 and began broadcasting from 27 October 2015, having been brought forward from its original schedule of early 2016. In July 2016, it was announced Catastrophe was renewed for a third and fourth series. The third series, which begins broadcasting on 28 February 2017, is 6 episodes long.
Contents
- Brand new catastrophe coming soon channel 4
- Main characters
- Guest characters
- Production and broadcast
- Broadcast
- References
For her performance in the show, Sharon Horgan was nominated for a 2016 British Academy Television Awards for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2016. Both Horgan and Delaney won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Writer: Comedy. The show was nominated for a Peabody Award. In July 2016, the show was honoured with a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series, going to Horgan and Delaney.
Main characters
Guest characters
Production and broadcast
The series was officially commissioned by Channel 4 in May 2014 after a successful pilot the previous year. The BBC had previously turned down the series after reading the script.
Catastrophe was named after the quote from the movie Zorba the Greek: "I'm a man, so I married. Wife, children, house, everything. The full catastrophe."
The original theme for the series, "Catastrophe Theme", was composed by Oli Julian.
On January 28, 2015, the show was renewed for a second series, which aired in October 2015. Jay Hunt, Channel 4's chief creative officer, said: "Catastrophe is a real comedy gem. Sharon and Rob have done a magnificent job and we're already looking forward to series two".
Carrie Fisher, who plays Mia, died on December 27, 2016 shortly after filming of season 3 of Catastrophe had concluded. This would turn out to be her final TV role.
Broadcast
The series was first broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 from January 2015. In the USA, the series is shown exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video, with the first series added in June 2015. It will be made available to subscribers in the United Kingdom later in the year. Amazon Studios vice president Roy Price said: "Rob and Sharon have created an engaging, contemporary, funny and moving story. We are excited to bring 'Catastrophe' exclusively to our Amazon Prime customers, and can't wait to hear what they think of the series." The show has also been sold to numerous other countries. In Australia it is shown on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, in Canada it ran on Shomi until the network ceased operation, and in New Zealand on SoHo.