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Genre
  
Sitcom

Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

First episode date
  
22 August 2013

Network
  
Sky 1

6.7/10
IMDb

7.9/10
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Directed by
  
Ben Palmer

Original language(s)
  
English

Final episode date
  
26 September 2013

Director
  
Ben Palmer

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Created by
  
Simon BirdJoe ThomasJonny Sweet

Starring
  
Simon BirdJoe ThomasJonny SweetSarah DaykinEmerald FennellLouise FordAmy DawsonVicki PepperdineEileen DaviesEmma FryerBarry Humphries

Program creators
  
Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, Jonny Sweet

Similar
  
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Chickens is a British sitcom that was first broadcast on Channel 4 as a television pilot on 2 September 2011, as part of the channel's Comedy Showcase season of comedy pilots. It was then followed by a six-episode series that was commissioned on Sky 1 and broadcasting began on 22 August 2013 and ended on 26 September 2013. The show is about three men who don’t go off to fight in the First World War and consequently become social outcasts in their village. It was nominated for Best Comedy Programme at the 2014 Broadcast Awards.

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Cast and characters

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  • Simon Bird as Cecil: A young man who was rejected from the war due to his flat feet.
  • Joe Thomas as George: a young man who refuses to participate in the war and in violence altogether.
  • Jonny Sweet as Bert: the dimwitted man of the trio of Chickens. Bert does tend to forget that the war is actually going on.
  • Sarah Daykin as Winky: George's fiance
  • Emerald Fennell as Agnes, Cecil's sister
  • Louise Ford as Gracie
  • Amy Dawson as Dot
  • Vicki Pepperdine as Hesta
  • Eileen Davies as Gladys
  • Emma Fryer as Nellie
  • Barry Humphries as Mr. Armstrong, the local Headmaster
  • Ellie Kendrick as Constance

    • Pilot

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    The Pilot episode was filmed partly on location in the village of Chilham in Kent, shooting exterior scenes in the square, the school and the church yard.

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