5.8 /10 1 Votes
2/5 The Telegraph Composer(s) Chris EganBob Bradley Final episode date 6 July 2015 Number of episodes 20 | 7.6/10 IMDb Opening theme Man Down Theme First episode date 18 October 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Greg DaviesStephen MorrisonSian HarriesAndrew CollinsRichard Herring Starring Greg DaviesRik MayallRoisin ConatyMike WozniakJeany SparkGwyneth PowellStephanie Cole Nominations British Comedy Award for the Best New Comedy Programme Similar London Irish, Dressing for Breakfast, The World of Lee Evans, Anna & Katy, The Book Group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Man Down is a British sitcom first broadcast on 18 October 2013 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, and Rik Mayall as his father in the first series.
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Channel 4 commissioned an additional 25-minute Christmas special before the first series aired, 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). 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. In October 2015, Channel 4 ordered a third series, which began broadcasting from 13 July 2016. On 8 November 2016 Greg Davies officially confirmed the renewal of the show for a 2017 fourth season consisting of 6 episodes.
Cast
Main Cast
Students Cast
Writers
Locations
Dan's house exterior filmed in Kendrick Road, Reading. Scenes in both the hospitals and police stations were filmed at Wimbledon Film and TV Studios. The school during the show was Sandhurst School, where Davies used to teach drama and English.
The tailors in episode one was filmed in Farncombe, Surrey.
The exterior of "Bob's Cafe" is the exterior of "The Nile Cafe" on the corner of Nile St and Custance St, London N1.
Episodes
Viewing figures from BARB.
Series 4 (2017)
On 8 November 2016 Greg Davies officially confirmed the renewal of the show for a 2017 fourth season consisting of 6 episodes.
International broadcast
The series premiered in Australia on 12 January 2015 on SBS One.
