Man Down (TV series)

Man Down
Created by Greg Davies
Written by Greg Davies
Stephen Morrison
Sian Harries
Andrew Collins
Richard Herring
Directed by Matt Lipsey
Starring Greg Davies
Rik Mayall
Roisin Conaty
Mike Wozniak
Jeany Spark
Gwyneth Powell
Stephanie Cole
Opening theme Man Down Theme
Composer(s) Chris Egan
Bob Bradley
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 3 + 2 Christmas specials
No. of episodes 18 (as of 3 August 2016) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) James Taylor
Richard Allen-Turner
Jon Thoday
Toby Stevens
Producer(s) Spencer Millman
Editor(s) Charlie Phillips
Running time 25 minutes
Production company(s) Avalon Television
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release 18 October 2013 (2013-10-18) – present
External links
Website

Man Down is a British sitcom first broadcast on 18 October 2013[1] 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,[2] and Rik Mayall as his father in the first series.

Channel 4 commissioned an additional 25-minute Christmas special before the first series aired,[3] 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).[4] 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.[5] In October 2015, Channel 4 ordered a third series, which began airing on 13 July 2016.[6]

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 actually the exterior of "The Nile Cafe" on the corner of Nile St and Custance St, London N1.

Episodes

Series overview

Series Episodes Originally aired DVD release iTunes release
Series premiere Series finale Region 2 Region 4
1 6 18 October 2013 22 November 2013 17 November 2014[7] 7 January 2015[8] 18 October 2013[9]
Specials 2 25 December 2013
23 December 2014 13 July 2015[10] TBA 1 June 2015[11]
2 6 1 June 2015 6 July 2015

Series 1 (2013)

Number
in total		 Number
in series		 Title Original air date
1
1
 Episode 1[12] 18 October 2013
2
2
 Episode 2[13] 25 October 2013
3
3
 Episode 3[14] 1 November 2013
4
4
 Episode 4[15] 8 November 2013
5
5
 Episode 5[16] 15 November 2013
6
6
 Episode 6[17] 22 November 2013

Specials (2013–2014)

Number
in total		 Number
in series		 Title Original air date
7
1
 Christmas Special 2013[18] 25 December 2013
8
2
 Finding Nesta[19] 23 December 2014

Series 2 (2015)

Number
in total		 Number
in series		 Title Original air date
9
1
 Perfect Woman 1 June 2015
10
2
 Kindness 8 June 2015
11
3
 Diversity 15 June 2015
12
4
 Phant 22 June 2015
13
5
 Dennis 29 June 2015
14
6
 The Heath 6 July 2015

Series 3 (2016)

Number in Total Number in Series Title Original Air Date
15 1 The Heist 13 July 2016
16 2 The Calling 20 July 2016
17 3 Big News 27 July 2016
18 4 The Visa 3 August 2016
19 5 Adopted 10 August 2016
20 6 The Party 17 August 2016

International broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on 12 January 2015 on SBS One.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Man Down". British Comedy Guide. 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  2. ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (2 November 2012). "'Inbetweeners' actor Greg Davies to star in Channel 4's 'Man Down'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Channel 4 orders Christmas special of Man Down". British Comedy Guide. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  4. ↑ https://uk.news.yahoo.com/man-down-without-mayall-110336920.html#Vnb1PTF
  5. ↑ "Man Down".
  6. ↑ British Comedy Guide. "Man Down to return for a third series". British Comedy Guide.
  7. ↑ "Man Down - buy on DVD", Channel 4 Store, Retrieved on 1 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Man Down DVD - ABC Shop", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Retrieved on 17 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Man Down - iTunes Preview", iTunes Store, Retrieved on 1 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Man Down Series 2, BBC Shop, Retrieved on 23 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Man Down, Series 2 - iTunes Preview", iTunes Store, Retrieved on 23 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 1", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 2", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 3", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 4", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 5", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 6", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 7", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  19. ↑ British Comedy Guide — Man Down — Christmas Special — Finding Nesta (Retrieved 23 December 2015)
  20. ↑ Knox, David (9 January 2015). "Airdate: Uncle, Man Down". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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