Piglets (TV series)
Piglets | |
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Written by | Victoria Pile Robert Harley James Henry Oriane Messina Fay Rusling Omar Khan Abiola Ogunbiyi Nusrath Tapadar Farhan Solo Alex Bertulis-Fernandes |
Directed by | Victoria Pile Sam Leifer |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producers | Victoria Pile Caroline Leddy Robert Harley Sam Leifer |
Production company |
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Original release | |
Network | ITV1 and ITVX |
Release | 20 July 2024 |
Piglets is a British comedy series set in a police training college. It was first broadcast on ITV1 and streamed on ITVX on 20 July 2024.
Synopsis
[edit]Six new police recruits attend a fictional police training college.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Mark Heap as Superintendent Bob Weekes
- Sarah Parish as Superintendent Julie Spry
- Rebecca Humphries as Melanie
- Ukweli Roach as Mike
- Ricky Champ as Daz
- Callie Cooke as Steph
- Sam Pote as Leggo
- Sukh Kaur Ojla as Geeta
- Halema Hussain as Afia
- Abdul Sessay as Dev
- Jamie Bisping as Paul
Production
[edit]From Monicker Pictures, the series is written by Victoria Pile, Robert Harley, James Henry, Oriane Messina, and Fay Rusling who all previously collaborated on the Channel 4 comedy series Green Wing.[2]
Piglets is directed by Sam Leifer and Victoria Pile and produced by Victoria Pile, Caroline Leddy, Robert Harley and Sam Leifer.[3] The writers were also joined by ITV's Comedy Writers Initiative candidate Omar Khan and new writers Abiola Ogunbiyi, Nusrath Tapadar, Farhan Solo and Alex Bertulis-Fernandes.[4]
The cast includes Mark Heap, Sarah Parish and Rebecca Humphries, whilst the new recruits are played by Callie Cooke, Sam Pote, Sukh Kaur Ojla, Halema Hussain, Abdul Sessay, and Jamie Bisping.[5]
Filming took place in London from January to February 2024.[6][7]
Release
[edit]The series was made available on ITVX on 20 July 2024 and premiered on ITV1 on the same day.[8]
Reception
[edit]The Police Federation of England and Wales called the series "highly offensive" before its release, with particular condemnation being levelled at its title for referring to the derogatory slang word "pig" used for police forces both in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.[9] The Federation's demands for a change of title went unheeded, with ITV saying that the title was "a comedic and endearing play on words to emphasise the innocence and youth of [the training college's] young trainees".[7][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Piglets". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Green Wing team create police training sitcom Piglets". Comedy.co.uk. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Hibbs, James (20 November 2023). "Green Wing writers pen police training academy comedy Piglets for ITVX". Radio Times. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Piglets". British Comedy Guide. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Mark Heap and Sarah Parish join Piglets". Chortle. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Piglets". 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b Fullerton, Huw (19 July 2024). "The Dim Blue Line". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Elliott, Dave (1 May 2024). "ITVX SETS SUMMER NIGHTS OF COMEDY WITH 'CHANGING ENDS', 'PIGLETS', 'SLIP' & EDINBURGH FRINGE LIVE!". geektown. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Piglets: 'Disgusting' title of new ITV comedy criticised by Police Federation". Sky News. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.