''Crims'' is a British television

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created by

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and Adam Kay. It centres on two men sent to a young offenders' institution after one of them involves the unaware other in a

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. It was screened in early 2015 on

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. In May 2015, the BBC confirmed the show would not be renewed.

Cast and characters

Elis James Owain Elis James (born 3 November 1980) is a Welsh comedian, broadcaster and actor originally from Haverfordwest. He grew up in Carmarthen and later lived in Cardiff. He is now based in South London. He is bilingual in Welsh and English and ha ...

as Luke *

Kadiff Kirwan Kadiff Kirwan (born 3 February 1989) is a British-Montserratian actor. He is known for his roles in several British television series, particularly ''Timewasters'', ''Chewing Gum'', ''Fleabag'', and '' The Stranger''. Early life and education Bo ...

as Jason *

Lashana Lynch Lashana Lynch (born 27 November 1987) is a British actress. She is best known for playing the role of Rosaline Capulet in the ABC period drama series '' Still Star-Crossed'' (2017), Maria Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films '' ...

as Gemma, Jason's sister and Luke's girlfriend * Cariad Lloyd as Dawn, an officer at the institution *

Ricky Champ Ricky Champ (born 1 July 1980) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Paul Parker in the BBC Three sitcom ''Him & Her'', and Stuart Highway in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders''. Champ has also appeared in ''Crims ''Crims'' is a ...

as Creg, an officer at the institution *

Theo Barklem-Biggs Theo Barklem-Biggs (born 21 March 1990) is a British television and film actor from London. He has performed both comedic and dramatic roles. Career He made his debut television appearance in ''The Bill '' in 2008. He appeared in '' EastEnders, ...

as Marcel, a fellow young offender *

Tracy Ann Oberman Tracy-Ann Oberman (born Tracy Anne Oberman; 25 August 1966) is an English actress, playwright and narrator. She is widely known for roles including Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' (2004–2005) and Valerie Lewis or "Auntie ...

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Riley

Cultural references

On the radio show and podcast

hosts with comedian John Robins, James' starring role in Crims became a

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, with Robins heavily implying that Crims was of poor quality, and pretending to believe that it was called 'Crimes', while mocking the fact that James, despite portraying a teenager, was 34 at the time of Crims' broadcast.

References

External links

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