''Stag'' is a British

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television serial created by

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and George Kay, starring Jim Howick, Stephen Campbell Moore, Pilou Asbæk, JJ Feild, Rufus Jones,

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, Reece Shearsmith, and

Tim Key Timothy David Key (born September 1976) is an English poet, comedian, actor, screenwriter and radio personality. He is best known for playing Alan Partridge's sidekick Simon in '' Mid Morning Matters'', '' Alpha Papa'', and '' This Time'', as ...

. The three-part series, directed by

from his scripts co-written with George Kay, began broadcasting on

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, in the United Kingdom, on 27 February 2016.

Plot

Eight men set off on a hunting trip in the Scottish Highlands, a

stag party A bachelor party (in the United States and sometimes in Canada), also known as a stag weekend, stag do or stag party (in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth countries, and Ireland), or a buck's night (in Australia), is a party held/arranged by th ...

for "Johnners". Ian, the bride's brother, is a last-minute addition to the party after somebody else dropped out. Being less of an alpha male than the others, he is immediately singled out for ridicule, but remains with the group because he has promised his sister that he will look after her fiancé. After insulting the gamekeeper who best man "Ledge" has hired to take them hunting in the woods, the group is abandoned by the old man, leaving them to fend for themselves. After they set up camp, a mysterious figure begins killing them off one by one. The group soon find themselves running for their lives, all while speculating who the killer could be.

Cast

* Jim Howick as Ian * Stephen Campbell Moore as Johnners * JJ Feild as Ledge * Rufus Jones as Cosmo *

as Mex * Pilou Asbæk as Neils * Reece Shearsmith as Wendy *

as Aitken * Christiaan Van Vuuren as Christoph * James Cosmo as The Gamekeeper *

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as Brodie * Tom Davis as The Chef *

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as Fran * Ruta Gedmintas as Sophie

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stag 2016 British television series debuts 2016 British television series endings 2010s British comedy television series English-language television shows 2010s British television miniseries BBC high definition shows BBC television comedy 2010s British black comedy television series Television shows set in Scotland