''The Curse'' is a British comedy crime drama series which is broadcast on

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

. Series 1 was broadcast in early 2022. Series 2 began broadcasting on 27 April 2023.

Cast

Allan Mustafa Allan "Seapa" Mustafa (born 29 September 1985) is a British actor, comedian and writer who is best known for portraying Anthony "MC Grindah" Zografos in the BBC mockumentary series ''People Just Do Nothing'', which he co-created with Asim Chaudh ...

as Albert Fantoni *Abraham Popoola as Joe Boy * Steve Stamp as Sidney Wilson * Tom Davis as Big Mick Neville *Hugo Chegwin as Phil 'The Captain' Pocket *

Emer Kenny Emer Gwynne Morganna Kenny (born 10 October 1989) is a British actress and screenwriter. Career Kenny made her professional debut in the 2007 BBC television drama ''Coming Down the Mountain'', and, in 2009, she made her film debut in Phil Clayd ...

as Natasha "Tash" Fantoni *Natalie Klamar as Candice *

Peter Ferdinando Peter Ferdinando is a British character actor, known for his varied performances. He has collaborated extensively with director and cousin Gerard Johnson (director), Gerard Johnson, playing the title role in the critically acclaimed Tony (2009 f ...

as Crazy Clive Cornell *

Michael Smiley Michael Smiley (born 1963) is a Northern Irish comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films ''Kill List'' (2011) and ''The Lobster'' (2015). Early life Smiley was born in 1963 in Belfast and grew up in Holywood with a ...

as Ronnie Gatlin * Geoff Bell as Detective Saunders *Ambreen Razia as Detective Thread *

Ramon Tikaram Ramon Tikaram is a British stage and screen actor of Indo-Fijian and Southeast Asian descent. He is known for playing such roles as Ferdy in the BBC television series ''This Life'' and Qadim Shah in the BBC One soap opera '' EastEnders''. Earl ...

as Billy English

Synopsis

The Curse is a comedy crime drama series. Series 1 is set in London in the early 1980s, following a gang of hopeless small-time crooks who, through their own stupidity and poor judgement, find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest gold heists in history. The theme alludes to "The Curse of the Brink's-Mat millions", referring to a series of deaths related to the 1983

Brink's-Mat robbery The Brink's-Mat robbery occurred at the Heathrow International Trading Estate, London, United Kingdom, on 26 November 1983. £26 million (equivalent to £ in ) worth of gold bullion, diamonds, and cash was stolen from a warehouse. The bull ...

. Series 2 is set in Spain in the mid 1980s.

Episodes

Series 1

Series 2

References

External links

* 2022 British television series debuts 2020s British comedy-drama television series 2020s British crime drama television series British crime comedy television series Channel 4 comedy dramas Channel 4 crime television shows English-language television shows Television series by Banijay Television series set in the 1980s Television shows set in London Television shows set in Spain {{UK-comedy-tv-prog-stub