''The Delivery Man'' is a British sitcom shown on

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for one series in 2015. The series stars

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as Matthew Bunting, a former police constable starting a new career as a

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. From August 2015 the series starting showing on

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in the UK, Ireland, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Production

A pilot episode was shot in February 2014. The first series was filmed between October and December 2014 at

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Cast and characters

as Matthew Bunting *

Aisling Bea Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ), is an Irish comedian, actor and writer. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series '' This Way Up'' on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedian, she ...

as Lisa McGeoghan, junior midwife *

Joe da Costa Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated ...

as Ryan Sexington, Lisa's boyfriend *

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as Caitlin Tilby, senior midwife *

Paddy McGuinness Patrick Joseph McGuinness (born 14 August 1973) is an English actor, comedian and television presenter. He rose to fame with the help of Peter Kay, who invited him to appear in his programmes ''That Peter Kay Thing'', ''Phoenix Nights'' and ''Ma ...

as Ian Hanwell, police officer *

Alex MacQueen Alexander Tulloch Macqueen (born 30 November 1973) is an English actor. He has appeared on television, film and radio in the UK in productions such as ''Holby City'', ''Doctor Who,'' ''Hut 33'', ''Peep Show'', ''The Thick of It'', ''Keeping Mu ...

as Luke Edward, senior consultant obstetrician *

Llewella Gideon Llewella Gideon (born 27 September 1967 in Peckham, South London) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She has appeared in a number of comedy series, including ''Absolutely Fabulous'', ''The Real McCoy'', ''The Crouches'', and ''The Deliv ...

as Patricia Pattinson, senior midwife *

Jennie Jacques Jennie Jacques is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC Two drama '' Desperate Romantics'' (2009), the police procedural '' WPC 56'' (2013–2014), and the History Channel series ''Vikings'' (2015–2019). Early life Jacqu ...

as Natasha Phipps (AKA "Tash"), junior midwife

Episodes

Reception

''The Independent'' was moderately positive on the series, though found it lacking compared to ''Green Wing''. ''The Telegraph'' dubbed the series ''punchy''.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Delivery Man (TV series) 2015 British television series debuts 2015 British television series endings 2010s British sitcoms ITV sitcoms 2010s British medical television series English-language television shows