The Last Chancers was originally a one-off television sitcom, screened under the
Comedy Lab
''Comedy Lab'' is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998.
Several pilots first shown on ''Comedy Lab'' have gone on to spawn full serie ...
banner at 11:40pm on Thursday 21 November 2002. This show was later developed into a five-part series which was broadcast on
E4 in December 2002. Currently the
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 ...
website has one series consisting of eight episodes listed.
Cast
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Adam Buxton
Adam Offord Buxton (born 7 June 1969) is an English actor, comedian, podcaster and writer. With the filmmaker Joe Cornish, he is part of the comedy duo Adam and Joe. They presented the Channel 4 television series '' The Adam and Joe Show'' (19 ...
- Johnny
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Steve John Shepherd - Paul
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Kevin Bishop
Kevin Brian Bishop (born 18 June 1980) is a British actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Jim Hawkins in ''Muppet Treasure Island'', Stupid Brian in ''My Family'', and Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 revival of ''Porr ...
- Dan
*Patrick Driver - Brian
*Tony MacMurray - Alex
*Alice Lowe - Claire
*Joe van Moyland - Tom
Crew
*Tony MacMurray - Writer
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Stephen Merchant
Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer.
Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), and ...
- Director
*James Harding - Executive Producer
*Richard Osborne - Executive Producer
*Sally Martin - Producer
External links
BBC Comedy Guide articleChannel4.com article
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Channel4.com episode guide
2002 British television series debuts
2004 British television series debuts
British comedy television shows
2000s British sitcoms
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