'Humour, heart and mild genital discomfort'

The cast has been announced for Channel 4’s new comedy Scrotal Recall.

Johnny Flynn, an actor and folk singer-songwriter known for his collaborations with Laura Marling, will take the lead role of Dylan Witter.

In a My Name Is Earl-style set-up, his character must find everyone he’s ever slept with to tell them he’s contracted chlamydia, a different girl each episode.

Channel 4 say: ‘Not proud of the sizeable number of women he’s bedded, Dylan decides to use this quest to make sense of all the squandered opportunities, broken promises, and romantic car-crashes.’

Antonia Thomas – whose credits include Misfits – and Daniel Ings (Peep Show, Psychoville) have been cast as his best friends.

Fiona McDermott, acting deputy head of Channel 4 comedy, said ‘Scrotal Recall is a brilliantly written modern comedy, a skilful mix of compelling love story, instantly original characters and erm…..STDs.  We’re totally thrilled that we’ve got such a talented and exciting cast to bring it all to life.’

Murray Ferguson, chief executive  for makers Clerkenwell Films addd: ‘This is a unique comedy with a fantastic cast, brimming with humour, heart and mild genital discomfort.’

The show, currently being filmed in Scotland, was created by The Midnight Beast writer Tom Edge and produced by Charlie Leech, who was a co-producer on The Wrong Mans. six half-hour episodes will air Channel 4 this autumn.

Published: 7 Aug 2014