Co-starring Nick Frost

Filming has finally begun on Jordan Gray’s sitcom Transaction  – more than two years after it was first announced.

In the six-part ITV series, the comedian plays an egomaniac transgender supermarket worker who realises she’s a diversity hire who can’t be sacked so causes chaos among her coworkers.

Nick Frost co-stars as supermarket manager Simon with Two Doors Down’s Doon Mackichan, Peacock’s Thomas Gray and The Witcher’s Francesca Mills also having roles.

Gray joked: ‘My one true goal with this show is to create something as timeless as my implants.’

The series is being made by Big Talk Studios, whose CEO  Kenton Allen, said: 'Transaction promises to be a very eye-catching contemporary comedy, with Jordan Gray, Nick Frost and Thomas Gray forming an unlikely but electric threesome.

'Jordan's razor-sharp writing and timing paired with Nick's legendary comedic presence is comedy dynamite. And of course, it’s always a thrill to work with Mr Frost, a Big Talk OG of the finest vintage.'

ITV’s head of comedy, Nana Hughes, added: 'Jordan Gray's unique blend of humour and creativity certainly make Transaction an exciting and engaging comedy. We cannot wait to see Jordan Gray and Nick Frost in action.'
Transaction Creator and cast member, Jordan Gray, said: "My one true goal with this show is to create something as timeless as my implants."

It was first announced in summer 2022, before Gray caused a storm by stripping naked on Channel 4’s revival of Friday Night. But filming has only just started on the project, The Sun reports tongiht, in a story that Gray retweeted.

The show started life a series of Comedy Central shorts four years ago, (pictured top) which racked up 2.5million views online. 

When they launched, Gray –  who first found fame as a contestant on The Voice in 2016 – said the character was ‘a manipulative but charismatic asshole’ – and ‘basically me without any self-awareness’

Transaction will be the first British sitcom to feature a trans lead actor since BBC Two's groundbreaking Boy Meets Girl, starring Rebecca Root, ran in 2015 and 2016.

Made by: Big Talk Studios
Written and created by: Jordan Gray
Executive producers: Kenton Allen, Lucy Robinson, Jordan Gray and Nick Frost
Producer: Lara Singer
Director: Ollie Parsons
Commissioned by: Nana Hughes

Published: 14 Nov 2024