Series two coming soon

Tom Bennett and Sam Swainsbury have joined the cast of Channel 4 comedy Hullraisers.

PhoneShop star Bennett will play John Fox, the new love interest for Felicity Montagu’s character  Gloria. The pai rare described as ‘perfectly suited despite the 15-year age gap’

Swainsbury –who played Jason in BBC Two comedy Mum – will be Pickles, the new police partner of central character Rana (Taj Atwal).

The comedy also stars Leah Brotherhead, Sinead Matthews,  Perry Fitzpatrick, Yanick Ghanty, Natalie Davies and Shobna Gulati.

Originally developed by Hull-born comic Lucy Beaumont from the Israeli show Little Mom, Hullraisers is written by Caroline Moran and Anne-Marie O’Connor.

In a statement, executive producers Hannah Farrell and Faye Ward said: ‘We are so thrilled to be bringing back Hullraisers with Channel 4, adding some new exciting faces to our brilliant core cast.  We can’t wait for audiences to join us for another series of outrageous laughs and Hullian mayhem.’

Made by: Fable Pictures
Originally adapted for the UK by: Lucy Beaumont
Written by: Caroline Moran and Anne-Marie O’Connor
Director: Ian Fitzgibbon
Executive producers: Hannah Farrell, Faye Ward, Caroline Moran and Anne-Marie O’Connor
Commissioned for Channel 4 by: Charlie Perkins, head of comedy and Laura Riseam, commissioning editor

Published: 28 Apr 2023