The Delivery Man (TV series)
| The Delivery Man | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Victoria Pile & Robert Harley |
| Written by |
Robert Harley James Henry |
| Directed by | Victoria Pile |
| Starring |
Darren Boyd Aisling Bea Fay Ripley Paddy McGuinness Alex MacQueen Llewella Gideon Jennie Jacques |
| Composer(s) |
Rob Jones Joe da Costa |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Robert Harley |
| Producer(s) | Victoria Pile |
| Location(s) | 3 Mills Studios |
| Editor(s) | Christian Sandino-Taylor |
| Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Monicker Pictures |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 15 April 2015 – present |
The Delivery Man is a British sitcom shown on ITV. The series stars Darren Boyd as Matthew Bunting, a former police constable starting a new career as a midwife. From August 2015 the series starting showing on Netflix in the UK, Ireland, USA, 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 3 Mills Studios.
Cast and characters
- Darren Boyd as Matthew Bunting
- Aisling Bea as Lisa McGeoghan, junior midwife
- Joe da Costa as Ryan Sexington, Lisa's boyfriend
- Fay Ripley as Caitlin Tilby, senior midwife
- Paddy McGuinness as Ian Hanwell, police officer
- Alex MacQueen as Luke Edward, senior consultant obstetrician
- Llewella Gideon as Patricia Pattinson, senior midwife
- Jennie Jacques as Natasha Phipps (AKA "Tash"), junior midwife
Episodes
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Youth" | Victoria Pile | Robert Harley & James Henry | 15 April 2015 | 3.2 |
| A teenage dad tries to visit his pregnant girlfriend without her parents finding out his identity – new boy Matthew has to choose whose side to take. His whale music is not ideal and Pat reports him for abuse. | |||||
| 2 | "Truth" | Victoria Pile | Robert Harley & James Henry | 22 April 2015 | 2.0 |
| A 'double dad' has to rush between the bedsides of two expectant mothers, while Matthew realises he's landed Lisa's boyfriend in trouble. Ian is suspended and asks Matthew to find him a job in the hospital. | |||||
| 3 | "Prisoner" | Victoria Pile | Robert Harley & James Henry | 29 April 2015 | 1.6 |
| A female prisoner is on release while she gives birth, but the police want some crucial information from her and Ian tries some underhand interrogation tactics. A furious Ryan hears that Lisa has been lending Matthew money and turns up at the hospital in a rage. | |||||
| 4 | "Celebrity" | Victoria Pie | Robert Harley & James Henry | 6 May 2015 | 1.6 |
| A reality TV star arrives incognito in an emergency and asks Matthew to hide her pregnancy from the public. Thanks to Tash's Facebook, word gets out - and the staff need to trick the paparazzi. | |||||
| 5 | "Foundling" | Victoria Pie | Robert Harley & James Henry | 13 May 2015 | 1.4 |
| The midwife team finds an abandoned baby. They try to identify the mother before the authorities are called in. | |||||
| 6 | "Theft" | Victoria Pie | Robert Harley & James Henry | 20 May 2015 | 1.3 |
| The drugs cupboard is raided and a forensic team is called in - one of whom is Matthew's very attractive ex, and is keen to get back together... Meanwhile, Ryan is back and Caitlin has a date. | |||||
References
- ↑ BARB Ratings Archived 1 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
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