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Man Down (TV series)

Man Down is a British sitcom that was broadcast from 18 October 2013 to 29 November 2017 on Channel 4.[1] The series stars Greg Davies as Dan Davies, a man undergoing a midlife crisis.[2]

Channel 4 commissioned an additional 25-minute Christmas special before the first series aired,[3] and a second series was announced during Davies's live tour "The Back of My Mum's Head." Following Rik Mayall's death in June 2014, Davies met with Channel 4 to discuss the future of the show. It had been intended that Mayall's role in the second series would be more prominent than it had been previously.[4] The series returned for a second Christmas special in 2014, a second series in 2015,[5] a third in 2016,[6] and a fourth in 2017.[7]

The majority of scenes are filmed in and around Watford and South Oxhey, Hertfordshire.[8]

Plot

Man Down centres on Dan Davies, a man in his forties who lives with his parents and is suffering a midlife crisis.[2] He frequents Bob's Cafe, where he meets up with Jo and Brian, who are his friends from school despite both being six years younger than him. He hates his job as a secondary school drama teacher. His long-term girlfriend Naomi breaks up with him at the beginning of series 1 and during the rest of the first series, he makes several failed attempts to win her back.[2] From the Christmas specials through to the end of series 3, he pursues young, highly attractive deputy headmistress, Emma. During series 4, they have a son together, although Dan and Emma are not a couple.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Writers

Episodes

Viewing figures from BARB.[9]

Series overview

Series 1 (2013)

Specials (2013–14)

Series 2 (2015)

Series 3 (2016)

Series 4 (2017)

On 8 November 2016 Greg Davies officially confirmed the renewal of the show for a fourth series consisting of six episodes.[7]

Cancellation

In 2017, Channel 4 announced it would not be renewing Man Down for a fifth series.[36]

International broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on 12 January 2015 on SBS One.[37]

Notes

  1. ^ 1.10 million on Channel 4 and 191,000 on Channel 4 +1.

References

  1. ^ "Man Down". British Comedy Guide. 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Jeffery, Morgan (2 November 2012). "'Inbetweeners' actor Greg Davies to star in Channel 4's 'Man Down'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Channel 4 orders Christmas special of Man Down". British Comedy Guide. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Man Down to go on without Mayall - Yahoo News UK". uk.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Man Down". British Comedy Guide.
  6. ^ British Comedy Guide (October 2015). "Man Down to return for a third series". British Comedy Guide.
  7. ^ a b Davies, Greg (8 November 2016). "Greg Davies confirms the recommission of Man Down, for its fourth series on his official Facebook page". Facebook. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Comedian Greg Davies films new sitcom in South Oxhey". Watford Observer. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) | BARB".
  10. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 1", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 2", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 3", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 4", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  14. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 5", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 6", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Man Down - Series 1 Episode 7", Channel 4, Retrieved on 30 December 2014.
  17. ^ British Comedy Guide — Man Down — Christmas Special — Finding Nesta (Retrieved 23 December 2015)
  18. ^ "Man Down - Series 2 Episode 1 - Perfect Woman", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Man Down - Series 2 Episode 2 - Kindness", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Man Down - Series 2 Episode 3 - Diversity", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  21. ^ "Man Down - Series 2 Episode 4 - The Phant", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Man Down - Series 2 Episode 5 - Dennis", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  23. ^ "Man Down - Series 2 Episode 6 - The Heath", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  24. ^ "Man Down - Series 3 Episode 1 - The Heist", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  25. ^ "Man Down - Series 3 Episode 2 - The Calling", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  26. ^ "Man Down - Series 3 Episode 3 - Big News", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  27. ^ "Man Down - Series 3 Episode 4 - The Visa", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  28. ^ "Man Down - Series 3 Episode 5 - Adopted", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  29. ^ "Man Down - Series 3 Episode 6 - The Party", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  30. ^ "Man Down - Series 4 Episode 1", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  31. ^ "Man Down - Series 4 Episode 2", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  32. ^ "Man Down - Series 4 Episode 3", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  33. ^ "Man Down - Series 4 Episode 4", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  34. ^ "Man Down - Series 4 Episode 5", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  35. ^ "Man Down - Series 4 Episode 6", Channel 4, Retrieved on 4 December 2017.
  36. ^ "Man Down Canceled: Channel 4 Says No to Series 5". premieredate.news.
  37. ^ Knox, David (9 January 2015). "Airdate: Uncle, Man Down". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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