Borderline (2016 TV series)

This article is about the 2016–2017 British series. For other TV series, see Borderline (disambiguation).

Borderline
The cast of Borderline, as seen in the opening sequence. From left to right: Agent Tariq Mansoor, Senior Agent Grant Brodie, Chief Inspector Linda Proctor, Agent Andrea "Andy" Church, and Agent Clive Hassler.
Genre	Mockumentary
Written by	Chris Gau Michael Orton-Toliver
Directed by	Matt Jones
Starring	David Avery Jackie Clune David Elms Liz Kingsman Jamie Michie
Narrated by	Ralf Little
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Sarah Doole Chris Gau Ralf Little Michael Orton-Toliver
Producer	Zoë Rocha
Running time	28 minutes
Production company	Little Rock Pictures
Original release
Network	Channel 5
Release	2 August 2016 (2016-08-02) – 19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)

Borderline is a British mockumentary television comedy series devised by Michael Orton-Toliver and Chris Gau. Narrated by Ralf Little, the series launched on 2 August 2016 on Channel 5. The series follows the activity of customs agents working for Borderline, a fictionalised version of the Border Force, at the fictional Northend Airport.[1]

In contrast to most series, which require the cast to memorise a script, Borderline is "retro-scripted": the cast is given a plot outline to guide them as they improvise their dialogue and actions.[2]

As of December 2016, the series is available on Netflix in select regions.[3]

Production

In February 2016, it was announced that Channel 5 had ordered a new comedy series.[4] The news was revealed by Royle Family star Ralf Little.[4]

The first series was filmed at Coventry Airport in March/April 2016.

In August 2016, during the first series run it was announced by Ben Frow (Channel 5's Director of Programming) that the show had been commissioned for a second series.[5]

Cast

Main

• David Avery as Customs Agent Tariq Mansoor
• Jackie Clune as Chief Customs Inspector Linda Proctor
• David Elms as Customs Agent Clive Hassler
• Liz Kingsman as Customs Agent Andrea "Andy" Church
• Jamie Michie as Senior Customs Agent Grant Brodie

Recurring

• Guz Khan as Mo
• Sunil Patel as Sujan Stevens
• Manoj Anand as Kareem Khan (series 1)
• Alan Faulkner as David Thompson (series 1)
• Patricia Drabble as Fran Lewis (series 1)
• Guy Normas as Steve Marks (series 1)
• Cameron Moon as Sheikh Mohammed (series 1)
• Paulina Boneva as Zara Lewis (series 2)

Notable guest

• Mark Addy as himself (series 1)
• Jamie Demetriou as DJ Stefano Rocco (series 1)
• Kerry Howard as Stacey Allen (series 1)
• Jayde Adams as Celeste Ferguson (series 1)
• Kris Marshall as Baron (series 2)
• Elizabeth Berrington as Mary Parfitt (series 2)
• Josie Lawrence as Eleanor Wilson (series 2)

Cancellation

On 19 October 2017, Channel 5 had announced Borderline would not return for its third series due to a drop in ratings and just 12 episodes were produced in two series.

References

1. "Northend Airport (@northendairport) - Twitter". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
2. "Borderline". 2 August 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017 – via IMDb.
3. "Borderline". 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via Flixlist.
4. "Channel 5 orders immigration mockumentary Borderline". British Comedy Guide. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
5. "Channel 5 orders Borderline Series 2". British Comedy Guide. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

External links

• Borderline at IMDb