Ill Behaviour (TV series)

Ill Behaviour
Genre	Black comedy
Created by	Sam Bain (writer)
Directed by	Steve Bendelack
Starring	Chris Geere Tom Riley Jessica Regan Lizzy Caplan Christina Chong
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Iain Morris Damon Beesley[1]
Original release
Network	BBC iPlayer, BBC2
Release	July 2017 (2017-07)

Ill Behaviour is a British comedy-drama television series first broadcast in 2017.

Plot

Charlie has been diagnosed with a readily treated cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma, but decides to try alternative therapies such as coffee enemas and homeopathy.[2]

His friends, Tess and recently divorced Joel, lock him in a cellar and inject him with chemotherapy drugs against his will. They are helped by a deregistered American doctor, Nadia.[3] Tess and Joel take desperate measures to cover up their scheme, prevent Charlie escaping, and mislead his wife, Kira.[4]

Production and cast

The series was commissioned by BBC3, written by Sam Bain, directed by Steve Bendelack, and produced by Fudge Park Productions.[1][2]

Main cast

• Chris Geere as Joel
• Tom Riley as Charlie
• Jessica Regan as Tess
• Lizzy Caplan as Nadia
• Christina Chong as Kira

Broadcast

Ill Behaviour was first broadcast on BBC2 on 20 August 2017 following its 22 July release on iPlayer. It aired on Showtime in the US in November 2017.[1][2] It has been aired both as six separate episodes and as three hour-long episodes.[1][4]

Reception

Ill Behaviour received mixed reviews from critics, scoring 55 on Metacritic and 67 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes as of 2023.[5][6]

References

1. Stanhope, Kate (4 October 2017). "Showtime Acquires BBC Comedy Miniseries 'Ill Behaviour'". The Hollywood Reporter. Valence Media. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
2. Allen, Ben (20 August 2017). "BBC comedy Ill Behaviour has homeopathy, not cancer, in its crosshairs". Radio Times. Hubert Burda Media. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
3. Bain, Sam (22 July 2017). "Kidnap and chemo! Why Peep Show's Sam Bain made cancer-com Ill Behaviour". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
4. Heritage, Stuart (21 July 2017). "Ill Behaviour review – cancer comedy from Peep Show creator Sam Bain". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
5. "Ill Behaviour". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
6. "Ill Behaviour: Miniseries". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

External links

• Ill Behaviour at British Comedy Guide
• Ill Behaviour at IMDb