''Cast Offs'' is a BAFTA-nominated comedy-drama

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that follows a group of six disabled people sent to a remote British Island for a

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. The series is made up of six episodes, with each episode concentrating on one of the six characters. It follows each character for the year leading up to them being dropped off on the island (other than Carrie's episode, which followed her time after she left the island) and also the happenings on the island when they are left to fend for themselves.

Characters

*Dan (Peter Mitchell), sportsman, 26 years old,

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*Tom (Tim Gebbels), actor, 39 years old,

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*Will ( Mat Fraser), political activist, 46 years old,

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-affected *Gabriella (Sophie Woolley), mother-to-be, 32 years old,

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*April (Victoria Wright), research scientist, 34 years old, cherubism *Carrie (

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), unemployed, 29 years old,

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Plot synopsis

References

External links

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Victoria Wright's websiteMat Fraser's official website
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