''Cardinal Burns'' is a

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sketch show starring Seb Cardinal and

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. After a pilot on BBC Three, the first series began on 8 May 2012 on E4, before moving to

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for the second series in 2014.

Series 1 (2012)

Recurring characters included The Office Flirt, a pair of Cockney cabbies, and a middle-class

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poet, alongside parodies of

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and "

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" programmes such as '' The Hills'' and ''

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''. Ensemble cast members for this series were

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, James Puddephatt, Ronnie Lushington,

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, Lucinda Dryzek, Jeff Wode, Simon Coombs, Ayuk Marchant, Clare Warde, William Hartley, Terence Maynard and Travis Oliver.

Series 2 (2014)

''Cardinal Burns'' was renewed by

for a second series in September 2012. On 10 May 2013, Channel 4 confirmed that the show would move from E4. The second series began airing on 30 April 2014.

Awards

* 2012:

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, ''Cardinal Burns'' was nominated for "Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist", "Best New Comedy Programme", and won the "Best Sketch Show" award. * 2013:

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, ''Cardinal Burns'' won "Best Multichannel Programme" and "Best Comedy Programme" * 2013: Loaded LAFTA Awards, ''Cardinal Burns'' won for "Funniest TV Show" * 2013: BAFTA Nomination for "Best Comedy"

Reception

The series received generally positive reviews. ''

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'' praised the characters and performances and called the show "refreshing", The ''

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'' said the show was "sharply written ndnicely paced", and ''

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'' found it "original and funny".

References

External links

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