''Drifters'' is a

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created by

Jessica Knappett Jessica Amy Knappett (born 9 April 1984) is an English comedian, actress, and writer. She is the creator, writer, executive producer, and star of the E4 sitcom '' Drifters'', and appeared as Lisa in ''The Inbetweeners Movie''. She was also one ...

. It stars Knappett,

Lydia Rose Bewley Lydia Rose Bewley (born 9 October 1985) is an English actress known for her roles as Jane in ''The Inbetweeners Movie'' and ''The Inbetweeners 2'', Metella in ''Plebs (TV series), Plebs'' and Bunny in ''Drifters (TV series), Drifters''. She trai ...

, and Lauren O'Rourke. ''Drifters'' follows the lives of cousins Meg and Bunny (Knappett and Bewley) and their friend Laura (O’Rourke) who live in

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following their graduation from

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. E4 broadcast four series, between 2013 and 2016.

History

The series first aired on E4 on 31 October 2013. On 9 May 2014,

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announced they had ordered a second series of ''Drifters''. The new series began airing on E4 on 23 October 2014 and concluded on 27 November 2014. It began transmission on 23 October 2014, with each episode of the series premièring a week before its initial E4 broadcast on 4oD. On 9 June 2015, Channel 4 announced that a third series had been commissioned. It began broadcasting on 22 October 2015 and finished on 26 November 2015. In March 2016, Knappett confirmed that a fourth series had been commissioned. It began broadcasting on 10 October 2016. In June 2017, Knappett confirmed no more episodes would be made.

Cast

* Meg -

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* Bunny -

, Meg's cousin * Laura - Lauren O'Rourke, Meg & Bunny's best friend * Frank -

Bob Mortimer Robert Renwick Mortimer (born 23 May 1959) is an English comedian, author, television presenter, writer and actor. He is one half of the comedy double act Reeves and Mortimer with Jim Moir, Vic Reeves, and appears in the ''Mortimer & Whitehouse ...

, Meg's father * Jenny -

Arabella Weir Arabella Helen Weir (born 6 December 1957) is an American-born British comedian, actress and writer. She played roles in the comedy series ''The Fast Show'', ''Posh Nosh'' and ''Two Doors Down (TV series), Two Doors Down'', and has written sev ...

, Meg's mother * Mark - Philip McGinley, Meg's ex-boyfriend * Gary - Bobby Hirston, Laura's partner * Malcolm -

Nick Mohammed Nicholas George Mohammed is a British actor, comedian and writer. He has portrayed the character Mr. Swallow across both stage and television for over a decade. He is the creator of the Sky One comedy series ''Intelligence (British TV series), ...

, Meg, Bunny & Laura's employer * Scott -

Brett Goldstein Brett Goldstein (born July 17th, 1980) is an English actor, comedian, writer, producer, and podcaster. Known for his role as Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series ''Ted Lasso'', he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Suppo ...

, Meg's neighbour * James - Sam Jackson, Meg's younger brother * Sara - Alice Barlow, James' wife * Hot & Cold - Perry Fitzpatrick, Meg's casual relationship

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

Series 2 (2014)

Series 3 (2015)

Series 4 (2016)

DVD releases

The first series of ''Drifters'' was released on 25 November 2013 by 4DVD despite the sixth episode not being broadcast until 28 November 2013. The second series was released on 8 December 2014 by 4DVD.

References

External links

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