CHEATERS
Running Time: 18 x 10 min
Cheaters is a sexy, messy, comedy-drama about morality and monogamy, and everything in between. The series is written and created by writer Oliver Lyttelton (The Listener), directed by Elliot Hegarty (Ted Lasso, Lovesick) and produced by Alex Walsh-Taylor (In The Long Run, Lovesick), alongside leading actors, Susan Wokoma (Rules of The Game, Enola Holmes) and Joshua McGuire (Industry, The Duke).
A chance meeting after a cancelled flight leads to drunken airport-hotel sex between two strangers, Fola and Josh. The next morning, as they rush to make the rescheduled flight, both admit they are with other people – Fola is married to Zack, and Josh is in a long-term relationship with Esther. After agreeing that their night of passion was a mistake, they go their separate ways, only to discover that they are going to be neighbours. And to make life more complicated, Esther and Zack are keen to be friends.
CREDITS
Starring - Joshua McGuire, Susan Wokoma, Callie Cooke, Jack Fox, Andrea Valls, Shiloh Coke & Jay Lycurgo.
Written by - Oliver Lyttelton
Directed by - Elliot Hegarty
Produced by - Alex Walsh-Taylor
Executive Producers - Murray Ferguson, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis & Emily Harrison
Broadcast Awards
Best Comedy 2023 - Nominated
RTS Programme Awards
Best Comedy Drama 2023 - Nominated
RTS Craft & Design Awards
Best Editing 2022 (Paul Dingwall) - Winner
AWARDS
PRESS
A zippy, well-acted 18-part comedy drama told in 10-minute episodes […] the humour’s enjoyably dry and the premise is great.
The Guardian
A smart, incisive comedy.
The Daily Telegraph
It’s the perfect meet cute […] this charming new comedy drama takes an irreverent and non-judgmental look at infidelity and isn’t afraid to ask what happens if the ‘other’ person is better suited to you than your actual other half.
The Financial Times
A delicious four-hander.
The Sunday Times
This neat idea is told in 18 ten-minute chunks aided by sharp writing and deft characterisation. Susan Wokoma is fabulously acerbic as Fola and Joshua McGuire engagingly hapless as our everyman hero.
The Times
It’s the perfect light-hearted, sexy comedy we’ve been waiting for.
The Stylist
If this is an experiment to determine how well short form shows will work for the BBC, it’s a successful one.
i News
This filthy, funny comedy drama does not mess about.
The Sun