Misfits

Running Time: 37 x 60 min

Awarded the BAFTA for best drama series, Misfits follows a group of ASBO teenagers who develop strange powers after they are caught in a freak storm. This comedy drama series first aired in the UK in November 2009 to massive critical acclaim and went on to receive a host of awards and nominations.


Credits

Created by Howard Overman

Starring

Series 1 & 2
Robert Sheehan, Iwan Rheon, Lauren Socha, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Antonia Thomas.

Series 3
Joseph Gilgun, Iwan Rheon, Lauren Socha, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Antonia Thomas.

Series 4
Joseph Gilgun, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Karla Crome, Nathan McMullen, Natasha O’Keeffe and Matt Stokoe. 

Series 5
Joseph Gilgun, Karla Crome, Nathan McMullen, Natasha O’Keeffe and Matt Stokoe. 

WRITER

Series 1 & 2 
Howard Overman.

Series 3, 4 & 5 
Howard Overman with Jon Brown.

 

 

Director

Series 1 & 2
Tom Green, Tom Harper, Owen Harris.

Series 3
Directed by Alex Garcia and Wayne Yip, Will Sinclair, Jonathan van Tulleken.

Series 4
Directed by Nirpal Bhogal, Jonathan van Tulleken and Dušan Lazarević.

Series 5
Directed by William McGregor, Laurence Gough, Lewis Arnold and Wayne Yip.

Producer

Series 1 & 2
Kate Crowe.

Series 3 & 4
Matthew Strevens.

Series 5
Nick Pitt.

Exec Producers

Murray Ferguson, Petra Fried and Howard Overman.
 
A Clerkenwell Films Production for E4.

 


Awards

series 1

BAFTA TV Awards
Best Drama Series 2010 – Winner

Rose D’Or 
Best Drama Series 2010 – Nominated

BAFTA Craft Awards 
Best Titles 2010 – Nominated

RTS Awards
Best Drama Series 2010 – Nominated
Best Drama Writer 2010 – Nominated

RTS Craft Awards
Photography – Drama 2010 – Nominated
Sound – Drama 2010 – Winner
Special Effects 2010 – Winner
Effects – Picture Enhancement 2010 – Nominated

Broadcast Awards
Best Drama Series 2011 – Nominated
Best Multichannel Programme 2011 – Winner
Best New Programme 2011 – Winner

Broadcast Digital Awards
Best Scripted Programme 2010 – Winner
Best Multi-Platform Project 2010 – Nominated

South Bank Awards
TV Drama 2011 – Nominated

Channel of the Year Awards
The Network & Fast Track Choice Award 2010 – Winner


SERIES 2

BAFTA TV Awards
Best Drama Series 2011 – Nominated
Best Supporting Actor (Robert Sheehan) 2011 – Nominated
Best Supporting Actress (Lauren Socha) 2011 – Winner
Best New Media 2011 – Nominated

BAFTA Craft Awards 
Production Design (Tom Bowyer) 2011 – Winner
Original Music (Vince Pope) 2011 – Nominated
Digital Creativity 2011 – Nominated

Broadcast Awards 
Best Drama Series 2012 – Nominated

Broadcast Digital Awards 
Best Multi-Platform Project 2011 – Nominated

BANFF 
Best Cross-Platform Project 2011 – Nominated

SFX Awards
Best Television Show 2011 – Nominated

NME Awards 
Best Television Show 2011 – Nominated

RTS Awards
Best Drama Series 2011 – Nominated

RTS Craft and Design Awards
Best Original Score (Vince Pope) 2011 – Winner
Best Digital Effects (Erik Ellefsen, George Kyparissous, Sarah Norton and Jo Amery) 2011 – Winner

Golden Nymph Monte-Carlo TV Festival 
Outstanding International Producer (Murray Ferguson, Petra Fried, Howard Overman) – Nominated
Outstanding European Producer (Murray Ferguson, Petra Fried, Howard Overman) – Nominated
Best Actress in Drama 2011 (Antonia Thomas) – Nominated
Best Actress in Drama 2011 (Lauren Socha) – Nominated
Best Actor in Drama 2011 (Robert Sheehan) – Nominated
Best Actor in Drama 2011 (Iwan Rheon) – Nominated
Best Actor in Drama 2011 (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) – Nominated

Freesat Awards 
Audience Impact Award 2011 – Winner

MediaGuardian International Television Festival
The Network & Fast Track Choice Award 2011 – Winner

British Comedy Awards 2011
Best Comedy Drama Series 2011 – Nominated

Irish Film and Television Awards
Best Supporting Actress (Ruth Negga) 2012 – Nominated
Best Supporting Actor (Robert Sheehan) 2012 – Nominated

Music and Sound Awards
Best Sound Design (Roger Dobson, Tony Gibson, Billy Mahoney and Russell Jeffery) 2012 – Winner

Broadcast Awards
Best International Sales 2013 - Nominated

Broadcast Digital Awards
Best Digital Creativity 2012 – Nominated

BAFTA Craft Awards
Best Digital Creativity 2012 – Nominated

BAFTA Television Awards
Best Drama Series 2012 – Nominated
Best New Media 2012 – Nominated

London Awards for Art and Performance
London TV Award 2012 – Nominated

SFX Awards 
Breakout Star (Joe Gilgun) 2012 – Winner 
Best Actor (Iwan Rheon) 2012 – Nominated
Best  TV Show  2012 – Nominated

RTS Craft and Design Awards
Best Sound 2012 – Nominated

Conch Awards 
Audio on TV Drama 2012 – Nominated

Televisual Bulldog Awards 
Best  Drama Series 2012 – Nominated


Press

A British horror comedy to rival Shaun of the Dead… Overman’s script sparkled from the off. Misfits blazed onto the screen with such a terrific sense of humour, self-confidence and brio.
Daily Telegraph

MISFITS is the most brilliantly aimed teen gang adventure there may ever have been on TV.
Evening Standard

Brilliant: sharp, funny, dark and, in places, quite chilling.
The Guardian