Cheaters (2022 TV series)

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Cheaters
Genre Comedy
Sitcom
Written byOliver Lyttleton
Starring
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes18
Production
Production company BBC Studios
Original release
Network BBC One HD
Release15 February 2022 (2022-02-15) 
present

Cheaters is a British short-form sitcom first broadcast on BBC One in February 2022.

Contents

The first series, originally created for BBC Three by Oliver Lyttleton, [1] consists of 10-minute episodes, broadcast as triple-features. The plot revolves around an adulterous couple and their paramours. [2] [3] [4]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

The cast includes Susan Wokoma, [1] Joshua McGuire, [2] Jack Fox [5] and Callie Cooke. Guests include Jim Norton.

Release

Cheaters premiered on BBC One HD on 15 February 2022.

In Australia, the series premiered on 10 HD based in Sydney and Melbourne.

In April 2024, BBC announced that Cheaters would return for a second series on BBC One and BBC iplayer.

Reception

Jack Seale of The Guardian gave the series 4 out of 5 stars. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cheaters' Susan Wokoma praises sitcom's "non-judgemental" exploration of infidelity". Radio Times.
  2. 1 2 "Who stars in BBC comedy Cheaters, plot and how many episodes are there?". www.nationalworld.com. 15 February 2022.
  3. Ali, Ayaan (25 February 2022). "Gogglebox viewers shocked at BBC show you 'shouldn't watch with grandparents'". MyLondon.
  4. "The 'Cheaters' Cast Are "Pretty Positive" About A Second Season". Bustle. 16 February 2022.
  5. Karpazli, Ertan (15 February 2022). "Jack Fox's famous family including actor cousin and relationship with movie star". MyLondon.
  6. "Cheaters review – as romcom coincidences go, this one's a whopper". the Guardian. 8 February 2022.