In the Long Run

In the Long Run
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Idris Elba [1]
Written by	Claire Downes Ian Jarvis Stuart Lane Jon Macqueen Danielle Ward
Directed by	Declan Lowney Cecile Emeke Sandy Johnson Ian Aryeh
Starring	Idris Elba Madeline Appiah Jimmy Akingbola Bill Bailey Kellie Shirley Sammy Kamara Mattie Boys
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	19
Production
Producers	Charlie Hanson Alex Walsh-Taylor
Original release
Network	Sky One
Release	29 March 2018 (2018-03-29) – 27 August 2020 (2020-08-27)

In the Long Run is a British comedy-drama television series created by Idris Elba which premiered on Sky One on 29 March 2018. Loosely based on Elba’s childhood, the show is set in the 1980s on the gritty, fictitious Eastbridge Estate in East London. The series follows the Easmon family; Walter (Elba), his wife Agnes (Madeline Appiah) and their 13-year-old British-born son Kobna (Sammy Kamara) who have settled in England after having arrived from Sierra Leone. ^[2]

Cast and characters

Main

• Idris Elba as Walter Easmon, patriarch of the Easmon family
• Madeline Appiah as Agnes Easmon, Walter's wife
• Jimmy Akingbola as Valentine Easmon, Walter's younger brother
• Bill Bailey as Terence "Bagpipes" De La Croix, Walter's best friend
• Kellie Shirley as Kirsty De La Croix, Bagpipes' wife
• Sammy Kamara as Kobna Easmon, Walter and Agnes' British-born son
• Mattie Boys as Dean De La Croix, Bagpipes and Kirsty's son

Supporting

• Deno (series 1) and Malaki Paul (series 2–3) as the singing boy
• Neil D'Souza as Rajesh, Walter, and Bagpipes' factory boss
• Jude Akuwudike as Uncle Akie
• Amani Johnson as Melissa (series 2–3), Kirsty's daughter
• Curtis Walker as Leon (series 2), Melissa's biological father
• Kadeem Ramsay as John "Barney" (series 2–3)
• Ellen Thomas as Mama (series 3), Walter's mother

Episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	6		29 March 2018 (2018-03-29)	26 April 2018 (2018-04-26)
2	6 (+1)		16 October 2019 (2019-10-16)	20 November 2019 (2019-11-20) 20 December 2019 (2019-12-20)(special)
3	6		23 July 2020 (2020-07-23)	27 August 2020 (2020-08-27)

Series 1 (2018)

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Episode 1"	29 March 2018 (2018-03-29)
Walter receives a letter from his mother telling him his fun-loving younger brother Valentine is coming from Sierra Leone to live with him. Agnes worries that Valentine will be a bad influence on the family.
2	"Episode 2"	29 March 2018 (2018-03-29)
Instead of just taking occasional odd jobs, Walter arranges an interview for Valentine at the car parts factory where he works. A simply cash-in-hand electrical job lands Bagpipes in hot water when it turns out to be a brothel and is spotted leaving by wife Kirsty.
3	"Episode 3"	5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)
Walter's wife Agnes rallies the neighbours to provide a decent send-off for a lonely pensioner who died in his flat. Bagpipes coaches Valentine after he signs up for open trials at Leyton Orient football club.
4	"Episode 4"	12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)
Walter and Agnes goddaughter Cynthia arrives at the Easmons pleading for help with her engagement party. Cynthia's father, Uncle Akie, disapproves of the union between her and Kevin, her white Glaswegian fiance. Walter and Agnes agree to help smooth things over between the two families.
5	"Episode 5"	19 April 2018 (2018-04-19)
Kirsty tries to revive her flagging sex life with Bagpipes on their romantic trip away, to Essex in a motorhome. Valentine is dumped by Adelaide, a British-born woman of Sierra Leone heritage he met at the engagement party. Meanwhile, Agnes starts taking driving lessons with Walter but quickly realises it is mistake. Frustrated, she convinces a heartbroken Valentine to take over as her instructor, and uses the chance to offer some relationship advice.
6	"Episode 6"	26 April 2018 (2018-04-26)
Walter and Bagpipes become anxious when they hear rumours of job cuts at the factory. But when young Kobna overhears Walter considering moving back to Sierra Leone, he resorts to running away. A heartbroken Valentine lands a delivery job.

Series 2 (2019)

1. "In The Long Run - Sky1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide". www.comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
2. "In The Long Run set to return to Sky One on 22 July" . Retrieved 7 August 2020.
3. "Kingston and Lewisham plays 80s Hackney in Idris Elba's new series". 24 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
4. "Malaki Paul". British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 10 August 2020.
5. "South London stars in Idris Elba's '80s TV comedy In the Long Run" . Retrieved 12 August 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. "IN THE LONG RUN: WHO IS SINGING BOY? WILL HE BE BACK IN SEASON 2?". 17 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
7. "BT TV talks to Kellie Shirley about returning to the 1980s for Idris Elba's hit comedy In The Long Run on Sky One". BT Group. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
8. "In the Long Run: Idris Elba's joyful portrait of community in 1980s Hackney". The Guardian. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

External links

• In the Long Run at IMDb
• In the Long Run at epguides.com
• In the Long Run at British Comedy Guide

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