Intelligence (British TV series)

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Intelligence
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Poster
Genre Sitcom
Created by Nick Mohammed
Written byNick Mohammed
Directed by Matt Lipsey
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12 + 1 special
Production
Executive producers
  • Nerys Evans
  • Morwenna Gordon
ProducerCharlie Leech
EditorGavin Buckley
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time20–22 minutes
Production companyExpectation Entertainment [1]
Original release
Network
Release21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) 
11 May 2023 (2023-05-11)

Intelligence is a British television sitcom created by Nick Mohammed [2] and starring Mohammed and David Schwimmer. [3] It began airing on Sky One on 21 February 2020. The network confirmed a series 2 pickup on 13 February 2020. [4] Series 2 premiered on 8 June 2021 on Sky One and streaming service Now. [5] An all-new one–hour TV film special was announced by Peacock in April 2023, titled Intelligence: A Special Agent Special, that sees Jerry and Joseph fight off a rival operative (played by Jennifer Saunders) trying to take down their business and destroy them in order to get what she wants from them. The special was released in the US on 11 May 2023, after being released first in the UK on 8 April on Sky Comedy and NOW TV.

Contents

Plot

An NSA agent (David Schwimmer) is assigned to act as liaison to the cyber crimes unit in the UK's Government Communications Headquarters, quickly antagonising the unit's chief with his brash style and tendency to try to take over. [6]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 621 February 2020 (2020-02-21)6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)
2 68 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
3 111 May 2023 (2023-05-11) [8]

Series 1 (2020)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11Episode 1 Matt Lipsey Nick Mohammed 21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
22Episode 2Matt LipseyNick Mohammed21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
33Episode 3Matt LipseyNick Mohammed28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
44Episode 4Matt LipseyNick Mohammed28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
55Episode 5Matt LipseyNick Mohammed6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)
66Episode 6Matt LipseyNick Mohammed6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)

Series 2 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
71Episode 1 Matt Lipsey Nick Mohammed 8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
82Episode 2Matt LipseyNick Mohammed8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
93Episode 3Matt LipseyNick Mohammed8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
104Episode 4Matt LipseyNick Mohammed8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
115Episode 5Matt LipseyNick Mohammed8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
126Episode 6Matt LipseyNick Mohammed8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)

Special (2023)

TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
Intelligence: A Special Agent Special Matt Lipsey Nick Mohammed 11 May 2023 (2023-05-11)

Release

The series aired in the United Kingdom on Sky One. It was also viewable through Sky's Now platform. [9]

Filming

The show was filmed at Twickenham Studios, with it doubling as GCHQ Cheltenham. In the third episode of the second series, Joseph and Charlotte's 'dinner date' was filmed at St Margarets Tavern. Charlotte's character works at one of the other GCHQ branches; Bude.

The first season was filmed in late 2019 and released in early 2020. The second season was filmed in late 2020 and released in mid 2021.

Release

It was broadcast in Australia on ABC Comedy as well as the network's iView platform, [10] and on Peacock in the United States. [11]

In Canada, the series premiered on Showcase, on 13 September 2020. This was followed by Latin America through Warner on 4 November 2020.[ citation needed ] Spanish pay TV network Cosmo premiered the show on 15 January 2021. [12]

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