Piglets (TV series)

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Piglets
Written by Victoria Pile
Robert Harley
James Henry
Oriane Messina
Fay Rusling
Omar Khan
Abiola Ogunbiyi
Nusrath Tapadar
Farhan Solo
Alex Bertulis-Fernandes
Directed byVictoria Pile
Sam Leifer
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducersVictoria Pile
Caroline Leddy
Robert Harley
Sam Leifer
Production company
  • Monicker Pictures
Original release
Network ITV1 and ITVX
Release20 July 2024 (2024-07-20)

Piglets is a British comedy series set in a police training college. It was first broadcast on ITV1 and streamed on ITVX on 20 July 2024.

Contents

Synopsis

Six new police recruits attend a fictional police training college. [1]

Cast

Production

From Monicker Pictures, the series is written by Victoria Pile, Robert Harley, James Henry, Oriane Messina, and Fay Rusling who all previously collaborated on the Channel 4 comedy series Green Wing . [2]

Piglets is directed by Sam Leifer and Victoria Pile and produced by Victoria Pile, Caroline Leddy, Robert Harley and Sam Leifer. [3] The writers were also joined by ITV's Comedy Writers Initiative candidate Omar Khan and new writers Abiola Ogunbiyi, Nusrath Tapadar, Farhan Solo and Alex Bertulis-Fernandes. [4]

The cast includes Mark Heap, Sarah Parish and Rebecca Humphries, whilst the new recruits are played by Callie Cooke, Sam Pote, Sukh Kaur Ojla, Halema Hussain, Abdul Sessay, and Jamie Bisping. [5]

Production started in London in January 2024. [6]

Release

The series was available on ITV1 and ITVX on 20 July 2024. [7]

Reception

The Police Federation of England and Wales called the series "highly offensive" before its release, with particular condemnation being levelled at its title for referring to the derogatory slang word "pig" used for police forces both in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. [8]

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