Porters (TV series)

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Porters
Porters Series 2 promotional poster.jpg
Genre Sitcom
Created by Dan Sefton
Written by
  • Dan Sefton
  • Camilla Whitehill
  • Lee Coan
Directed by Vadim Jean
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes9 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyDancing Ledge Productions
Release
Original network Dave
Original release20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) 
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19)

Porters is a British television sitcom that aired on Dave from 20 September 2017 through 2019. The series is set in the fictional St. Etheldreda's hospital, and was created by former medic Dan Sefton. [1] The series stars Edward Easton, Susan Wokoma, Claudia Jessie, Rutger Hauer and Daniel Mays. [2] [3] The first series of three episodes began on 20 September 2017. [4] A second series of six episodes began airing on 14 March 2019. [5]

Contents

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 320 September 2017 (2017-09-20) [6] 4 October 2017 (2017-10-04)
2 614 March 2019 (2019-03-14)18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)

Series 1 (2017)

EpisodeTitleAir date
1"Episode One"20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)
2"Episode Two"27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)
3"Episode Three"4 October 2017 (2017-10-04)

Series 2 (2019)

In April 2018, it was announced that Porters had been renewed for a second series of six episodes. [7]

EpisodeTitleAir date
1"Wedding & Perfume"14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
2"Orc & Pradeep"21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)
3"Halloween"28 March 2019 (2019-03-28)
4"Ham & Cheese"4 April 2019 (2019-04-04)
5"Baby Mama"11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)
6"Hospital Emergency Simulation Incident Day"18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)

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