| Genre: | Comedy, mockumentary |
| Director: | Matt Jones |
| Narrated: | Ralf Little |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 12 |
| Producer: | Zoë Rocha |
| Runtime: | 28 minutes |
| Company: | Little Rock Pictures |
| Network: | Channel 5 |
| Num Series: | 2 |
Borderline is a British mockumentary television comedy series devised by Michael Orton-Toliver and Chris Gau. Narrated by Ralf Little, the series launched on 2 August 2016 on Channel 5. The series follows the activity of customs agents working for Borderline, a fictionalised version of the Border Force, at the fictional Northend Airport.[1]
In contrast to most series, which require the cast to memorise a script, Borderline is "retro-scripted": the cast is given a plot outline to guide them as they improvise their dialogue and actions.[2]
As of December 2016, the series is available on Netflix in select regions.[3]
In February 2016, it was announced that Channel 5 had ordered a new comedy series.[4] The news was revealed by Royle Family star Ralf Little.
The first series was filmed at Coventry Airport in March/April 2016.
In August 2016, during the first series run it was announced by Ben Frow (Channel 5's Director of Programming) that the show had been commissioned for a second series.[5]
On 19 October 2017, Channel 5 had announced Borderline would not return for its third series due to a drop in ratings and just 12 episodes were produced in two series.