The Cuckoo (TV series) explained
| Creator: | Barunka O’Shaughnessy |
| Screenplay: | Barunka O’Shaughnessy
Rebecca Wojciechowski |
| Director: | Brian O'Malley |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
| Executive Producer: | - Suzi McIntosh
- Mike Benson
- Jonathan Ford
- Barunka O’Shaughnessy
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| Network: | Channel 5 |
The Cuckoo is a 2024 British television series broadcast on Channel 5 in April 2024. It stars Jill Halfpenny, Claire Goose and Lee Ingleby.
Synopsis
A family who have moved from the city to the countryside take in a mysterious lodger, Sian.[1]
Cast
Production
The four-part series is from Clapperboard Studios and created by Barunka O’Shaughnessy. Filming took place in County Wicklow, Ireland.[2] Filming took place in October 2023, with Brian O'Malley as director. Episodes were written by Rebecca Wojciechowski and O’Shaughnessy.[3]
The series has Claire Goose and Lee Ingleby cast as a married couple with their daughter played by Freya Hannan-Mills, with Jill Halfpenny as Sian, their newLodger and Marjorie Yates also cast.[4] [5] Halfpenny was initially in line to play the role of Jessica but pushed to play the protagonist role of Sian.[6]
Broadcast
The series was broadcast in the UK on four consecutive nights from 8 April 2024 on Channel 5.[7]
Reception
Emily Watkins of the i newspaper described it as "well-paced, well-acted, well-scripted".[8] Alexi Duggins in The Guardian described the first episode as having "clunky dialogue".[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Channel 5's The Cuckoo cast, storyline, episodes and where it was filmed. Birmingham Mail. 9 April 2024. Emily. Chaplin. 3 April 2024.
- Web site: Sally. Guyoncourt. The Cuckoo cast, filming locations and episode guide for Channel 5 drama. inews. 9 April 2024. 8 April 2024.
- Web site: Televisual. 9 April 2024. Filming begins on The Cuckoo by Clapperboard for Channel 5. 24 October 2023.
- Web site: Cuckoo on Channel 5: What it's about, how many episodes, who's in the cast and where you've seen them before. 9 April 2024. Annette. Belcher. Manchester Evening News. 8 April 2024.
- Web site: Morgan. Cormack. The Cuckoo cast: Who stars in the Channel 5 drama?. Radio Times. 9 April 2024. 8 April 2024.
- Web site: Is The Cuckoo based on a true story? Inspiration behind Channel 5 drama. Radio Times. 9 April 2024. 8 April 2024.
- Web site: Channel 5 The Cuckoo start time, cast list, filming locations, plot and how many episodes. Walesonline. 9 April 2024. Megan. Nisbet. 3 April 2024.
- Web site: The Cuckoo review: The best weeknight drama on TV. Emily. Watkins. i news. 9 April 2024. 8 April 2024.
- Web site: The Guardian. Alexi. Duggins. TV tonight: Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant's divisive political satire. 8 April 2024. 9 April 2024.
