Series synopsis
Scallywagga is a British comedy television series that premiered on BBC Three on April 29, 2008. It ended on March 30, 2010. It stars Steve Edge, Neil Fitzmaurice, Sally Lindsay and Luke Gell.
Scallywagga is a British comedy sketch show, written by Stuart Kenworthy, who has worked on Green Wing and Smack the Pony. The executive producer of series one was Kenton Allen, and the producer was Jon Montague. The pilot episode aired on 21 March 2007 when the show was known as Spacehopper. Sally Lindsey confirmed on The Paul O'Grady Show that there would be a second series which was also filmed in and around Manchester, bringing on board a new Director and new Producer and several cast change ...
Premise
Scallywagga is a British comedy sketch show, written by Stuart Kenworthy, who has worked on Green Wing and Smack the Pony. The executive producer of series one was Kenton Allen, and the producer was Jon Montague. The pilot episode aired on 21 March 2007 when the show was known as Spacehopper. Sally Lindsey confirmed on The Paul O'Grady Show that there would be a second series which was also filmed in and around Manchester, bringing on board a new Director and new Producer and several cast changes. The first series was broadcast on TV in 2008 and the DVD was released in early 2010 along with series 1. Series 2 began broadcasting on Tuesday 23 February 2010.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | March 21, 2007 | March 21, 2007 |
| Season 1 | 6 | April 29, 2008 | June 3, 2008 |
| Season 2 | 6 | February 23, 2010 | March 30, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Spacehopper Sketch show appealing to the hidden juvenile delinquent in everyone. Written and performed by young unknown comedians, it's packed full of unusual characters including Smeg, a 15-year old who's pregnant with his second child, and Adrian, whose parents resort to increasingly bizarre measures to rid themselves of him. |
March 21, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 29, 2008 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | May 6, 2008 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | May 13, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The nude policeman gets the result he wanted when interviewing a suspect; Adrian has to travel on the car roof to join his family on their holiday; and the language in a court room gets rather confusing when Colin turns up. |
February 23, 2010 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Lessons on how to be a chugger (charity street worker); some borrowed sugar turns into a stalking incident; a war of words between a careers adviser and a cleaner; Tony Gardner orders some fast food; and the teacher throws a pen at lippy Connor. |
March 2, 2010 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 9, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Three |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 29, 2008 |
| Last aired | March 30, 2010 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |