| Derek | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Ricky Gervais |
| Written by | Ricky Gervais |
| Directed by | Ricky Gervais |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ricky Gervais |
| Producer | Charlie Hanson |
| Cinematography | Martin Hawkins |
| Editor | Valerio Bonelli |
| Running time | 24 mins[1] |
| Production company | Derek Productions Ltd. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 12 April 2012 – 22 December 2014 |
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Derek is a British comedy-drama television series starring, written by and directed by Ricky Gervais.[2] The pilot was produced by Derek Productions Ltd. for Channel 4 and aired on 12 April 2012.[3][4] Channel 4 describes the show as "A bittersweet comedy drama about a group of outsiders living on society's margins".[5]
On 9 May 2012, Channel 4 announced it had commissioned a full series, which aired from 30 January 2013.[6] On 4 March 2013 (two days before the final episode of the first series was aired), they announced Derek had been recommissioned for a second series, to be shown again on Channel 4 and later on Netflix.[7]
The first series became available for streaming on Netflix on 12 September 2013.[8] The second series, consisting of six episodes, started airing on 23 April 2014 on Channel 4 and concluded on 28 May 2014.[9] In November 2014, Channel 4 announced that a 60-minute "final" special episode of Derek would air in the United Kingdom on 22 December 2014.[10]
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- ^ "Channel 4 launches Ricky Gervais's Derek | News | Comedy Central UK and Ireland". Comedycentral.co.uk. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Derek – C4 Comedy Drama – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Free company financial check on DEREK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED. Registered number 07453009. Free company accounts. Companies House information". Company Check. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Derek - All 4". Channel4.com. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "commissions series of Derek by Ricky Gervais - Channel 4 - Info - Press". Channel 4. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Alice Vincent (4 March 2013). "Ricky Gervais comedy Derek re-commissioned for second series by Channel Four". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ Strecker, Erin (22 May 2013). "Ricky Gervais series 'Derek' gets Netflix premiere date". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Hodgson, Claire (27 March 2014). "Ricky Gervais' heartwarming comedy drama Derek returns to Channel 4 for its second series this April". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ Eames, Tom (18 November 2014). "Ricky Gervais's Derek to air final episode in December". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2017.