Man Down (TV series)

Man Down
Genre
Created byGreg Davies
Written byGreg Davies
Stephen Morrison
Sian Harries
Andrew Collins
Richard Herring
Directed byMatt Lipsey
StarringGreg Davies
Stephanie Cole
Rik Mayall
Roisin Conaty
Mike Wozniak
Gwyneth Powell
Deirdre Mullins
Tony Robinson
Steven Berkoff
Jeany Spark
Opening themeMan Down Theme
ComposersChris Egan
Bob Bradley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersJames Taylor
Richard Allen-Turner
Jon Thoday
Toby Stevens
ProducerSpencer Millman
EditorCharlie Phillips
Running time25 minutes
Production companyAvalon Television
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release18 October 2013 (2013-10-18) –
29 November 2017 (2017-11-29)
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Man Down is a British sitcom that was broadcast from 18 October 2013 to 29 November 2017 on Channel 4.[1] The series stars Greg Davies as Dan Davies, a man undergoing a midlife crisis.[2]

Channel 4 commissioned an additional 25-minute Christmas special before the first series aired,[3] and a second series was announced during Davies's live tour "The Back of My Mum's Head." Following Rik Mayall's death in June 2014, Davies met with Channel 4 to discuss the future of the show. It had been intended that Mayall's role in the second series would be more prominent than it had been previously.[4] The series returned for a second Christmas special in 2014, a second series in 2015,[5] a third in 2016,[6] and a fourth in 2017.[7]

The majority of scenes are filmed in and around Watford and South Oxhey, Hertfordshire.[8]

  1. ^ "Man Down". British Comedy Guide. 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (2 November 2012). "'Inbetweeners' actor Greg Davies to star in Channel 4's 'Man Down'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Channel 4 orders Christmas special of Man Down". British Comedy Guide. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Man Down to go on without Mayall". Press Association. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014 – via Yahoo News UK.
  5. ^ "Man Down". British Comedy Guide.
  6. ^ British Comedy Guide (October 2015). "Man Down to return for a third series". British Comedy Guide.
  7. ^ Davies, Greg (8 November 2016). "Greg Davies confirms the recommission of Man Down, for its fourth series on his official Facebook page". Facebook. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Comedian Greg Davies films new sitcom in South Oxhey". Watford Observer. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2024.