| The Persuasionists | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jonathan Thake |
| Directed by | Tristram Shapeero |
| Starring | Iain Lee Simon Farnaby Adam Buxton Jarred Christmas Daisy Haggard |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Iain Morris Damon Beesley |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Bwark Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 13 January – 17 February 2010 |
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The Persuasionists is a sitcom broadcast on BBC Two set in the world of advertising starring Iain Lee, Simon Farnaby, Adam Buxton, Jarred Christmas and Daisy Haggard, and featuring Natalie Gumede (amongst others). It was the sitcom writing debut for Jonathan Thake, best known until then for ‘the slag of all snacks’ campaign for Pot Noodle. The Persuasionists premiered on Wednesday 13 January 2010.
Bwark Productions (creators of The Inbetweeners) produced the series, Iain Morris and Damon Beesley were the executive producers and Tristram Shapeero directed. Andrew Collins acted as script editor.