In the Long Run

*In the Long Run*
In the Long Run
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Idris Elba;
Written by	Claire Downes; Ian Jarvis; Stuart Lane; Jon Macqueen; Danielle Ward;
Directed by	Declan Lowney; Cecile Emeke; Sandy Johnson; Ian Aryeh;
Starring	Idris Elba; Bill Bailey; Madeline Appiah; Jimmy Akingbola; Kellie Shirley; Sammy Kamara; Mattie Boys;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	19
Production
Producers	Charlie Hanson; Alex Walsh-Taylor;
Original release
Network	Sky One
Release	29 March 2018 –; 27 August 2020
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In the Long Run is a British comedy-drama television series created by Idris Elba which premiered on Sky One on 29 March 2018. Loosely based on Elba’s childhood, the show is set in the 1980s on the gritty, fictitious Eastbridge Estate in East London. The series follows the Easmon family; Walter (Elba), his wife Agnes (Madeline Appiah) and their 13-year-old British-born son Kobna (Sammy Kamara) who have settled in England after having arrived from Sierra Leone.^[2]

^ "In The Long Run - Sky1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide". www.comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
^ "In The Long Run set to return to Sky One on 22 July". Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[1] "In The Long Run - Sky1 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide". www.comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2020.

[2] "In The Long Run set to return to Sky One on 22 July". Retrieved 7 August 2020.

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