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| Man Down | |
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| Genre | Sitcom
Slapstick comedy screwball comedy Farce |
| Created by | Greg Davies |
| Written by | Greg Davies Stephen Morrison Sian Harries Andrew Collins Richard Herring |
| Directed by | Matt Lipsey |
| Starring | Greg Davies Stephanie Cole Rik Mayall Roisin Conaty Mike Wozniak Gwyneth Powell Deirdre Mullins Tony Robinson Steven Berkoff Jeany Spark |
| Opening theme | Man Down Theme |
| Composers | Chris Egan Bob Bradley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 + 2 Christmas specials |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | James Taylor Richard Allen-Turner Jon Thoday Toby Stevens |
| Producer | Spencer Millman |
| Editor | Charlie Phillips |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Avalon Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 18 October 2013 – 29 November 2017 |
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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]
- ^ "Man Down". British Comedy Guide. 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (2 November 2012). "'Inbetweeners' actor Greg Davies to star in Channel 4's 'Man Down'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Channel 4 orders Christmas special of Man Down". British Comedy Guide. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Man Down to go on without Mayall". Press Association. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014 – via Yahoo News UK.
- ^ "Man Down". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ British Comedy Guide (October 2015). "Man Down to return for a third series". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Comedian Greg Davies films new sitcom in South Oxhey". Watford Observer. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2024.