Porters - Series 2, Episode 5 - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
To escape his mother's zeal at bedding her new boyfriend, Simon begins secretly sleeping at the hospital. Meanwhile, a long-term coma patient wakes up after a new operation, but thinks she is still a child.
Further details
To escape his mother's zeal at bedding her new boyfriend, Simon begins secretly sleeping in the porters' lodge, and donates his sperm to make some extra money. But when his mum and boyfriend drop by the hospital for infertility treatment, Simon catastrophises and fears he may have inadvertently impregnated her!
Meanwhile Penny, the long-term coma patient Anthony has been regularly reading to receives a state-of-the-art new operation and wakes up. Unfortunately, she still thinks she's a child and all of the trashy films and TV Anthony has been watching with her have now become part of her personality. Has he created a monster?
Broadcast details
Date
Thursday 11th April 2019
Time
10pm
Channel
Length
40 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
Edward Easton | Simon Porter |
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Susan Wokoma | Frankie |
Daniel Mays | Anthony De La Mer |
Claudia Jessie | Lucy |
Sanjeev Bhaskar | Mr. Pradeep |
Sinead Keenan | Dr Batholomew |
Guest cast
Sally Lindsay | Linda (Simon's Mum) |
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Siobhán McSweeney | Alice |
Sanjeev Kohli | Muzz |
Bryony Hannah | Penny |
Paul Longley | David |
Jon Glover | Howard |
Chiedu Agborh | Surgical Team Member |
Writing team
Lee Coan | Writer |
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Production team
Vadim Jean | Director |
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Alex Walsh-Taylor | Producer |
Pete Thornton | Executive Producer |
Laurence Bowen | Executive Producer |
Dan Sefton | Executive Producer |
Dan Kay | Line Producer |
Nick Ames | Editor |
Steve Parnell | Production Designer |
Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
Natalie Marie Willis | Costume Designer |
Clive Norman | Director of Photography |
Nicola Coleman | Make-up Designer |
Oli Julian | Composer |
Nick Foster | Composer |
Matt Bell | 1st Assistant Director |