Porters (TV series)

Porters is a British television sitcom that aired on Dave from 20 September 2017 through 2019. The series is set in the fictional St. Etheldreda's hospital, and was created by former medic Dan Sefton.^[1] The series stars Edward Easton, Susan Wokoma, Claudia Jessie, Rutger Hauer and Daniel Mays.^[2][3] The first series of three episodes began on 20 September 2017.^[4] A second series of six episodes began airing on 14 March 2019.^[5]

Porters
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Dan Sefton
Written by	Dan Sefton Camilla Whitehill Lee Coan
Directed by	Vadim Jean
Starring	Edward Easton Susan Wokoma Claudia Jessie Rutger Hauer Daniel Mays
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	9
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Dancing Ledge Productions
Original release
Network	Dave
Release	20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) – 19 April 2019 (2019-04-19)

Cast and characters

Main

• Edward Easton as Simon Porter
• Susan Wokoma as Frankie
• Daniel Mays as Anthony De La Mer (Series 2)
• Claudia Jessie as Lucy
• Rutger Hauer as Tillman
• Sanjeev Bhaskar as Mr. Pradeep
• Sinead Keenan as Dr Batholomew (Series 2)
• Tanya Franks as Jane Bison
• Jo Joyner as Dr Kelly (Series 1)

Recurring

• James Atherton as Dr. McKenzie
• Siobhán McSweeney as Alice
• Jo Enright as Janice
• Toby Williams as Terry

Guest

• Mathew Horne as Mark
• Kelsey Grammer as Mendel
• Samantha Spiro as Rebecca
• Jamie Foreman as Alan McNally
• Christine Ozanne as Gladys
• Kiano Samuels as Lewis
• Chetan Pathak as Clinton Carrack
• Wendy Mae Brown as Mrs. Jerome
• Jonathan Hansler as Barman
• Neil Stuke as Hutch
• Ekow Quartey as Billy Tarsal
• Jacob Edwards as Dr. A Friend
• Souad Faress as Freda
• David Yip as Dalai Lama
• Sophie McShera as Pippa (Orc)
• Whitney O'Nicholas as Frankie's Sister
• Caron Pascoe as Mrs Weig
• Rich Keeble as PC Mortimer
• Marc Warren as Graham Post
• Olayinka Giwa as Policeman
• Laura Checkley as WPC Newman
• Patrick Turpin as Ham
• Scott Chambers as Cheese
• Naomi Sheldon as Nurse
• Bobby Pearse as Ten-Year-Old Simon
• Sally Lindsay as Linda (Simon's Mum)
• Sanjeev Kohli as Muzz
• Bryony Hannah as Penny
• Paul Longley as David
• Jon Glover as Howard
• Chris Wilson as Doctor
• Chiedu Agborh as Surgical Team Member

Episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	3		20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)[6]	4 October 2017 (2017-10-04)
2	6		14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)	18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)

Series 1 (2017)

Episode	Title	Air date
1	"Episode One"	20 September 2017 (2017-09-20)
2	"Episode Two"	27 September 2017 (2017-09-27)
3	"Episode Three"	4 October 2017 (2017-10-04)

Series 2 (2019)

In April 2018, it was announced that Porters had been renewed for a second series of six episodes.^[7]

Episode	Title	Air date
1	"Wedding & Perfume"	14 March 2019 (2019-03-14)
2	"Orc & Pradeep"	21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)
3	"Halloween"	28 March 2019 (2019-03-28)
4	"Ham & Cheese"	4 April 2019 (2019-04-04)
5	"Baby Mama"	11 April 2019 (2019-04-11)
6	"Hospital Emergency Simulation Incident Day"	18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)