PhoneShop | |
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Genre | British sitcom |
Created by | Phil Bowker |
Written by | Phil Bowker and The Cast |
Directed by | Phil Bowker |
Starring |
Tom Bennett Martin Trenaman Andrew Brooke Javone Prince Emma Fryer |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Phil Bowker |
Location(s) | High Street, Sutton, London |
Editor(s) | Jon Blow |
Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production company(s) |
Talkback Thames (2010–11) Retort (2013) |
Distributor | FremantleMedia |
Release | |
Original network | E4 |
Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | 7 October 2010 | – 29 August 2013
External links | |
Website |
PhoneShop is a British sitcom that was first broadcast on Channel 4 as a television pilot on 13 November 2009, as part of the channel's Comedy Showcase season of comedy pilots. It was then followed by a six-episode series that was commissioned on E4 and broadcasting began on 7 October 2010.
PhoneShop is created, written, produced and directed by Phil Bowker, who is also a comedy editor at the production company behind the show, Talkback Thames. In the opening credits the cast are collectively credited with bringing in additional material. The programme had been commissioned a full series on digital channel E4 before the pilot was broadcast.
PhoneShop is set in a mobile phone shop in Sutton, London and follows a graduate named Christopher (played by Tom Bennett) who goes through a one-day trial and subsequent employment. His fellow employees are Jerwayne (played by Javone Prince), Ashley (played by Andrew Brooke), Janine (played by Emma Fryer) and store manager Lance (played by Martin Trenaman).
Christopher, a recent graduate, is set to replace the Phone Shop's previous legendary sales assistant. But will he pass his one day trial?