Taking place 25 years after the original British smash hit, the eight-episode series will follow the same band of brothers as they navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield and society’s crumbling healthcare, education, and employment sectors. The comedy-drama will uncover what happened to the gang after they put their kit back on, exploring their brighter, sillier and more desperate moments. It will also highlight how the fiercely funny world of these working-class heroes – still residing in Sheffield – has changed in the intervening decades.
The original movie’s Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy returns, joined by co-writer Alice Nutter (“Accused”), with Uberto Pasolini (“Nowhere Special”) also coming back as executive producer.
Simon Lewis serves as Series Producer. The series is executive produced for Disney+ EMEA by Lee Mason, Director, Scripted. The original series was developed by Searchlight Television and FX.
Cast:
Robert Carlyle – Gaz
Mark Addy – Dave
Lesley Sharp – Jean
Hugo Speer – Guy
Paul Barber – Horse
Steve Huison – Lomper
Wim Snape – Nathan
Tom Wilkinson – Gerald
Talitha Wing – Destiny
Paul Clayton – Dennis
Miles Jupp – Darren
Sophie Stanton – Hetty
Phillip Rhys Chaudhary – Dilip
Dominic Sharkey – Cal
Natalie Davies – Tabani
AIden Cook – Dean/Wiglet
Tupele Dorgu – Yaz
