'Orrible

'Orrible is a British television sitcom produced by the BBC. Broadcast in 2001, it was written by and starred Johnny Vaughan.[2] Vaughan stars as a cheeky chappy taxi-cab driver and wannabe small-time criminal in Acton (west London).[3] Despite the BBC being confident and heavily promoting the series, it was panned by critics for the script and Vaughan's acting ability.[4][5] It achieved very low viewing figures and ran for one series, and has never been repeated by the BBC.[6] "Ultimately, it was shit" said Vaughan in a 2004 interview in The Stage.[7] James Buckley made his acting debut playing Sean's son (and Paul's godson) in the sixth episode, Two Men and a Bastard[8]

'Orrible
GenreSitcom
Written byJohnny Vaughan
Ed Allen[1]
Directed byDominic Brigstocke
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersSophie Clarke-Jervoise
Geoffrey Perkins
ProducersBradley Adams
Michael Jacob
Production locationsActon, West London
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Audio formatStereo
Original release10 September (2001-09-10) –
29 October 2001 (2001-10-29)


Cast

References
  1. "Vaughan is 'Oribble". Digital Spy. 8 September 2001.
  2. Deans, Jason (18 September 2001). "'Orrible sheds viewers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. "BBC - Comedy Guide - 'Orrible". 5 January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 January 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. Flett, Kathryn (16 September 2001). "They're 'avin' a larf..." The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. Bennett, Steve. "An 'Orrible mistake : News 2002 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. "'Orrible ratings for Johnny Vaughan - Media, News - The Independent". web.archive.org. 5 April 2009.
  7. "7 stars you'd forgotten had their own sitcoms". Digital Spy. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. "James Buckley acting as a gangster when he was a kid is cracking people up". LADbible. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  9. "Vaughan is 'Oribble". Digital Spy. 8 September 2001. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  10. McLean, Gareth (11 September 2001). "Gangster cheek". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  11. Jacques, Jan (8 September 2001). "Interview: Johnny Vaughan - Why my wife thinks I am 'Orrible scum; Johnny Vaughan talks about his return to TV in the drama he wrote himself, though wife Antonia doesn't totally approve". Daily Mirror.
  12. "Johnny come lately". The Guardian. 3 September 2001. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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