Smothered is a British romantic comedy television series, created by Monica Heisey and starring Danielle Vitalis, Jon Pointing, Aisling Bea, and Blair Underwood. It premiered on 7 December 2023 on Sky Comedy.
Synopsis Sammy (Vitalis) and Tom (Pointing) meet on a night out at karaoke and start a no-strings-attached affair for a limited time on the condition that they will never speak to each other again after three weeks.
Cast and characters Main Danielle Vitalis as Sammy Jon Pointing as Tom Aisling Bea as Gillian, a restaurateur Blair Underwood as David
Supporting Isabelle Lee Pratt as Ellie, Tom's daughter Tessa Wong as Mims, Tom's colleague Harry Trevaldwyn as Jordan, Tom's colleague Lisa Hammond as Raina, Sammy's colleague Rebecca Lucy Taylor as Farrah, Sammy's flatmate Amber Grappy as AJ, Sammy's flatmate Sarel Madziya as Olivia Jordan Stephens as Max, Sammy's ex
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Production Following a non-transmission pilot shot in London in September and October 2022 and directed by Luke Snellin, the project was announced as a Sky Comedy original series in October 2022, to be written by Monica Heisey and produced by Lauriel Martin for Roughcut based in part on the step-parenting experiences of Roughcut producer Emma Lawson. In January 2023, it was announced that the six-part series was shooting predominantly in London with the comedy directing debut of George Belfield, with Jon Pointing and Danielle Vitalis confirmed in the cast in the lead roles, and a role in the cast for Aisling Bea.
Broadcast The series premiered on 7 December 2023 on Sky Comedy and Now.
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