Channel 4 offers first look at new Rosie Jones comedy
Channel 4 has released first-look images for Rosie Jones's new comedy series, Pushers.
Channel 4 has released first-look images for Pushers (formerly titled Disability Benefits), a bold new comedy series written by Rosie Jones and Peter Fellows, premiering next month. Produced by Merman Television and 2LE Media, the series marks Rosie Jones’s debut as a sitcom lead and is based on her award-winning Comedy Blap.
Pushers follows Emily (Jones), a young woman who, after losing her job and having her state benefits slashed, decides to take matters into her own hands—by starting an illegal drug operation. But Emily isn’t your typical dealer. She’s witty, fiercely intelligent, unfiltered—and she has cerebral palsy. Her whole life, she’s been underestimated, patronised, or completely ignored. Now, she's using that invisibility to her advantage. What better cover for a criminal empire than someone the system constantly overlooks?
The cast joining Rosie Jones includes Ryan McParland (Say Nothing, Halo) as Ewen, Jon Furlong (The Last Kingdom, Adolescence) as Sean, Lynn Hunter (The Personal History of David Copperfield, The Tuckers) as Pat, Rhiannon Clements (Vera, Power of Parker) as Jo, Ruben Reuter (The Dumping Ground, The Syndicate) as Harry, Libby Mai (We Are Lady Parts, The Chelsea Detective) as Hope, Trevor Dwyer-Lynch (Coronation Street, The Moor) as Minibus Masir, and Clive Russell (Game of Thrones, One Piece) as Emily’s dad, Clive.
The series will air soon, on Channel 4.