Catastrophe

SYNOPSIS
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan write and star in a comedy that follows an American man and an Irish woman who make a bloody mess as they struggle to fall in love in London. Scorching chemistry, instant pregnancy, and genuine disaster provide the foundation for the flaming hovel of a relationship between Rob and Sharon.

Rob embraces sobriety and tries to atone for his car crash, while Sharon finds her own way of dealing with the fallout.

Created and written by
Sharon Horgan & Rob Delaney

Director
Ben Taylor (2015 – 2017), Jim O’Hanlon (2019)

Producer
Jack Bayles (2015 – 2017), Toby Welch (2019)

Executive Producers
Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney, Richard Allen-Turner, Jon Thoday & Kara Baker

Starring
Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney, Ashley Jensen, Mark Bonnar, Jonathan Forbes & Tobias Menzes

Broadcaster
Channel 4 & Amazon Prime

UK Transmission Date
8th January 2019 (Series 4)

US Transmission Date (for download)
16th June 2015

Episode/Duration:
6 x 30mins

Award Nominations
C21 International Drama Awards 2019: Best Returning Comedy Drama Series

Edinburgh TV Awards 2019: Best Comedy Series

TV Choice Awards 2019: Best Comedy

BAFTA TV Awards 2018: Scripted Comedy & Female Performance in a Comedy for Sharon Horgan

BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2018: Writer: Comedy for Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney

Primetime Emmy Awards 2017: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Carrie Fisher

Primetime Emmy Awards 2016: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney

Festival de Television de Monte Carlo 2016: Best TV Series Comedy

Peabody Awards 2016: Entertainment Programming

BAFTA TV Awards 2016: Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme for Sharon Horgan

Royal Television Society TV Programme Awards 2016: Best Comedy & Best Comedy Performance for Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney

Broadcast TV Awards 2016: Timeline TV Moment of the Year

Writers’ Guild Awards 2016: Best TV Situation Comedy

Critics’ Choice Awards 2016: Best Comedy Series

TV Choice Awards 2015: Best Comedy

Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2015: Best New Programme of the Year

Reviews

One of the great TV endings. – Express

Bold, incisive, filthily funny. – Radio Times

The Channel 4 sitcom that marries the talents of Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, and already looks unmatchable as the best comedy of 2015. – The Guardian

Catastrophe makes it embarrassingly hard to avoid the words ‘instant’ and ‘classic’. – The Spectator

The cast is crème de la crème.. Horgan and Delaney can do funny standing on their heads.– The Independent

Award Wins
Irish Film and Television Awards 2018: Best Writer (soap or comedy) for Sharon Horgan & Best Female Performance (soap or comedy) for Sharon Horgan

Televisual Bulldog Awards 2018: Best Comedy

Irish Film and Television Awards 2016: Best Writer (soap or comedy) for Sharon Horgan & Best Female Performance (soap or comedy) for Sharon Horgan

Festival de Television de Monte Carlo 2016: Best Actress – TV Series Comedy for Sharon Horgan

Southbank Sky Arts Awards 2016: Best Comedy

BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2016: Writer: Comedy for Sharon Horgan & Rob Delaney

Royal Television Society TV Programme Awards 2016: Best Scripted Comedy & Best Writer, Comedy

Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2016: Best Comedy & Best Writers for Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney

Broadcast TV Awards 2016: Best Comedy Programme

Rose d’Or International Broadcasting Awards 2015: Best Sitcom

Irish Film and Television Awards 2015: Best Writer (soap or comedy) for Sharon Horgan & Best Female Performance (soap or comedy) for Sharon Horgan

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