Drifters (TV series)

Drifters is a British sitcom created by Jessica Knappett. It stars Knappett, Lydia Rose Bewley, and Lauren O'Rourke. Drifters follows the lives of cousins Meg and Bunny (Knappett and Bewley) and their friend Laura (O’Rourke) who live in Leeds following their graduation from university. E4 broadcast four series, between 2013 and 2016.

History
The series first aired on E4 on 31 October 2013. On 9 May 2014, Channel 4 announced they had ordered a second series of Drifters. The new series began airing on E4 on 23 October 2014 and concluded on 27 November 2014. It began transmission on 23 October 2014, with each episode of the series premièring a week before its initial E4 broadcast on 4oD. On 9 June 2015, Channel 4 announced that a third series had been commissioned. It began broadcasting on 22 October 2015 and finished on 26 November 2015. In March 2016, Knappett confirmed that a fourth series had been commissioned. It began broadcasting on 10 October 2016. In June 2017 Knappett confirmed no more episodes would be made.

Cast

 * Meg - Jessica Knappett, protagonist
 * Bunny - Lydia Rose Bewley, Meg's cousin
 * Laura - Lauren O'Rourke, Meg & Bunny's best friend
 * Frank - Bob Mortimer, Meg's father
 * Jenny - Arabella Weir, Meg's mother
 * Mark - Philip McGinley, Meg's ex-boyfriend
 * Gary - Bobby Hirston, Laura's partner
 * Malcolm - Nick Mohammed, Meg, Bunny & Laura's employer
 * Scott - Brett Goldstein, Meg's neighbour
 * James - Sam Jackson, Meg's younger brother
 * Sara - Alice Barlow, James' wife
 * Hot & Cold - Perry Fitzpatrick, Meg's casual relationship

DVD releases
The first series of Drifters was released on 25 November 2013 by 4DVD despite the sixth episode not being broadcast until 28 November 2013. The second series was released on 8 December 2014 by 4DVD.