Piglets (TV series)

Piglets is a British comedy series set in a police training college. It was first broadcast on ITV1 and streamed on ITVX on 20 July 2024.

Synopsis
Six new police recruits attend a fictional police training college.

Cast

 * Mark Heap as Superintendent Bob Weekes
 * Sarah Parish as Superintendent Julie Spry
 * Rebecca Humphries as Melanie
 * Ukweli Roach as Mike
 * Ricky Champ as Daz
 * Callie Cooke as Steph
 * Sam Pote as Leggo
 * Sukh Kaur Ojla as Geeta
 * Halema Hussain as Afia
 * Abdul Sessay as Dev
 * Jamie Bisping as Paul

Production
From Monicker Pictures, the series is written by Victoria Pile, Robert Harley, James Henry, Oriane Messina, and Fay Rusling who all previously collaborated on the Channel 4 comedy series Green Wing.

Piglets is directed by Sam Leifer and Victoria Pile and produced by Victoria Pile, Caroline Leddy, Robert Harley and Sam Leifer. The writers were also joined by ITV's Comedy Writers Initiative candidate Omar Khan and new writers Abiola Ogunbiyi, Nusrath Tapadar, Farhan Solo and Alex Bertulis-Fernandes.

The cast includes Mark Heap, Sarah Parish and Rebecca Humphries, whilst the new recruits are played by Callie Cooke, Sam Pote, Sukh Kaur Ojla, Halema Hussain, Abdul Sessay, and Jamie Bisping.

Production started in London in January 2024.

Release
The series was made available on ITVX on 20 July 2024 and premiered on ITV1 on the same day.

Reception
The Police Federation of England and Wales called the series "highly offensive" before its release, with particular condemnation being levelled at its title for referring to the derogatory slang word "pig" used for police forces both in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.