The Rebel (British TV series)

The Rebel is a 2016 British comedy series on Gold starring Simon Callow in the title role. The show is based on "The Rebel" cartoon strip in The Oldie magazine by Andrew Birch. It began airing in June 2016. In total, 9 episodes have aired as of May 2018.

The cast includes Anita Dobson, Bill Paterson and Amit Shah.

Plot
The show follows 70 year old Henry Palmer, a widowed resident of Brighton who is an anarchic, anti-establishment pensioner.

Main cast

 * Simon Callow as Henry Palmer, a pensioner
 * Bill Paterson as Charles, a former hippie
 * Anita Dobson as Margaret, a charity shop worker
 * Anna Crilly as Cath, Henry's daughter
 * Amit Shah as Jeremy, the husband of Cath
 * Vivian Oparah as Amaya (series two)

Recurring cast

 * Philip Cumbus as PC Burns

Other cast

 * Rob Horrocks as Posh Waiter

Background
The Rebel is based on Andrew Birch's cartoon strip for The Oldie. Vadim Jean is the director of the series. In July 2017 it was announced that The Rebel was renewed for a second series. Bill Paterson, Anita Dobson, Anna Crilly and Amit Shah reprised their roles.