Avoidance (TV series)
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- Benjamin Green
- Romesh Ranganathan
- Benjamin Green
- Romesh Ranganathan
- Shaun Pye
- Kefi Chadwick
- Neil Webster
- Jessica Knappett
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| Genre | Comedy drama |
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| Directed by | Benjamin Green |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Producer | Arnold Widdowson |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
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| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 10 June 2022 – 5 April 2024 |
Avoidance is a British comedy drama television series made for BBC One starring Romesh Ranganathan, Lisa McGrillis, Mandeep Dhillon, Jessica Knappett and Kieran Logendra. The first series was broadcast from 10 June 2022. A second series was commissioned in May 2023 and was broadcast from 5 April 2024.
Thrown out by his partner Claire, Jonathan is so desperate to avoid difficult conversations, that rather than telling his son that his mum and dad are splitting up, he takes the young Spencer to hide out with his sister Danielle and her wife Courtney.[1]
Cast and characters
- Romesh Ranganathan as Jonathan
- Lisa McGrillis as Courtney
- Jessica Knappett as Claire
- Mandeep Dhillon as Danielle
- Kieran Logendra as Spencer
- Matthew Lewis as Brett (series 2)
- Aisling Bea as Megan (series 2)
Production
The project was announced by the BBC in January 2022, with Benjamin Green and Romesh Ranganathan as show creators, Green as director, and McGrillis and Knappett as co-stars.[2][3] Some filming took place in Bracknell,[4] and Berkhamsted.[5]
A second series was commissioned by the BBC in May 2023.[6] Filming on a second series took place in November 2023, with Aisling Bea and Matthew Lewis having joined the cast.[7]
Broadcast
Episode one aired on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9:30 pm on 10 June 2022.[8] The second series was broadcast from 5 April 2024 on BBC One with all six episodes available as a boxset on BBC iPlayer.[9]