The Cuckoo (TV series)
British television series
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The Cuckoo is a 2024 British television series broadcast on Channel 5 in April 2024. It stars Jill Halfpenny, Claire Goose and Lee Ingleby.
Rebecca Wojciechowski
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| Created by | Barunka O’Shaughnessy |
| Screenplay by | Barunka O’Shaughnessy Rebecca Wojciechowski |
| Directed by | Brian O'Malley |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 8 April – 12 April 2024 |
Synopsis
A family who have moved from the city to the countryside take in a mysterious lodger, Sian.[1]
Cast
- Jill Halfpenny as Sian
- Lee Ingleby as Nick
- Claire Goose as Jessica
- Freya Hannan-Mills as Alice
- Marjorie Yates as Aunt Fay
- Emily Healy as Roisín
Production
The four-part series is from Clapperboard Studios and created by Barunka O’Shaughnessy. Filming took place in County Wicklow, Ireland.[2] Filming took place in October 2023, with Brian O'Malley as director. Episodes were written by Rebecca Wojciechowski and O’Shaughnessy.[3]
The series has Claire Goose and Lee Ingleby cast as a married couple with their daughter played by Freya Hannan-Mills, with Jill Halfpenny as Sian, their new Lodger and Marjorie Yates also cast.[4][5] Halfpenny was initially in line to play the role of Jessica but pushed to play the protagonist role of Sian.[6]
Broadcast
Reception
Emily Watkins of the i newspaper described it as "well-paced, well-acted, well-scripted".[8] Alexi Duggins in The Guardian described the first episode as having "clunky dialogue".[9]