Name: Witless
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2016-04-22
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Kerry Howard, Zoe Boyle, Samuel Oatley, Nicholas Cass, Charlotte Eaton

Two idiots in witness protection? Swindon's never been this dangerous.

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Chaotic bestiesBritish cringeGangster adjacent

Latest Episode

25 min

Season 3 • Episode 5

Latest

Episode 5

Feb 9, 2018

The ambush leaves the girls trapped as the building burns around them. Has Willy triumphed in this final stand-off? Will Patrick betray his ex-love Leanne? Will DJ Sound as F*** meet a grim fate?

Overview

Comedy

Leanne and Rhona are two ordinary flatmates whose lives are thrown into disarray after witnessing a gangland shooting. They find themselves whisked into witness protection, given new identities and left to fend for themselves in a grubby flat Swindon - and all before they can so much as collect their toothbrushes. Staying undercover doesn’t prove easy…

Content warning

sitcom witness protection witness flat flatmates

Friendship under pressureIdentity and reinventionClass and placeAccidental courage

Standout Aspects

Acting

Kerry Howard's physical comedy is genuinely criminal.

Writing

Tucker & Woolf squeeze three plots into 25 minutes.

Best for:Binge·Friends·Background

Heads up:Language

Creators

Lloyd Woolf, Joe Tucker

First AiredApr 22, 2016

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons3·Episodes15

Top Cast

Kerry Howard

Leanne

Zoe Boyle

Rhona

Samuel Oatley

Ian

John Hodgkinson

Sergeant Forrest

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Kerry Howard and Joe Tucker are married in real life; she essentially auditioned her husband's writing via performance.

Cultural

The series quietly mocks the Witness Protection Service's actual reputation for chaotic relocations to undesirable UK towns—Swindon being a longtime punchline.