Borderline | |
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Genre | Comedy, mockumentary |
Written by |
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Directed by | Matt Jones |
Starring |
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Narrated by | Ralf Little |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Zoë Rocha |
Running time | 28 minutes |
Production company | Little Rock Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 5 |
Release | 2 August 2016 19 October 2017 | –
Borderline is a British mockumentary television comedy series devised by Michael Orton-Toliver and Chris Gau. Narrated by Ralf Little, the series launched on 2 August 2016 on Channel 5. The series follows the activity of customs agents working for Borderline, a fictionalised version of the Border Force, at the fictional Northend Airport. [1]
In contrast to most series, which require the cast to memorise a script, Borderline is "retro-scripted": the cast is given a plot outline to guide them as they improvise their dialogue and actions. [2]
As of December 2016, the series is available on Netflix in select regions. [3]
In February 2016, it was announced that Channel 5 had ordered a new comedy series. [4] The news was revealed by Royle Family star Ralf Little. [4]
The first series was filmed at Coventry Airport in March/April 2016.
In August 2016, during the first series run it was announced by Ben Frow ( Channel 5's Director of Programming) that the show had been commissioned for a second series. [5]
On 19 October 2017, Channel 5 had announced Borderline would not return for its third series due to a drop in ratings and just 12 episodes were produced in two series.
Borderline | |
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Genre | Comedy, mockumentary |
Written by |
|
Directed by | Matt Jones |
Starring |
|
Narrated by | Ralf Little |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
|
Producer | Zoë Rocha |
Running time | 28 minutes |
Production company | Little Rock Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 5 |
Release | 2 August 2016 19 October 2017 | –
Borderline is a British mockumentary television comedy series devised by Michael Orton-Toliver and Chris Gau. Narrated by Ralf Little, the series launched on 2 August 2016 on Channel 5. The series follows the activity of customs agents working for Borderline, a fictionalised version of the Border Force, at the fictional Northend Airport. [1]
In contrast to most series, which require the cast to memorise a script, Borderline is "retro-scripted": the cast is given a plot outline to guide them as they improvise their dialogue and actions. [2]
As of December 2016, the series is available on Netflix in select regions. [3]
In February 2016, it was announced that Channel 5 had ordered a new comedy series. [4] The news was revealed by Royle Family star Ralf Little. [4]
The first series was filmed at Coventry Airport in March/April 2016.
In August 2016, during the first series run it was announced by Ben Frow ( Channel 5's Director of Programming) that the show had been commissioned for a second series. [5]
On 19 October 2017, Channel 5 had announced Borderline would not return for its third series due to a drop in ratings and just 12 episodes were produced in two series.