BBC Comedy Short Films - Spud - 8:45 pm Monday, February 2 on BBC Three

About this Broadcast

Spud
Season 2024, Episode 1

Very average woman Spud cooks, cleans, serves and cares for her father. The only problem is she does it all rather badly - and half-heartedly. A woman who is never seen, unattractive and ignored, she does not feel bad about herself. However, when her father dies, she starts to realise she may have to come out from the shadow and be seen. Comedy drama, written by and starring Siobhán McSweeney

HD subtitles 16x9

Comedy Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

(Actor) .. Spud

Dermot Crowley (Actor) .. Francey

Aisling Kearns (Actor) .. Anne

Alex Murphy (Actor) .. Colin

(Writer)

Leah Draws (Producer)

Pippa Brown (Executive producer)

Tanya Qureshi (Executive producer)

Navi Lamba (Executive producer)

More Information

Did You Know..

(Actor) .. Spud

Dermot Crowley (Actor) .. Francey

Born: March 19, 1947 in Cork

Best Known For: A string of roles.

Early-life: Dermot Joseph Crowley was born in Cork on March 19, 1947. In 1976, he made his TV debut in Victorian Scandals. During the 1980s, he had roles in Return of the Jedi (1983) and Octopussy (1983), and appeared on the small screen in Juliet Bravo, C.A.T.S. Eyes, Call Me Mister, Bulman, Echoes and Hannay.

Career: A prolific character actor, Crowley's other TV credits include guest appearances in Boon, Casualty, El C.I.D., Minder, Stay Lucky, Pie in the Sky, Soldier Soldier, Father Ted, Dangerfield, Jonathan Creek, A Touch of Frost and Holby City. More recently, he has starred in New Tricks, Raw, Father Figure, Borgia and Luther. On the stage, he has starred in A Christmas Carol, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Great Britain and Everyman.

Quote: 'I had seen neither Star Wars nor The Empire Strikes Back before working on Return of the Jedi. I think I would have been completely overawed if I had.'

Trivia: Crowley auditioned for the role of Doctor Who that eventually went to Sylvester McCoy.