News: Desert Island Sitcom For E4

Channel 4 has announced High & Dry, a new six-part comedy for E4 which started as a BLAP, the online showcase to develop new programme ideas and future comedy stars.

Written by Marc Wootton (Drunk History) High & Dry centres around survivors of a plane crash who have washed up on a remote island in the Pacific. Led by overbearing, sociopath air steward Brett Sullivan, also self-proclaimed “King of the Island”, the survivors assemble together in the belief they are each other’s best chance of survival, or so they think…. will people show their true colours when survival instincts kick in and will they ever stand a chance of being rescued?

Brett is played by Wootton and also featured are spaced-out Arnab, played by Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing), cautious family man Douglas, played by Harry Peacock (Far from the Madding Crowd) plain speaking Harriet, played by Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On) and dutiful Susan, played by Grace Rex (Tracers) The series is directed by Dave Lambert (Undercover, The Mighty Boosh, Alan Partridge) and is filmed entirely on location in the idyllic beaches of the Seychelles .

Wootton said: “Having helped me develop the project from its infancy, I am honoured to be working with the fantastic team at ch4 again. BabyCow are peerless when it comes to scripted comedy and I can't think of a finer producing partnership. We are fortunate enough to have attracted the finest of comedy casts who make me laugh daily. The only shame in all this, is that we are being forced to film the entire show in the Seychelles. The commute is nightmarish.”

Jack Bayles, Commissioning Editor, adds: “In High & Dry, Marc has conceived a brilliantly ambitious, yet utterly ridiculous new sitcom. Alongside Brett - truly the air steward from hell - is a fantastic assortment of characters played by a wonderful ensemble cast. It’s totally, totally nuts and we love it.”

Watch the original Blap here.

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