Buffering: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Buffering follows Iain, a children's TV presenter with an aversion to kids and in an up and down relationship (mainly down) with TV producer Olivia. Iain's housemates Rosie, Greg, Ashley and Thalia, alongside Ashley's old flame Robbie, are all navigating that age where they're too old for nightclubs but too poor for mortgages. 

Part of a generation who are told they must live the perfect life, these friends discover it's not only ok but healthy to fail, over and over again.

Series details

• Title: Buffering
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2021-08-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-01-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ITVX
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 23 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 4.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 56537
• IMDb ID: tt13913768
• TVDB ID: 394204

Cast and credited roles

• Iain Stirling — Iain
• Rosa Robson — Ashley
• Paul G. Raymond — Greg
• Steve Bugeja — Finn
• Jessie Cave — Rosie
• Elena Saurel — Olivia
• Janine Harouni — Thalia
• Sean Sagar — Robbie

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-08-05; final listed air date 2021-08-05; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-01-30; final listed air date 2023-01-30; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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