Chickens: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

It's 1914, the Great War rages, millions of men have shipped off to join the fight, yet in the sleepy English village of Rittle-on-Sea, three young chaps, Cecil (Bird), George (Thomas), and Bert (Sweet), have stayed behind. Cecil would love to have earned his battle stripes and has all the makings of a brave soldier, but isn't physically fit to fight on account of his flat feet. Pacifist teacher George, on the other hand, has no intention of being a part of the conflict because he fundamentally disagrees with it, and Bert, well, he hasn't got a clue what's going on, an outstanding liar and unscrupulous cad who should be in the army and has no legitimate reason not to be. Lumping the boys together and labelling them cowards, the ladies of Rittle-on-Sea are none-too-pleased about their decision to stick around, including Cecil's sister Agnes (Emerald Fennell, Any Human Heart), and Winky (Sarah Daykin, Dead Boss), George's increasingly embarrassed fiance.

Series details

• Title: Chickens
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2011-09-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-09-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Showcase
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 7862
• IMDb ID: tt3130096
• TVDB ID: 271968

Cast and credited roles

• Emerald Fennell — Agnes
• Joe Thomas — George
• Jonny Sweet — Bert
• Sarah Daykin — Winky
• Simon Bird — Cecil

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-09-02; final listed air date 2013-09-26; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Chickens on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.