Lunch Monkeys: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Welcome to the world of Lunch Monkeys, starring Nigel Havers (Brothers And Sisters) and Sian Reeves (Hope Springs, Cutting It and Northern Lights) with Steve John Shepherd (This Life) alongside a cast of new young talent. The administration department of personal injury law firm of Fox Cranford is a gathering place for school-leavers, no-hopers and general misfits – and if they monkey around till lunch, its guerrilla warfare in the office till dinner. Straight out of school, and into a job they don't want, Darrel, Kenny, Asif, Shelley and Tania are going nowhere fast. Looked down on by the solicitors they work for, they face constant criticism by their power hungry supervisor Gloria Stevens. Bored senseless for eight hours a day, the post room gang fill their time fighting, flirting, winding each other up and generally causing mayhem.

Series details

• Title: Lunch Monkeys
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2009-09-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-03-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Three
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7784
• IMDb ID: tt1477819
• TVDB ID: 113301

Cast and credited roles

• Abdullah Afzal — Asif Khan
• Chris Hannon — Darrel Wadsworth
• Christian Foster — Kenny Graham
• Nigel Havers — Mike Cranford
• Steve John Shepherd — Charlie Brierson
• Jessica Hall — Tania MacGuire
• Rachel Rae — Shelley Benson
• Siân Reeves — Gloria Stevens

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-09-10; final listed air date 2009-10-15; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-02-03; final listed air date 2011-03-10; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Lunch Monkeys 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.