Intelligence (British TV series)

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Intelligence (British TV series) - Wikipedia

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Intelligence
Poster
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Nick Mohammed
Written by	Nick Mohammed
Directed by	Matt Lipsey
Starring	David Schwimmer Nick Mohammed
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12 + 1 special
Production
Executive producers	Nerys Evans Morwenna Gordon
Producer	Charlie Leech
Editor	Gavin Buckley
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	20–22 minutes
Production company	Expectation Entertainment^[1]
Original release
Network	Sky One (series 1–2) Sky Comedy (special)
Release	21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) – 11 May 2023 (2023-05-11)

Intelligence is a British television sitcom created by Nick Mohammed^[2] and starring Mohammed and David Schwimmer.^[3] It began airing on Sky One on 21 February 2020. The network confirmed a series 2 pickup on 13 February 2020.^[4] Series 2 premiered on 8 June 2021 on Sky One and streaming service Now.^[5] An all-new one–hour TV film special was announced by Peacock in April 2023, titled Intelligence: A Special Agent Special, that sees Jerry and Joseph fight off a rival operative (played by Jennifer Saunders) trying to take down their business and destroy them in order to get what she wants from them. The special was released in the US on 11 May 2023, after being released first in the UK on 8 April on Sky Comedy and NOW TV.

Plot

An NSA agent (David Schwimmer) is assigned to act as liaison to the cyber crimes unit in the UK's Government Communications Headquarters, quickly antagonising the unit's chief with his brash style and tendency to try to take over.^[6]

Cast

Main

David Schwimmer as Jerry Bernstein^[7]
Nick Mohammed as Joseph Harries
Jane Stanness as Mary
Sylvestra Le Touzel as Christine Cranfield
Gana Bayarsaikhan as Tuva Olsen
Eliot Salt as Evelyn
Oliver Birch as Quentin O'Higgins

Recurring

Colin Salmon as Rupert Fleming
Lucy Ware as Uma
Joey Slotnick as Clint, an FBI agent

Episodes

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	6	21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)	6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)
2	6	8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
3	1	11 May 2023 (2023-05-11)^[8]

Series 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	Episode 1	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
2	2	Episode 2	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
3	3	Episode 3	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
4	4	Episode 4	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	28 February 2020 (2020-02-28)
5	5	Episode 5	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)
6	6	Episode 6	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	6 March 2020 (2020-03-06)

Series 2 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
7	1	Episode 1	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
8	2	Episode 2	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
9	3	Episode 3	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
10	4	Episode 4	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
11	5	Episode 5	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
12	6	Episode 6	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)

Special (2023)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
Intelligence: A Special Agent Special	Matt Lipsey	Nick Mohammed	11 May 2023 (2023-05-11)

Release

The series aired in the United Kingdom on Sky One. It was also viewable through Sky's Now platform.^[9]

Filming

The show was filmed at Twickenham Studios, with it doubling as GCHQ Cheltenham. In the third episode of the second series, Joseph and Charlotte's 'dinner date' was filmed at St Margarets Tavern. Charlotte's character works at one of the other GCHQ branches; Bude.

The first season was filmed in late 2019 and released in early 2020. The second season was filmed in late 2020 and released in mid 2021.

Release

It was broadcast in Australia on ABC Comedy as well as the network's iView platform,^[10] and on Peacock in the United States.^[11]

In Canada, the series premiered on Showcase, on 13 September 2020. This was followed by Latin America through Warner on 4 November 2020.^{[citation needed]} Spanish pay TV network Cosmo premiered the show on 15 January 2021.^[12]

References

^ "Intelligence". Expectation Entertainment. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ Munn, Patrick (2 February 2020). "Sky One Releases Trailer For GCHQ Comedy 'Intelligence'". TVWise. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "David Schwimmer's new comedy Intelligence". 11 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ "Sky orders Intelligence Series 2", British Comedy Guide
^ Seddon, Dan (3 April 2021). "Friends star David Schwimmer's Sky show confirms season 2 status". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Intelligence (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb" – via m.imdb.com.
^ "Intelligence, review: David Schwimmer's amiable spy comedy is more Carry On than Le Carré". telegraph.co.uk. 2020.
^ Chavez, Conny (20 April 2023). "David Schwimmer & Nick Mohammed Are Bound Together in 'Intelligence' Trailer". Collider. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
^ Taylor, Frances (21 February 2020). "Intelligence creator Nick Mohammed talks working with David Schwimmer on the new Sky comedy". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ "Intelligence". ABC iview.
^ Pedersen, Erik (16 January 2020). "Peacock Programming: List Of NBCUniversal Streaming Service's Series, Films, Sports, News & More".
^ "David Schwimmer: "'Intelligence' es una serie muy original"". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 3 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

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