Catastrophe (2015 TV series)

Irish primary school teacher Sharon (Sharon Horgan) is single and lives in London. She meets single American advertising executive Rob (Rob Delaney) in a bar whilst he is visiting London on a business trip. They have a six-day fling and he returns to his home town, Boston. She discovers that she is pregnant by him. After she informs him of that, he moves to London and they become a couple. They marry shortly before she gives birth to their son. They later have a daughter. ==Cast==

Main • Sharon Horgan as Sharon Morris • Rob Delaney as Rob Norris Recurring • Ashley Jensen as Fran, Sharon's frenemy • Mark Bonnar as Chris, Fran's husband • Carrie Fisher as Mia Norris, Rob's mother (series 1–3) • Frances Tomelty as Carol Morris, Sharon's mother • Gary Lilburn as Des Morris, Sharon's father (series 1–3) • Jonathan Forbes as Fergal Morris, Sharon's brother • Daniel Lapaine as Dave, Rob's friend • Eileen Walsh as Kate, Sharon's friend. • Tobias Menzies as Dr. Harries • Sarah Niles as Melissa, Sharon's co-worker • Marta Barrio as Mallandra, Fergal's wife • Seeta Indrani as Harita • Emmanuelle Bouaziz as Olivia • Amanda Hale as Catherine, Dave's girlfriend • Lauren Socha as Anna • Kai Alexander as Jeffrey, Fran & Chris's son (series 3–4) • Michaela Watkins as Sydney Norris, Rob's sister (series 4) ==Production and broadcast==

The series was officially commissioned by Channel 4 in May 2014 after a successful pilot the previous year. The BBC had previously turned down the series after reading the script. Catastrophe was named after the following quotation from the movie Zorba the Greek. "I'm a man, so I married. Wife, children, house, everything. The full catastrophe." The original theme for the series, "Catastrophe Theme", was composed by Oli Julian. On 28 January 2015, the show was renewed for a second series, which aired in October 2015. Jay Hunt, Channel 4's chief creative officer, said: "Catastrophe is a real comedy gem. Sharon and Rob have done a magnificent job and we're already looking forward to series two". Season 3 was filmed in late 2016. Carrie Fisher, who plays Mia, died on 27 December 2016 shortly after filming of series 3 of Catastrophe had concluded. This was her final TV role. The final episode of series 3 is dedicated to her, with the simple words "For Carrie" appearing on screen alongside a photograph of Fisher following the credits. Series 4 was filmed in early to mid 2018 and was the series' last. For series 4, production visited Beacon House in Whitstable, Kent, which doubled as a house in Boston, and was used for the filming of Mia's (Carrie Fisher) funeral. Another location in Whitstable which featured in the filming was The Lobster Shack. The Pantiles in Royal Tunbridge Wells also featured and doubled as Boston. ==Episodes==

Series 1 (2015) Series 2 (2015) Series 3 (2017) Series 4 (2019) ==Broadcast==

The series was first broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 from January 2015. In the United States, the series was first shown exclusively on Amazon Prime Instant Video, with the first series added in June 2015. Amazon Studios vice president Roy Price said: "Rob and Sharon have created an engaging, contemporary, funny and moving story. We are excited to bring Catastrophe exclusively to our Amazon Prime customers, and can't wait to hear what they think of the series." The show has also been sold to numerous other countries. In Australia it is shown on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, in Canada it ran on Shomi until the video on demand service ceased operation, ==Accolades==