Derek (TV Series)
2013 · Series · 22 min. · United Kingdom
TV Series (2013-2014). 2 Seasons. 14 Episodes. Filmed in a mockumentary style, it stars and was written and directed by Ricky Gervais. It is set in an old people's home and centres on a helper at the home, Derek, played by Gervais. The titular character is based on one that first appeared in Gervais' stand-up show "Rubbernecker" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2001. The show portrays the home's workers and residents as unhappy outsiders who struggle in life due to being disadvantaged, excluded from and unwanted by mainstream society. Derek goes beyond his job description to help residents, including buying a lottery scratchcard for a resident. It wins £10, but she dies shortly before he returns to tell her.
Direction Ricky Gervais
Cast Ricky Gervais · Karl Pilkington · Kerry Godliman · David Earl · Brett Goldstein · Ruth Bratt · Joan Linder · Kay Noone · Vilma Hollingbery · Tim Barlow · Arthur Nightingale · Grace Willis · Hana Minett · Margaret Towner · Ninette Finch · Sheila Collings · Barry Martin · Prem Modgil · Blanche Williams · Colin Hoult
Soundtrack Anne Chmelewsky · Ludovico Einaudi
Screenplay Ricky Gervais
Cinematography Martin Hawkins
Original title Derek (TV Series)
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