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Uncle

Name: Uncle
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2014-01-13
Cast: Nick Helm, Elliot Speller-Gillott, Daisy Haggard, Con O'Neill

2014 | 3 seasons | 30 min | Comedy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
The mood: Light and funny.
The pace: 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 10 hours in all.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Andy is a dissolute out-of work musician who forges an unlikely alliance with his 12-year-old nephew Errol after being morally blackmailed into looking after him by his chaotic sister Sam - all on the day Andy was planning to kill himself. Not a natural with either kids or responsibility, he tries to keep his new charge out of trouble while being knee-deep in it himself.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 37K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Series 2 is the high point.

Series 12014 · 6 episodes · 7.4 out of 10
Sunday
Series 22015 · 6 episodes · 7.8 out of 10
Saturday
Series 32017 · 7 episodes · 7.2 out of 10
Sunday

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Cast & crew

Created by Oliver Refson

Nick HelmAndy
Elliot Speller-GillottErrol
Daisy HaggardSam
Con O'NeillVal