G'wed
{{Short description|British comedy sitcom television series}}
{{Citation style|date=May 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
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| genre = Sitcom
| creator = Danny Kenny
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 2
| num_episodes = 11
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| director = Akaash Meeda
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| runtime = 20 minutes
| company = {{nowrap|Golden Path Productions}}
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| last_aired = present
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G'wed is a British television sitcom broadcast on ITV2 and its streaming service ITVX since 3 February 2024. The series features working-class Liverpudlian teenagers, tackling issues including grief, sex, diversity and class differences.{{cite web|title=ITV- G'wed |work=ITV|url= https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-packs/gwed |date=4 February 2024|accessdate=2024-02-04}}
G'wed was produced by Golden Path Productions and written by Liverpool native Danny Kenny.{{cite web|title=
'Heartwarming' new Scouse comedy coming to ITV |work=Liverpool Echo|date=7 November 2023 |first=Kate |last=Lally |url= https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/tv/heartwarming-new-scouse-comedy-coming-28059234|accessdate=2023-11-07}} Hailed as a Scouse comedy, the title refers to Scouse dialect for "go ahead {{\}} yeah".
The second series aired from 6 February 2025 with a third series confirmed.{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |date=2024-07-12 |title=G'wed recommissioned for two series |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/7972/gwed-series-2-and-series-3/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}
Plot
The series follows teenagers from Liverpool as they go about their lives. Reece, who is often a mis-behaving teenager, but always surprises his loved ones and friends, from quoting Mother Teresa, John Steinbeck to his incredibly mature take on grief. Reece ends up on his last warning at school, meets another student, Christopher, who joins the school and Reece offers to 'take care' of the new boy. The two students could not be any different but somehow become friends.{{cite news |first=Caroline |last=Whitmore |title=Meet the Scousers behind ITV2's new Liverpool-based comedy G'Wed |work=ITV News |date=26 February 2024 |quote= "You say: 'Do you want a tea with that?'. I'd say 'G'Wed'- so it's like 'yeah' and 'go ahead, lad'." |url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2024-02-26/its-rude-filthy-dont-watch-it-with-your-nan-meet-the-cast-of-itvs-gwed |access-date=2024-02-26}}
Cast
=Main characters=
- Dylan Thomas-Smith as Reece Duffy
- Amber Harrison as Aimee Morris{{cite web|title=Teenager's dream comes true after answering phone call |first=Sophie |last=Halle-Richards |work=Manchester Evening News|date=7 February 2024 |url= https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/teenagers-dream-comes-true-after-28588433 |accessdate=2024-02-07}}
- Jake Kenny-Byrne as Christopher
- Gemma Barraclough as Mia-Louise Turner
- Zak Douglas as Mo-Fassi
- Max Ainsworth as Connor Bell
- Dominic Murphy as Ted Price
=Recurring & Supporting characters=
- Evie Ward-Drummond as Ella Grace Brimble
- Malek Alkoni as Ziad (Series 1)
- Levi Best as Nathan
- Louis Emerick as Mr Meacher
- Leanne Best as Jodie
- Philip S. McGuinness as Mr Dunn
- Jemma Churchill as Grandma Pat
- Paddy Rowan as Lewis Connolly
Filming and release
Filming took place across Merseyside, Liverpool in the summer of 2023.{{cite web|title=
New Scouse comedy filmed across Liverpool |work=Liverpool Echo|date=14 May 2023 |first=Charlotte |last=Hadfield |url= https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/scouse-comedy-filmed-across-liverpool-26908215|accessdate=2023-05-14}}
The series aired on ITV2 and began streaming on ITVX in February 2024. The series became the most watched comedy on ITVX since Changing Ends, with 4.9 million streams on the platform.{{cite web|title=Liverpool comedy becomes ITV2's second most watched show |work=ProlificNorth|date=18 April 2024 |first=Stephen |last=Chapman |url= https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/liverpool-comedy-becomes-itv2s-second-most-watched-show/ |accessdate=2024-04-18}} On 2 March 2024, it aired on ITV1.{{Cite web |title=What's on ITV1 London? |url=https://tv24.co.uk/channel/itv1-london/2024-03-02 |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=TV24.co.uk |language=en}} On 11 July 2024, the series was renewed for series two and three.{{cite web | url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/7972/gwed-series-2-and-series-3/ | title=G'wed recommissioned for two series | website=British Comedy Guide | date=12 July 2024 }}
Episode list
=Series 1 (2024)=
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Posh Muppet
| DirectedBy = Akaash Meeda
| WrittenBy = Danny Kenny
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Cutthroat Mo
| DirectedBy = Akaash Meeda
| WrittenBy = Danny Kenny
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Mardy Arse
| DirectedBy = Akaash Meeda
| WrittenBy = Danny Kenny
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = My Leonard Friend
| DirectedBy = Akaash Meeda
| WrittenBy = Danny Kenny
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The Juliet OG
| DirectedBy = Akaash Meeda
| WrittenBy = Danny Kenny
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = He's One of Our Own
| DirectedBy = Akaash Meeda
| WrittenBy = Danny Kenny
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=Series 2 (2025)=
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Oh Mighty Gay One
| DirectedBy = Chloe English
| WrittenBy = Danny Kenny
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Mischief Night
| DirectedBy = Chloe English
| WrittenBy = Danny Kenny
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Scousechella
| DirectedBy = Chloe English
| WrittenBy = Danny Kenny
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Creepy Old Perv
| DirectedBy = Chloe English
| WrittenBy = Chloe English
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| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The Legacy of Reece Duffy
| DirectedBy = Chloe English
| WrittenBy = Paul Carey
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Reception
The series was nominated at the Broadcast Awards in the Best Comedy Programme category in February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8220/ludwig-wins-broadcast-award/|website=Comedy.co.uk|accessdate=6 February 2025|title= Ludwig wins at Broadcast Awards 2025|date=6 February 2025}}
References
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