Bounty Hunters (British TV series)

Bounty Hunters is a British comedy drama series that first aired on 25 October 2017 on Sky One. Pairing an odd couple together in a series of mishaps. Barnaby is a mild mannered and often bumbling son of an antiques dealer in England, while Nina is a tough American Bounty hunter from New York, who both find themselves trying to save their respective families from a Mexican cartel.

Bounty Hunters
GenreComedy drama
Created by
Directed byWill Sinclair
Starring
Composers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producers
  • Ben Cavey
  • Jon Mountague
  • Morwenna Gordon
  • Freddy Syborn
  • Jack Whitehall
ProducerPippa Brown
Production companyTiger Aspect Productions
Original release
NetworkSky One
Release25 October 2017 (2017-10-25) –
4 April 2019 (2019-04-04)

Cast

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Episodes

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Season 1 (2017)

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Episode #1.1"William SinclairJack Whitehall and Freddy SybornOctober 25, 2017 (2017-10-25)
2"Episode #1.2"William SinclairFreddy SybornNovember 1, 2017 (2017-11-01)
3"Episode #1.3"William SinclairFreddy SybornNovember 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)
4"Episode #1.4"William SinclairFreddy SybornNovember 15, 2017 (2017-11-15)
5"Episode #1.5"William SinclairFreddy SybornNovember 22, 2017 (2017-11-22)
6"Episode #1.6"William SinclairFreddy SybornNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)

Season 2 (2019)

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Episode #2.1"Toby MacDonaldFreddy SybornMarch 14, 2019 (2019-03-14)
2"Episode #2.2"Toby MacDonaldFreddy SybornMarch 14, 2019 (2019-03-14)
3"Episode #2.3"Toby MacDonaldFreddy SybornMarch 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)
4"Episode #2.4"Toby MacDonaldFreddy SybornMarch 28, 2019 (2019-03-28)
5"Episode #2.5"Toby MacDonaldFreddy SybornApril 4, 2019 (2019-04-04)

Production

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The script for Bounty Hunters was written by Jack Whitehall and Freddy Syborn.[1]

Reception

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Ellen Jones of The Guardian criticized Bounty Hunters for being a comedy-drama, calling it "TV's most used and abused genre".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Jones, Ellen E. (26 October 2017). "Bounty Hunters review: a silly script and a lack of laughs". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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