Jerk

Jerk
TV Show · Comedy

Jerk follows the life of Tim, a man who knows that having cerebral palsy means that he can get away with almost anything.

2019 · 23m
Starring Tim Renkow, Lorraine Bracco, Sharon Rooney
Director Tom McKay

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Series 1, Episode 1
    To the astonishment of recruitment agent Idris and carer Ruth, Tim somehow manages to land a job at self-consciously cool greetings card company Anarchy Hamster. Assuming that he is only there to fill a quota, Tim takes full advantage of his 'unsackable' status, only to learn that he, of all people, should know better than to assume.
    23 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Series 1, Episode 2
    Broke, hungry and having been given his marching orders by lazy carer Ruth, Tim heads out to do some grocery shopping. But after a showdown with the world's most overcautious lollipop lady, Tim finds himself lost in an unknown part of town. Stumbling across a food stall giving out free hot meals Tim thinks he's hit the absolute jackpot. That is until he reaches the front of the queue and realises that the food is actually meant for the queue of refugees he suddenly realises he's walked past. Faced with this moral dilemma, Tim as ever takes the path of least resistance and with scruffy look and dark beard does his best to go under the radar - until he's spotted by enthusiastic charity worker Benedict. Intrigued by this severely disabled refugees' story, Tim finds himself embroiled in a lie that snowballs out of control, beginning with Tim claiming to be Syrian ex-skateboard champion 'Mohammed Ali' and ending with him fronting a new charity campaign video.
    20 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Series 1, Episode 3
    Tim's loud brash New Yorker mom pays him a surprise visit. Not wanting to see her baby deported back to the US, Mum wants to hook Tim up with a nice British girl. If she can get him hitched, then he can stay. Reluctant but just about willing to give it a shot, Tim is set up on a series of dates - however the cruel world of online dating is even crueller when you're a man with cerebral palsy.
    20 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Series 1, Episode 4
    The clock has well and truly run down on Tim's leave of stay in the UK. Having discovered a letter from the Home Office carefully filed by Ruth under the sofa cushion, Tim has just 48 hours before deportation looms. With no job, no wife and no sponsor it seems all hope is lost. Skyping Mom to break the news to her, Tim and the gang are stunned however when she inadvertently mentions that Tim has Welsh family. If his grandfather was British this could be just the ticket he's looking for. Hot-footing it to Wales to meet the family and discover more, Tim can't believe his luck when they pull up at a grand old manor house. Not only might Tim be British but it looks like he's also loaded! However after meeting doddery old Great Uncle Thomas, Tim is faced with the awkward truth that not only did Tim's grandfather renounce his British citizenship, but that he did so in order to join the Nazi party. And not only that but old Unckie Tom is actually broke. With all avenues exhausted the gang say their fond farewells at the airport. At least Mom managed to turn the waterworks on at check in and they're flying back in first class style.
    19 min
  • EPISODE 1
    Series 2, Episode 1
    Having narrowly escaped deportation to the USA, Tim has found himself a loophole and landed a place on a postgraduate course in London. Not that he has any real intention of going, or learning anything, but a student visa means that he can stay in Britain, where he intends to wreak more havoc alongside the world's laziest carer Ruth and mild-mannered friend Idris. Having failed to find anywhere suitable to live, Idris encourages Tim to attend college to apply for assisted disability housing. There, Tim bumps into liberal activist student Bobbiey, who is desperate to be Tim's friend and add another 'minority' member to her gang. But while Tim gets sidetracked winding Bobbiey up, he neglects to sign up for any accessible housing, meaning that he and Ruth will be staying with a deflated Idris on a more permanent basis.
    19 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Series 2, Episode 2
    Following a car accident, Tim is referred for personal training to build up his strength, but he gets more than he bargained for with ex-Paralympian PT Claire, known as The Wrecking Ball. Not one to see disability as an excuse for anything other than full positivity, and believing that the only limitations disability presents are in the mind, Claire has some grand plans for Tim's new fitness regime. But Tim isn't any old client, and it's not long before he and Ruth sack it off and head for the door. Unfortunately, they bump into Tim's nemesis Keifer, who is also a client of The Wrecking Ball. Before he can think better of it, Tim challenges Keifer to a race.
    19 min

Box Set

  • Jerk Series 1 & 2

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Cast & Crew

  • Tim Renkow
    Tim
  • Lorraine Bracco
    Mom
  • Sharon Rooney
    Ruth
  • R‌M
    Rob Madin
    Idris
  • Helen Monks
    Bobbiey
  • A‌C
    Anushka Chakravarti
    Bisha
  • T‌M
    Tom McKay
    Director
  • Ash Atalla
    Producer
  • Tim Renkow
    Writer

About

Jerk

Comedy

Jerk follows the life of Tim, a man who knows that having cerebral palsy means that he can get away with almost anything.

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BBC1
Released
2019
© 2019 Roughcut TV

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Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

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  • Fiji
  • 香港
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
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  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
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  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
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