6.5Season 7 • Episode 6
LatestDavey MacDonagh finally loses with it with Joey Kittens at an all-you-can-eat carvery in the middle of a snowstorm. Thanks to the storm, Vinnie and the gang get stuck in the middle of Davey's carnage and it turns out he's got hostages all over the gaff. As things turn from blizzard to bloodbath it's clear that not everyone is getting out alive.
A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in suburban northern England. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.
Acting
Joseph Gilgun's ADHD energy is barely contained performance art.
Writing
Dialogue so authentically northern it needs subtitles for southerners.
Production
Hawley estate becomes a character you can't escape.
Creators
Daniel Brocklehurst, Joseph Gilgun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Joseph Gilgun co-created the series and based Vinnie on his own experiences with bipolar disorder and ADHD, filming during manic episodes.
The Hawley estate is a real Lancashire location that became so associated with the show locals started Brassic tours, despite it depicting their town as a criminal cesspool.
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