Samson Kayo and Jane Horrocks start shooting paramedic comedy

Julian Barratt and Australian comedian Sam Campbell have joined the cast of Sky’s new paramedic sitcom  Bloods.

Filming has just started on the series, which stars Samson Kayo  and Jane Horrocks as an ambulance crew in South London.

Both Boosh star Barratt and Campbell, below, who won the top award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2018, will play paramedics.

Six half-hour episodes are being made for broadcast next year, following a taster episode made as a Sky comedy short in 2018.

Other cast members also announced today are Adrian Scarborough, Kevin Garry, and Aasiya Shah.

Kayo - who co-created the series –  said: ‘I’m super excited to show the world Bloods especially because I almost became a paramedic. Lucky for the NHS, I chose to play the character instead’

And Horrocks added: ‘I am very much looking forward to working on Bloods and being paired with the extremely funny Samson Kayo. I know nothing of the world of paramedics, but maybe I need to overcome my fear of blood before I start.’

Made by: Roughcut TV
Commissioned by: Jon Mountague, Sky Studios’ director of comedy and Tilusha Ghelani commissioning editor
Created by: Samson Kayo and Nathan Byron
Written by :Nathan Byron and Paul Doolan
Produced by: Seb Barwell
Executive producers: Ash Atalla and Alex Smith

Published: 22 Sep 2020