![]() ![]() What emerges is a surprisingly sweet tale of friendship expressed through shared passions and interests, but it’s immediately clear that none of these characters are good peoples. Steve Stamp is hilarious as Steves, the station’s clueless head of security and recycling, who lives at Kurupt FM – not because he’s dedicated, but because it used to be his nan’s flat. Lily Brazier is heartbreaking as Miche, Grindah’s long-time girlfriend and full-time mum, who finds support and solace in their mutual friend, Decoy (Daniel Sylvester Woolford). Hugo Chegwin brings real heart to the crew as Beats, Grindah’s loyal best mate who is the station’s resident DJ and also the partner of Roche, a security guard with a teenage son, Craig. He can be found jumping up and down in his radio studio or getting high on his sofa. Mustafa leads the ensemble as the arrogant MC Grindah, the head of Kurupt FM. The programme was co-created by its cast, including Steve Stamp and Asim Chaudhry, and it shows: they bring their characters to life without breaking persona, able to milk their ridiculousness for drama, tragedy and, most of all, laughs. The station is run by MC Grindah (Allan Mustafa) and DJ Beats (Hugo Chegwin), who are helped out by DJ Steves (Steve Stamp), Decoy (Daniel Sylvester Woolford) and Chabuddy G (Asim Chaudhry). It follows the inept goings on at drum and bass station Kurupt FM (they’re very big in the Brentford area). The first thing to know about the BBC Three series is that it’s not real – the fly-on-the-wall comedy is somewhere between Alan Partridge and Spinal Tap, with a dash of Flight of the Conchords. But what is Kurupt FM? And who are the boys from Brentford? Here’s everything you need to know to get up to speed: It’s a mockumentary It’s a giant step for the pirate radio station, which has gone from a self-published YouTube series to a BBC Three comedy and, several seasons later, a BAFTA award for Best Scripted Comedy, and now are heading to the big screen for its feature debut.Īwkward, smart, silly and sincere, People Just Do Nothing is a laugh-out-loud TV gem. On 18th August, Kurupt FM goes global with the cinema release of People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan.
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