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{{short description|2022 British television series}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{use British English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| genre                = [[Comedy]]<br>[[Sitcom]]
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Susan Wokoma]]
* [[Joshua McGuire]]
* [[Callie Cooke]]
* [[Jack Fox (actor)|Jack Fox]]
}}
| num_seasons          = 2
| num_episodes         = 26
| company              = [[Clerkenwell Films]]
| network              = [[BBC One|BBC One HD]]
| writer               = Oliver Lyttleton
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2022|02|15|df=yes}}
| last_aired           = present
}}
'''''Cheaters''''' is a British short-form [[sitcom]] first broadcast on [[BBC One]] in February 2022.
The first series, originally created for [[BBC Three]] by Oliver Lyttleton,<ref name="RTSusan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/cheaters-bbc-three-susan-wokoma-infidelity/|title=Cheaters' Susan Wokoma praises sitcom's "non-judgemental" exploration of infidelity |website=Radio Times}}</ref> consists of 10-minute episodes, broadcast as triple-features. The plot revolves around an adulterous couple and their paramours.<ref name="NWJosh">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/television/cheaters-cast-who-stars-with-joshua-mcguire-in-bbc-series-plot-and-how-many-episodes-are-there-3570151|title=Who stars in BBC comedy Cheaters, plot and how many episodes are there?|website=www.nationalworld.com|date=15 February 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Ayaan|last=Ali |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/channel-4-gogglebox-viewers-shocked-23224917|title=Gogglebox viewers shocked at BBC show you 'shouldn't watch with grandparents' |date=25 February 2022|website=MyLondon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 'Cheaters' Cast Are "Pretty Positive" About A Second Season|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/will-bbc-cheaters-return-for-s2|website=Bustle|date=16 February 2022 }}</ref>
The second series consists of 8 episodes and was released on 19 November 2024 on [[BBC One]], all episodes were available to view on [[BBC iPlayer]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Guyoncourt |first=Sally |date=2024-11-19 |title=Cheaters cast and season 2 episode guide as show returns to BBC |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/cheaters-cast-season-2-episode-3389157 |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Susan Wokoma]] as Fola
* [[Joshua McGuire]] as Josh
* [[Callie Cooke]] as Esther
* [[Jack Fox (actor)|Jack Fox]] as Zack
===Recurring===
* Shiloh Coke as Georgia
* Andrea Valls as Nina
* Bronwyn James as Natalie
* Tobi Bamtefa as Rohan
* [[Glenn Wrage]] as Tim Regan
* [[Jay Lycurgo]] as Paul
* Victoria Broom as Karen
* Adam Ayadi as Damien
==Production==
The cast includes [[Susan Wokoma]],<ref name="RTSusan"/> [[Joshua McGuire]],<ref name="NWJosh"/> [[Jack Fox (actor)|Jack Fox]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/bbc-cheaters-jack-foxs-life-23104463|title=Jack Fox's famous family including actor cousin and relationship with movie star|first=Ertan|last=Karpazli|date=15 February 2022|website=MyLondon}}</ref> and Callie Cooke. Guests include [[Jim Norton (Irish actor)|Jim Norton]].
==Release==
''Cheaters'' premiered on [[BBC One|BBC One HD]] on 15 February 2022.
In Australia, the series premiered on [[10 HD]] based in [[TEN (TV station)|Sydney]] and [[ATV (Australian TV station)|Melbourne]].
The second series premiered on [[BBC One]] on 19 November 2024 with all episodes available on [[BBC iPlayer]].
==Reception==
Jack Seale of [[The Guardian]] gave the series 4 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/08/cheaters-review-as-romcom-coincidences-go-this-ones-a-whopper|title=Cheaters review – as romcom coincidences go, this one's a whopper|date=8 February 2022|website=the Guardian}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0b7pwbp/cheaters Cheaters]'' on [[iPlayer]]
* {{IMDb title}}
[[Category:2022 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:2020s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:British English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Television series by BBC Studios]]
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