Channel 4 series The End of the F***ing World (TEotFW) is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Charles Forsman from 2013.
For those in the dark about the comedy, the eight-part series follows teen outsiders James (played by Alex Lawther) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden) who go on a road trip.
The teenagers find themselves on the run from the police after James steals his father’s car as things take a surreal turn.
Who stars in the The End of the F***ing World?
Alex Lawther plays James, a 17-year-old schoolboy who’s convinced that he’s a psychopath and decides he’s going to murder a someone – he just needs to find a victim.
Viewers will be familiar with Lawther, who rose to fame thanks to his turn as a young Alan Turing in the Oscar-winning film The Imitation Game.
In 2016 he played a blackmailed young man called Kenny in the chillingly relevant Black Mirror season three episode Shut Up and Dance.
He also recently starred in BBC period drama Howard’s End which aired last year.
Speaking about what first attracted him to the role of James, the 22-year-old said: “It was dark and it was funny, and those are my favourite things.
“I enjoyed how James was sort of split down the middle, and how much sometimes he was really what he was saying he was, and how much was covering for something else.
“And I knew that Jess Barden was playing Alyssa, and the two of them, James and Alyssa, made sense together in my imagination.”
Meanwhile, Jessica Barden portrays the equally kooky Alyssa, who seems to be struggling with some anger management issues.
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Jessica Barden and Alex Lawther in The End of the F***ing World
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The End of the F***ing World first aired on Channel 4 last year
She also played the role of Alyssa in the short film version of TEotFW in 2014 opposite Craig Roberts as James.
Barden’s other credits include Justine in horror series Penny Dreadful, film Far from the Madding Crowd, wartime comedy Chickens, Coronation Street and Mindhorn.
James’ long-suffering father Phil is played by actor Steve Oram, who’s previously featured in Channel 4 show Glue, Heading Out and last year’s The Moorside in which he was DC Alex Grummitt.
BAFTA-winning actress Wunmi Mosaku is police officer DC Teri Darego, who pursues James and Alyssa after they go on the run.
Mosaku has an impressive list of roles to her name in projects including Black Mirror, Silent Witness, In the Flesh, Dancing on the Edge, ITV’s Fearless and Vera.
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The End of the F***ing World first aired on Channel 4 last year
Game of Thrones actress Gemma Whelan is Darego’s partner DC Eunice Noon, who will also stop at nothing to catch the absconding duo.
Most recently, Whelan was in The Crown, The Moorside, Shakespeare comedy Upstart Crow and Hetty Feather.
Christine Bottomley is Alyssa’s mother Gwen in the show. But she’s been in a number of other of big show such as In the Club, Fearless and Great Night Out.
Navin Chowdhry plays Alyssa’s step-father Tony and has had turns in Charlie Brooker comedy Touch of Cloth, Doctor Foster and most recently ITV thriller Next of Kin.
Other cast members include Barry Ward as Leslie and Kierston Wareing as Debbie.
Will there be another season of The End of the F***ing World?
The Channel 4 show first hit screens in October last year but it’s been since its Netflix premiere that the show has really taken off.
Express.co.uk has contacted Channel 4 to find out if the show has been recommissioned.
Season one of TEotFW was shot in April 2017 and aired six months later, if the programme is renewed it could be on television as early as October this year.
Given the success of the show and popularity with viewers – it’s now got a 100 per cent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes – season two is a possibility.
The End of the F***ing World season 1 is available to watch on Netflix now.
