Scripted series · BBC One
Ann Droid
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Diane Morgan
Linda
6 eps
Sue Johnston
Sue
6 eps
Paul Ready
Michael
6 eps
Leila Hoffman
Lady in Advert
1 eps
Michelle Greenidge
Nurse Brianna Powell
1 eps
Richard Syms
Lyle
1 eps
Margot Leicester
Phyllis
6 eps
Sarah Kendall
Cass
2 eps
Kathryn Hunter
Eileen
5 eps
David Hargreaves
Tom
4 eps
Nicole Sadie Sawyerr
Roxy
2 eps
Andrea Valls
Renee
5 eps
Danny John-Jules
Brian
2 eps
Cassidy Ahaiwe-Nash
Ned
1 eps
Rupert Vansittart
Jeffrey
4 eps
Al Roberts
Mark
3 eps
Carrie Coon
Kath
1 eps
Maximilian Osinski
Chris
2 eps
Ed Jones
Keith
2 eps
Khy Martinez
Customer
1 eps
Souad Faress
Mystic Maria
1 eps
Marion Barron
Maggie Hughes
1 eps
Matt Barkley
Guy
2 eps
Ruby Bridle
Kit
1 eps
Jake Bhardwaj
Nish
1 eps
John King
Max
1 eps
Jade Ogugua
Anya
1 eps
Rory Kelleher
Sean
1 eps
Nimisha Odedra
Robot One
1 eps
Carla Woodcock
Melody
1 eps
Simon Greenall
Dave
1 eps
Amanda Bright
Pru
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Ann Droid actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Ann Droid reads strongest on Humour, Bingeability and Serialized.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
It’s Sue’s worst nightmare - an overly attentive, socially inept, second-hand robot carer. But maybe this droid has its uses...
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Episode 2
Sue offers to work at the charity shop for the day, but it’s a disaster, thanks to Linda, and when Sue tries to show up for Michael at Renee’s BJJ presentation, things get even worse.
S01E01
Episode 1
Sue’s husband Dave has died, and her son is moving out to fix his marriage, so he decides to buy his mum a surprise – a care provider with a difference to help her live independently.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Shane AllenExecutive Producer
- Diane MorganExecutive Producer
- Pippa BrownExecutive Producer
Writing
- Diane MorganWriter
- Sarah KendallWriter
Where to watch
Streaming
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