Miniseries · BBC Two
Life's Too Short
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Warwick Davis
Warwick Davis
7 eps
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
7 eps
Stephen Merchant
Stephen Merchant
7 eps
Jo Enright
Sue
4 eps
Steve Brody
Accountant
5 eps
Shaun Williamson
Shaun Williamson
7 eps
Rosamund Hanson
Cheryl
7 eps
Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
1 eps
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
1 eps
Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter
1 eps
Raymond Griffiths
Ray
1 eps
Steve Carell
Steve Carell
1 eps
Jon Key
Anthony
2 eps
Kerry Godliman
Neighbour
1 eps
Colin Hoult
Bryan
1 eps
Cat Deeley
Cat Deeley
1 eps
Matthew Holness
Ian
2 eps
Sting
Sting
1 eps
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis Bextor
1 eps
Les Dennis
Les Dennis
3 eps
Kiruna Stamell
Amy
3 eps
Scarlett Sabet
Jill
1 eps
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TV DNA
How Life's Too Short actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Life's Too Short reads strongest on Bingeability, Humour and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
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.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is as described by Gervais, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf".
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
With his career on the slide, a massive tax bill, and his wife divorcing him, showbiz dwarf Warwick Davis is forced to open his doors to a film crew 24/7. He seeks advice from old pals Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, but Liam Neeson has beaten him to it.
- Directed by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
- Written by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E02
2013 Special
- Directed by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
- Written by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
S01E07
Episode 7
- Directed by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
- Written by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
S01E06
Episode 6
- Directed by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
- Written by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
S01E05
Episode 5
- Directed by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
- Written by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
S01E04
Episode 4
- Directed by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
- Written by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
S01E03
Episode 3
- Directed by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
- Written by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
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
- Charlie HansonProducer
- Mark FreelandExecutive Producer
- Ricky GervaisExecutive Producer
- Stephen MerchantExecutive Producer
Writing
- Ricky GervaisWriter
- Stephen MerchantWriter
Direction
- Ricky GervaisDirector
- Stephen MerchantDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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