Scripted series · Sky One
Sweetpea
It's always the quiet ones.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ella Purnell
Rhiannon
6 eps
Nicôle Lecky
Julia
6 eps
Jon Pointing
Craig
6 eps
Calam Lynch
AJ
6 eps
Jeremy Swift
Norman
6 eps
Dustin Demri-Burns
Jeff
6 eps
Leah Harvey
Marina
6 eps
Matthew Hawksley
Manspreader
1 eps
Tim Samuels
Phil
6 eps
Lorraine Burroughs
Claudia
6 eps
Lydia Whitehead
Lana
6 eps
Darcy Hurlock
Young Seren
1 eps
Lottie Lee
Young Rhiannon
1 eps
David Bark-Jones
Tommy
1 eps
Amelie Bea Smith
Teen Rhiannon
2 eps
Lily Morales-Lee
Teen Julia
2 eps
Coco Sully
Teen Seren
2 eps
Gurjot Dhaliwal
Nurse
1 eps
Luke McGibney
Mike
2 eps
Alistair Green
Celebrant
1 eps
Alexander Bellinfantie
Andy
4 eps
Elliot Cable
Shaun
4 eps
Lucy Heath
Lucille
3 eps
Jessica Brindle
Pidge
4 eps
Jessye Romeo
Anni
4 eps
Polly Kemp
Aunty Brenda
1 eps
Dino Kelly
Marcus
4 eps
James Craze
Ryan
1 eps
Nitin Ganatra
Rory
5 eps
Gavin Duff
Alan
1 eps
Alexandra Dowling
Seren
3 eps
Rachel Lumberg
Debs
2 eps
William Andrews
Dave
1 eps
Judi Love
Stella
2 eps
Camille Coduri
Carol On Tuesdays
3 eps
Marissa Hussain
Bar Woman
2 eps
Olivia Brady
Donna
3 eps
Victor Itang
Waiter
1 eps
Ingrid Oliver
DI St John
4 eps
Gillian Axtell
Mrs Wheeler
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Sweetpea actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Sweetpea reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
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.
The story
What it's about
Rhiannon Lewis doesn't make much of an impression - people walk past her in the street without a second glance. That is until she is pushed over the edge and loses control. Rhiannon's life transforms, but can she keep her killer secret?
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05
Someone's Been a Naughty Girl
With suspicion swirling around Rhiannon, she and Julia make a truce.
- Directed by Ella Jones
- Written by Selina Lim
S01E02
This Sort of Thing Needs Some Feminine Energy
Rhiannon goes on a mission to find who her victim was.
- Directed by Ella Jones
- Written by Kirstie Swain, Krissie Ducker
S01E01
Sorry for Your Loss
When her father dies and her bully returns, Rhiannon reaches her breaking point.
- Directed by Ella Jones
- Written by Kirstie Swain
S01E06
Life 2.0
Rhiannon might just get away with it - but what does she stand to lose in the process?
- Directed by Ella Jones
- Written by Krissie Ducker
S01E03
Black Spots in the Garage
High on power, Rhiannon goes after her next target: Julia Blenkingsopp.
- Directed by Ella Jones
- Written by Kirstie Swain, Krissie Ducker
S01E04
Everybody Loves Julia
Rhiannon sets out to prove she's not the loser she once was.
- Directed by Ella Jones
- Written by Laura Jayne Tunbridge
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E05
Someone's Been a Naughty Girl
- Directed by Ella Jones
- Written by Selina Lim
S01E04
Everybody Loves Julia
- Directed by Ella Jones
- Written by Laura Jayne Tunbridge
S01E03
Black Spots in the Garage
- Directed by Ella Jones
- Written by Kirstie Swain, Krissie Ducker
S01E02
This Sort of Thing Needs Some Feminine Energy
- Directed by Ella Jones
- Written by Kirstie Swain, Krissie Ducker
S01E01
Sorry for Your Loss
- Directed by Ella Jones
- Written by Kirstie Swain
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Kirstie Swain
Showrunner
Iain Canning
Executive producer
Emile Sherman
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Patrick Walters
Executive producer
Ella Jones
Executive producer
Ella Purnell
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Helen Gregory
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Laura Jayne Tunbridge
Writer
Krissie Ducker
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Selina Lim
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Iain CanningExecutive Producer
- Emile ShermanExecutive Producer
- Patrick WaltersExecutive Producer
- Ella JonesExecutive Producer
- Zorana PiggottProducer
- Kirstie SwainExecutive Producer
Writing
- Kirstie SwainWriter
- Laura Jayne TunbridgeWriter
- Krissie DuckerWriter
- Selina LimWriter
Direction
- Ella JonesDirector
Cinematography
- Nick MorrisDirector of Photography
Music
- Isobel Waller-BridgeOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- YouTube TVStreaming
- Spectrum On DemandStreaming
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