Scripted series · Channel 4
The End of the F***ing World
Some love stories begin at the end.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Alex Lawther
James
16 eps
Jessica Barden
Alyssa Foley
16 eps
Christine Bottomley
Gwen
5 eps
Steve Oram
Phil
8 eps
Naomi Ackie
Bonnie
8 eps
Josh Dylan
Todd Alan King
8 eps
Maggie Bain
Angela
1 eps
Emma Appleton
Kelly
1 eps
Juliet Cowan
Diner Waitress
1 eps
Holly Beechey
Little Alyssa
2 eps
Geoff Bell
Martin
1 eps
Adam Brown
Kyle
1 eps
Polly Kemp
Rita
2 eps
Alex Sawyer
Topher
2 eps
Hywel Morgan
SOCO
1 eps
Tyrus Mckenzie
Hoodie
1 eps
Matt King
DC Eddie Onslow
1 eps
Kelly Harrison
Vanessa
2 eps
Leon Annor
Emil
1 eps
Garry Summers
Distraught Dad
1 eps
Lily Kavanagh
Lost Child
1 eps
Simon Lenagan
DC
1 eps
Earl Cave
Frodo
1 eps
Jack Veal
Little James
5 eps
Eileen Davies
Stella
2 eps
Felicity Montagu
Jocelyn
1 eps
Navin Chowdhry
Tony
5 eps
Alex Beckett
Jonno
1 eps
Kierston Wareing
Debbie
2 eps
Louis Wint
Milton
1 eps
Wunmi Mosaku
DC Teri Darego
5 eps
Gemma Whelan
DC Eunice Noon
5 eps
Barry Ward
Leslie
2 eps
Jonathan Aris
Professor Clive Koch
3 eps
Nadine Marshall
Bonnie's Mum
1 eps
Karl Collins
Bonnie's Dad
1 eps
Dorothy Peters-Lowe
Child Bonnie
1 eps
Django Chan Reeves
Clive's Victim
1 eps
Oliver Huntingdon
Student
1 eps
Kath Hughes
Headmistress
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The End of the F***ing World actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The End of the F***ing World reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her real father.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 16 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201410 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20178 episodes
7.7IMDbA budding teen psychopath and a rebel hungry for adventure embark on a star-crossed road trip in this darkly comic series based on a graphic novel.
Best episode · S01E08 Episode 8
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20198 episodes
7.8IMDbTwo years later, Alyssa dives headfirst into a new life – just as a woman with a grudge sets out on a murderous quest for revenge.
Best episode · S02E07 Episode 7
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E07
Episode 7
After discovering Bonnie's true intentions, James races to help Alyssa, and a tense showdown unfolds inside the café.
S02E08
Episode 8
Desperate to banish visions of the night at Clive's house, Alyssa suddenly disappears, sending James into a panic.
S01E08
Episode 8
Eunice goes rogue, Leslie shows his true colors, and Alyssa and James plan their escape -- but soon realize they're out of time.
- Directed by Lucy Tcherniak
- Written by Charlie Covell
S01E03
Episode 3
Hoping to lie low for a few days, the pair breaks into a home stocked with swanky amenities -- and a disturbing secret.
- Directed by Jonathan Entwistle
- Written by Charlie Covell
S02E04
Episode 4
A flat tire forces the unlikely trio of travelers to seek refuge at a roadside inn run by a man who's desperate for company.
S02E02
Episode 2
Just as Alyssa claws her way back to a semblance of a normal life, she discovers her past isn't done with her yet.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
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
- Kate OgbornProducer
- Dominic BuchananExecutive Producer
- Petra FriedExecutive Producer
- Murray FergusonExecutive Producer
- Andy BakerExecutive Producer
- Charlie CovellExecutive Producer
Writing
- Charlie CovellWriter
Direction
- Lucy TcherniakDirector
- Jonathan EntwistleDirector
- Lucy ForbesDirector
Cinematography
- Ben FordesmanDirector of Photography
- Benedict SpenceDirector of Photography
- Justin BrownDirector of Photography
Music
- Graham CoxonOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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