The Rebel (2016 TV series)


The Rebel is a 2016 British comedy series on Gold starring Simon Callow in the title role. The show is based on The Rebel cartoon in The Oldie magazine by Andrew Birch. It began airing in June 2016. In total, 9 episodes have aired as of May 2018.
The cast includes Anita Dobson, Bill Paterson and Amit Shah.

Plot

The show follows 70 year old Henry Palmer, a widowed resident of Brighton who is an anarchic, anti-establishment pensioner.

Cast

Main

The Rebel is based on Andrew Birch's cartoon strip for The Oldie. Vadim Jean is the director of the series. In July 2017 it was announced that The Rebel was renewed for a second series. Bill Paterson, Anita Dobson, Anna Crilly and Amit Shah will reprise their roles.

Episodes

Series 1

Series 2

In July 2017 it was announced that a second series will be filmed.
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