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Cockroaches

TV·2015–2015·1 season, 6 episodes·ITV2·Comedy, Science-Fiction·30m·7.1

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Cockroaches is a post-apocalyptic romantic-comedy about what happens after a nuclear holocaust. It's about those things that can survive anything: laziness, boredom, ex-boyfriends who are still stupid. And love.

Cast

Daniel Lawrence TaylorDaniel Lawrence TaylorTomEsther SmithEsther SmithSuzeJack WhitehallJack WhitehallOscar

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2015Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Cockroaches S01E01Episode 1January 13, 2015—Eight years after nuclear war, we join survivors Tom, Suze and their daughter Laura, as they wander the wasteland where England used to be.
  2. S01E02Cockroaches S01E02Episode 2January 20, 2015—When Tom is elected the new boss of the survivors' camp, he finds leadership harder than expected.
  3. S01E03Cockroaches S01E03Episode 3January 27, 2015—Tom assembles a team to go to the supermarket as the camp is running out of food. Our heroes' lives are put at risk along the way.
  4. S01E04Cockroaches S01E04Episode 4February 3, 2015—After the children suddenly turn green, panic spreads through the camp. Is it nuclear radiation? Time to call the Doctor.
  5. S01E05Cockroaches S01E05Episode 5February 10, 2015—Tom deals with the arrival of his troublesome in-laws, as well as a beautiful and mysterious stranger.
  6. S01E06Cockroaches S01E06Episode 6February 17, 2015—Tom and Laura are kidnapped by the Spectrum gang of cannibals, and thrown into jail. Will they be rescued in time?

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