Jerk (2019–present)

TV ShowOn airBBC ThreeComedy3 seasons, 14 episodes
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Plot

Jerk follows the life of acclaimed stand up Tim Renkow, who plays a heightened version of himself; an American art school dropout who needs to get a visa to stay in the UK. The only problem is that Tim has cerebral palsy. This means that people judge him… all the time. Although usually they judge him wrongly, because what they don’t realise is that inside that severely disabled, vulnerable body is a bit of an asshole.

Episodes by season

Season014Episodes2019Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Episode 1February 24, 2019—Tim is employed by a greeting card company headed by Shaun, but takes excessive advantage of his disabled status.
  2. S01E02Episode 2February 24, 2019—Tim concocts a false personal history about being a refugee in order to receive free meals, but quickly becomes tangled in a web of deceit.
  3. S01E03Episode 3February 24, 2019—Tim's mother suggests that he get married in order to avoid deportation. After a failed attempt at internet dating, he meets Clara and invit
  4. S01E04Episode 4February 24, 2019—Tim's deportation is averted when it is discovered he has British ancestry, but his encounter with Great Uncle Thomas (David Calder), does n

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season024Episodes2021Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Episode 1August 1, 2021—Tim is back and has enrolled himself on a uni course - not that he has any intention of going. But a student visa means he can stay in the U
  2. S02E02Episode 2August 1, 2021—Following a car accident, Tim is referred for personal training, but he gets more than he bargained for with ex-Paralympian PT Claire, known
  3. S02E03Episode 3August 1, 2021—After terrifying a group of young kids, Tim is invited by well-intentioned but misguided teacher Marcus to run a disability workshop for chi
  4. S02E04Episode 4August 1, 2021—After being mistaken for an addict, Tim is welcomed in by an eccentric religious community who set their sights on his spiritual health. Des

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season036Episodes2023Aired—Season avg
  1. S03E01Jerk S03E01Episode 1March 14, 2023—An open casting for actors in a period biopic leads Tim to a role as an extra, which quickly turns to him replacing James Norton as the disa
  2. S03E02Jerk S03E02Episode 2March 14, 2023—Tim gets scouted as a drug dealer but soon realises it isn’t as fun as it looks on TV, while Ruth is left to look after his new care dog, Sn
  3. S03E03Jerk S03E03Episode 3March 21, 2023—Tim is out of his depth when he takes part in a select committee for the new disability funding act, but he is distracted by a familiar face
  4. S03E04Jerk S03E04Episode 4March 21, 2023—Lily and Tim have just a day to hire enough disabled talent to put on a showcase and scam Tim’s nemesis, Kiefer, who wants to buy them. But
  5. S03E05Jerk S03E05Episode 5March 28, 2023—After a surprise announcement, Idris organises a night to remember for Tim. Not everyone agrees with his idea of a good time, so Ruth takes
  6. S03E06Jerk S03E06Episode 6March 28, 2023—Lily’s plan to scam the venue for a free wedding is thrown into jeopardy when Tim tries to help. Someone unexpected comes to Idris’s rescue

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Tim Renkow
Tim RenkowTimSharon RooneySharon RooneyRuthRob J MadinRob J MadinIdris

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