Scrotal Recall
Scrotal Recall is a 2014 British sitcom created by Tom Edge which is broadcast on Channel 4. The series was filmed in Glasgow although the setting is unspecified. The series became available on Netflix in April of 2015 and was billed as a "Netflix Original." [1]
Plot
Dylan (Johnny Flynn) is diagnosed with chlamydia and must then contact all of his previous sexual partners to inform them that he has the disease.[2] Dylan's best friends are Luke (Daniel Ings), and Evie (Antonia Thomas) with whom Dylan has a complicated on-and-off relationship. The majority of each episode of the show is told through a flashback, showing Dylan's generally unsuccessful encounters with a number of women.
Episode list
Series 1 (2014)
The first series premiered on 2 October 2014 and ran for 6 episodes which aired on Thursdays.
| # | Title | Director | Writer | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Abigail" | Elliot Hegarty | Tom Edge | 2 October 2014 |
| Dylan must contact all the girls he has ever slept with to inform them that he has chlamydia. He casts his mind back three years ago to Abigail, the first girl on his alphabetical list of exes, who he met at Angus's wedding. A flashback reveals a defining moment he'd previously tried to forget. | ||||
| 2 | "Anna" | Elliot Hegarty | Tom Edge | 9 October 2014 |
| In a flashback to 18 months ago, Luke is enjoying the best sex of his life with psychology student Cleo, but he's keen to avoid deep conversation in case she realises that he is actually quite shallow. When Dylan gets dragged along on their date he takes a shine to mature student Anna. To Luke's dismay, Dylan invites the girls over for a proper dinner party where he hopes to impress... | ||||
| 3 | "Cressida" | Elliot Hegarty | Tom Edge | 16 October 2014 |
| In a flashback to 10 months earlier, Luke drags Dylan and Evie to a posh party in the country. Luke is desperate to sleep with childhood crush Ilona McLeod, who holds a prominent position on his 'things to do before I die' list. Meanwhile, a bored Dylan and Evie amuse themselves by attempting some of the unchecked items on Luke's bucket list, with disastrous and unexpected results, including a liaison between Dylan and Evie. | ||||
| 4 | "Jane" | Gordon Anderson | Tom Edge | 23 October 2014 |
| In a flashback to three years ago, it's Evie's birthday and she plans to tell Dylan about her feelings for him over a quiet meal, but before she has a chance, all their friends jump out to surprise her, including Dylan's girlfriend Jane and Jonno, a horribly incompatible date that Luke has brought along for Evie. | ||||
| 5 | "Bethany" | Gordon Anderson | Tom Edge | 30 October 2014 |
| In a flashback to four years ago, Dylan has been seeing Bethany for several months, but when she invites her protective big brother over to dinner a terrifying thought occurs to him that he has fallen into a serious relationship with her. Meanwhile, Luke drags Evie away from a photo assignment to a work bowling night in order to find out why his new boss Diana has turned all the women in the office against him. | ||||
| 6 | "Phoebe" | Gordon Anderson | Tom Edge | 6 November 2014 |
| Dylan sets about tracking down Phoebe who hasn't returned any of his messages. This prompts a flashback to six years ago when the gang are at a pub quiz, when Evie was dating Angus. In the present, things take an unexpected turn for everyone. | ||||
Cast
- Johnny Flynn as Dylan, the protagonist of the series, a vaguely inept romantic who goes from one casual relationship to another, usually expecting more than is on offer.
- Antonia Thomas as Evie—the best friend of Dylan. She is barbed, sarcastic and usually single. She appears to have underlying feelings for Dylan, although these are confused by the situation between them.
- Daniel Ings as Luke, a friend and flatmate of Dylan. He is feckless, irresponsible and shallow. He usually has an ongoing girlfriend willing to overlook his flaws.
- Joshua McGuire as Angus, the henpecked friend of the group.
- Aimee Parkes as Helen, the domineering wife of Angus. She is abrupt and aggressive or as Luke describes her; 'absolutely fucking terrifying'.
- Hannah Britland as Abigail, the barmaid at Angus and Helen's wedding, and one of Dylan's former lovers. After he contacts her to inform her of his diagnosis they resume their casual relationship.
- Jessica Ellerby as Jane, a short-term, sexually permissive former girlfriend of Dylan's three and a half years before his diagnosis.
- Richard Thomson as Mal, Evie's boyfriend. In the final episode they plan their marriage.
References
- ↑ Netflix's New Original 'Scrotal Recall' Is So Much Better Than Its Attention-Grabby Title
- ↑ Scrotal Recall: The STI comedy that's not as gross as it sounds