Pete versus Life is a Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 sitcom created by George Jeffrie and Bert Tyler-Moore. It stars Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

Rafe Joseph Spall is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the Edgar Wright films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz , alongside Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. He had previously appeared alongside Pegg and Frost in a 2001 episode of Spaced...

 and the first episode was aired on 6 August 2010. It was recommissioned for a second series after averaging 1.6 million viewers and a young demographic during its first run, and series two started airing on 21 October 2011.

Synopsis

The programme follows the personal life of Pete Griffiths, a budding sports journalist in London struggling with both his personal and professional life, dealing with issues such as relationships and trying to find work as a major reporter. He often finds himself in uncomfortable situations and can never quite find the right things to say. Whilst he goes about his everyday doings, he is commentated on by two announcers as if his life were a sports broadcast. The two commentators often cringe at the awkward positions Pete ends up in, and are unprofessional in their approach. One of the commentators, Terry McIllroy, is an ex-professional footballer and is loosely based on real life co-commentator and former Sky Sports

Sky Sports

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 pundit, Andy Gray.

Cast

• Rafe Spall
  Rafe Spall
  Rafe Joseph Spall is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in the Edgar Wright films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz , alongside Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. He had previously appeared alongside Pegg and Frost in a 2001 episode of Spaced...
  
   as Pete Griffiths
• Joseph Kloska as Rob
• Pippa Duffy
  Pippa Duffy
  Pippa Duffy is an English actress, best known for her role as Faith in Mouth to Mouth. She has also appeared as Zoe in the last two internet episodes of Mid-morning Matters with Alan Partridge.-Television work:-External links:...
  
   as Anna
• Reece Ritchie
  Reece Ritchie
  Reece Ritchie is an English actor.-Life and career:Ritchie was educated at Benjamin Britten High School in Lowestoft and later became a member of the National Youth Theatre...
  
   as Ollie
• Chris Geere
  Chris Geere
  Christopher William "Chris" Geere is an English actor. He best known for his role as King Edvard/Eddie in the The Prince and Me sequels.-Private life:Geere lives in Putney, London....
  
   as Kurt
• Daniel Ings
  Daniel Ings
  Daniel Ings is an English actor.He trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and The National Youth Theatre and has appeared in a number of stage, short films and television programs. His most notable roles to date are those of Jake in the Channel 4 comedy Pete versus Life and Kelvin in the BBC...
  
   as Jake
• Susannah Fielding
  Susannah Fielding
  -Career:Fielding trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2007, where she appeared in productions of The Tempest and Tales From Ovid .-Theatre:...
  
   as Chloe
• Scarlett Johnson
  Scarlett Johnson
  Scarlett Johnson also known as Scarlett Alice Johnson is a British actress.Johnson attended Highgate Wood School and Performing Arts College where she was spotted by an agent in a production of Guys and Dolls in which she played the lead.The role of Vicki Fowler on the BBC's flagship soap opera...
  
   as Trish
• Simon Greenall
  Simon Greenall
  Simon Greenall is a British actor, writer and voice artist from Longtown in Cumbria. He has appeared in a wide variety of roles in television, film, radio and the theatre, and is probably best known for his role as Michael in the TV series I'm Alan Partridge and as the voice of headmaster Iqbal in...
  
   as Colin King
• Ian Kirkby as Terry McIlroy
• Catherine Russell
  Catherine Russell
  Catherine Russell is a British stage, television and screen actress.-Personal:Catherine Russell is the daughter of actor Nicholas Smith and his wife Mary. She is married to film producer Richard Holmes and they have two children, Sam and Poppy...
  
   as Jen

Series 1

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Series 2

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International broadcast

In Australia

Australia

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, series one of this programme commenced airing on ABC2

ABC2

ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 7 March 2005, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia...

each Tuesday at 9pm from 18 October 2011.