Black Ops (TV series)

Black Ops is a British television comedy series made for BBC One starring Gbemisola Ikumelo and Akemnji Ndifornyen who are also co-creators, writers and executive producers.

Black Ops
Created by
Screenplay by
Directed byBen Gregor
Starring
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Gbemisola Ikumelo
  • Akemnji Ndifornyen
  • Josh Cole
  • Joe Tucker
  • Lloyd Woolf
ProducerAkemnji Ndifornyen
CinematographyLuke Palmer
EditorMark Williams
Production companies
Release
Original networkBBC One

Synopsis

In East London, Dom and Kay are two police community support officers who join the Metropolitan Police and find themselves working undercover.[1]

Cast

Production

The six-part comedy thriller series Black Ops was confirmed for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, to be produced by BBC Studios and Mondo Deluxe, in August 2021. The creators were announced as Gbemisola Ikumelo, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Joe Tucker and Lloyd Woolf, and was commissioned by Tanya Qureshi with Akemnji Ndifornyen as producer and Josh Cole as Executive Producer. [2] The series is directed by Ben Gregor.[3]

Said to be both a comedy and a thriller, Ikuelmo told Deadline Hollywood that “I love that the lines have become so muddied. When it’s dark, it’s really dark and when it’s comedic, it’s really funny, and I love mixing the two and bending genres.”[4]

Casting

Gbemisola Ikumelo, Hammed Animashaun and Akemnji Ndifornyen are set to star in the series.[5] The cast also includes Ariyon Bakare, Joanna Scanlan, Robbie Gee, Jo Martin, and Felicity Montagu.[6]

Filming

Filming began in June 2022 in Luton.[7][8] Filming also took place in Waltham Forest.[9]

Music

Music for the show was completed by Lindsay Wright and Tawiah.[10]

Broadcast

Black Ops debuted in the UK on BBC One on Friday 5 May, 2023 at 9:30pm with episodes airing weekly and being available immediately on BBC iPlayer.[11]

Reception

Rachel Aroesti in The Guardian gave the show five stars, calling it “hilarious”.[12] Benji Wilson in the Daily Telegraph said the series “gets it all rather joyously right” with the “a terrific pairing” in the lead roles who “ace it”.[13] Vicky Jessop in the Evening Standard said the “ campy, farcical tone works in some areas…but not in others” but “you can forgive it almost anything because, for the most part, this show is funny”.[14]

References
  1. "BBC One offers first look at comedy thriller Black Ops". The Irish News. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. "Brand new comedy thriller series Black Ops is confirmed for BBC One and BBC iPlayer". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  3. Bedingham, Mike (22 April 2023). "BBC One offers first look at comedy thriller Black Ops". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. Goldbart, Max (27 February 2023). "'Black Ops': Creators Of BBC Comedy-Thriller Say Black British Culture Is "Reaching A Sweet Spot"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. Cottrell, Imani (15 June 2021). "BBC announces new comedy thriller Black Ops". rts.org. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. "Black Ops". Comedy.Co.Uk. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. "Gbemisola Ikumelo, Hammed Animashaun and Akemnji Ndifornyen to lead Black Ops". bbc.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. "Cast named for BBCS comedy Black Ops". Televisual.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. "I TALK TO Hammed Animashaun". I Talk Telly. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  10. "Lindsey Wright". Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  11. Cormack, Morgan (21 April 2023). "Black Ops: Release date, cast and latest news for BBC comedy thriller". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  12. Aroesti, Rachel (5 May 2023). "Black Ops review – can you really make a hilarious comedy about police racism? Yes you can!". Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  13. Wilson, Benji (5 May 2023). "Black Ops, BBC, review: who knew incompetent coppers and tough gangs could be this hilarious?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  14. Jessop, Vicky (5 May 2023). "Black Ops on BBC One review: this devilishly funny, utterly daft police comedy pokes fun at everything". Evening Standard. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
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