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Asylum

★6.5 2015 1 Season Kayvan Novak TV-MA

Inspired by the true stories of whistle-blowers claiming asylum, Asylum is a satirical comedy about a government whistle-blower and a millionaire internet entrepreneur trapped together in the London embassy of a fictional Latin American country. Dan Hern is a serious, self-important egotist who is accused of leaking important documents. After a year in the El Rican embassy Dan is bored, depressed and has no hope of getting out - his only chance is to push his case in an interview with the Guardian. The embassy staff are struggling to attract people to the annual embassy ball, as Dan is old news and nobody wants to come. The Ambassador's oily son decides to offer sanctuary to another international fugitive named Ludo Backslash: a larger-than-life, childish hacker and internet pirate, who set up a file-sharing website and became public enemy number one among the global entertainment community.

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 3 episodes

Strange Bedfellows

Episode 01

Strange Bedfellows

Feb 9, 2015

After a year in the El Rican embassy under the threat of extradition to America, Dan is bored, depressed and has little hope of getting out. Largely forgotten by the media and at odds with the ambassador's son Rafael, his only chance is to push his case in an interview with the Guardian. The embassy staff are struggling to attract people to the annual embassy ball since Dan is old news and nobody wants to come, so Rafael decides to offer sanctuary to another international fugitive: a childlike, internet pirate called Ludo Backslash.

Project Siren

Episode 02

Project Siren

Feb 16, 2015

Having failed with Ludo, MI6 try to lure Dan out of the embassy by setting up an internet-based honey trap. Meanwhile, the CIA have placed a mole in the embassy who is leaking staff secrets and framing Dan for it. As a result the staff start acting extremely secretively, so Ludo, who is eagerly awaiting his birthday, starts expecting a huge surprise party. Birthday plans have to be put on hold though, as MI6 and the CIA get closer to Dan, so Ludo and Dan's hapless lawyer Lorna has to intervene.

Public Relations

Episode 03

Public Relations

Feb 23, 2015

Feeling trapped with the threat of extradition to America, Dan decides to raise his public profile and present his manifesto to the world by holding a press conference. Unfortunately he inadvertently accuses the El Ricans of torturing him, which does terrible damage to their World Cup bid. The terrifying El Rican foreign minister jets in to try to force Dan to issue a public apology, but with the world suddenly on his side Dan is extremely reluctant. Instead it falls to Ludo to use his hacking skills to get El Rico's World Cup bid back on track.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 6.5 /10

based on 2 votes

Synopsis

Inspired by the true stories of whistle-blowers claiming asylum, Asylum is a satirical comedy about a government whistle-blower and a millionaire internet entrepreneur trapped together in the London embassy of a fictional Latin American country. Dan Hern is a serious, self-important egotist who is accused of leaking important documents. After a year in the El Rican embassy Dan is bored, depressed and has no hope of getting out - his only chance is to push his case in an interview with the Guardian. The embassy staff are struggling to attract people to the annual embassy ball, as Dan is old news and nobody wants to come. The Ambassador's oily son decides to offer sanctuary to another international fugitive named Ludo Backslash: a larger-than-life, childish hacker and internet pirate, who set up a file-sharing website and became public enemy number one among the global entertainment community.

Comedy

Cast

7 principal cast

Ben Miller

Ben Miller

Daniel Hern

Dustin Demri-Burns

Dustin Demri-Burns

Ludo Backslash

Kayvan Novak

Kayvan Novak

Rafael

Darrell D'Silva

Darrell D'Silva

Castillo

Yasmine Akram

Yasmine Akram

Rosa

Niky Wardley

Niky Wardley

Lorna

John Guerrasio

John Guerrasio

Mo

Where to watch Asylum

Asylum is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The comedy from Kayvan Novak, Tom Thostrup has 1 season and 3 total episodes, rated 6.5/10 by 2 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Asylum have?

Asylum has 1 season with 3 episodes in total.

Is Asylum still on the air?

Asylum has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Asylum?

Asylum airs on BBC Four.

When did Asylum first air?

Asylum first aired on February 9, 2015.

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