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Catastrophe
2015–2019
· TV Show
· 25 min episodes
· 4 seasons
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Every rating
79–98
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Trakt on 79, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98.
See the most agreed on TV shows →American man Rob gets Irish woman Sharon pregnant when they hook up for a week while he is on a business trip in London.
Details
- Created by
- Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan
- Studio
- Merman, Avalon Television, Birdbath Productions
- Released
- 19 January 2015
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 24 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 3 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →1 major award won · 3 wins from 18 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2016 | Best Writer: Comedy | Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan | Winner |
| BAFTA TV Awards 2018 | Best Female Comedy Performance | Sharon Horgan | Nominee |
| BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2018 | Best Writer: Comedy | Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Carrie Fisher | Nominee |
| BAFTA Scotland Awards 2016 | Best Actress in Television | Ashley Jensen | Nominee |
| BAFTA TV Awards 2016 | Best Female Comedy Performance | Sharon Horgan | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Comedy Series | Catastrophe | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Most Bingeworthy Show | Catastrophe | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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BAFTA TV Craft Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Writer: Comedy | Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan | Winner |
| Best Writer: Comedy | Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan | Nominee |
BAFTA Scotland Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in Television | Mark Bonnar | Nominee |
| Best Actress in Television | Ashley Jensen | Nominee |
BAFTA TV Awards
2 nominations
| Best Female Comedy Performance | Sharon Horgan | Nominee |
| Best Female Comedy Performance | Sharon Horgan | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2 nominations
| Best Comedy Series | Catastrophe | Nominee |
| Most Bingeworthy Show | Catastrophe | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Carrie Fisher | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan (for "Episode 1") | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Scripted Comedy | Catastrophe | Winner |
| Writer: Comedy | Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney | Winner |
| Comedy Performance | Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney | Nominee |
| Comedy Performance | Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney | Nominee |
| Scripted Comedy | Catastrophe | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series | Rob Delaney | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series | Sharon Horgan | Nominee |
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards
1 nomination
| Best TV Situation Comedy | Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan | Nominee |