The BBC has released new pictures for Video Nasty, a six part original comedy drama written by Hugh Travers, set to air in January 2025.

It will be broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer in the UK, Virgin Media Television in the Republic of Ireland and ARD-Mediathek in Germany.

The pictures reveal key cast including Justin Daniels Anene (Sanctuary), Cal O’Driscoll (Sanctuary) and Leia Murphy (Fair City). Additional cast include Valerie O’Connor (Sanctuary: A Witches Tale), Declan Rodgers (Patrick Melrose), Simone Kirby (His Dark Materials) and Emmanuel Ighodaro (Shameless).

Video Nasty is produced by Deadpan Pictures in association with Boat Rocker with support from Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán and Northern Ireland Screen. Series Producer is Ailish McElmeel (Northern Lights, Can’t Cope Won’t Cope) and it is produced by Julie Baines (Something in the Water, Triangle). It was filmed in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland earlier this year.

Set in 1985, when the home video revolution is in full analogue swing, Video Nasty tells the story of three mostly normal (but kind of weird) teenagers Billy (Justin Daniels Anene), Con (Cal O’Driscoll) and Zoe (Leia Murphy) who go on an epic quest to complete a cult horror VHS collection. Instead they get mixed up in a murder investigation, becoming chief suspects and public enemies. The series is a raucous, racy, retro 80’s throwback that blends laugh-out loud comedy with compelling horror-themed drama.

The series is executive produced by writer, Hugh Travers, Boat Rocker’s David Fortier, Ivan Schneeberg, Nick Nantell, and Erik Pack, Eddie Doyle and Raphaëlle O’Loan for BBC, Frank Tönsmann for WDR, SWR and NDR (FabFiction-Initiative), Nada Cirjanic for Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Ailish McElmeel, Paul Donovan and Marc Lorber for Deadpan Pictures.

Top picture: Billy (Justin Daniels Anene), Zoe (Leia Murphy) and Con (Cal O’Driscoll) (Image: Deadpan Pictures)