Cast announced for infectious new C4 comedy, Scrotal Recall

Johnny Flynn, Antonia Thomas and Daniel Ings will star as co-leads in brand new Channel 4 comedy series Scrotal Recall, produced by Clerkenwell Films. Flynn, an actor and singer-songwriter known for his distinctive folk music and collaborations with Laura Marling among others, takes on the role of Dylan Witter - a hapless chap whose romantic conquests have landed him in a sticky situation…quite literally.

Dylan must find everyone he’s ever slept with to tell them he’s contracted Chlamydia, and joining him on this little trip down memory lane are longstanding best friends Evie, played by Antonia Thomas (Misfits, Sunshine on Leith) and Luke played by Daniel Ings (Peep Show, Psychoville (opens in a new window)).

In each comic episode, Dylan seeks out a different girl from his sexual past as he’s forced to remember a romantic encounter he’d previously tried to forget. Not proud of the sizable number of women he’s bedded, Dylan decides to use this quest to make sense of all the squandered opportunities, broken promises, and romantic car-crashes.

Evie and Luke have been Dylan’s friends for the past decade and decide to help him out in his ‘labour of love’ offering dodgy relationship advice and being around to pick up the pieces when it all goes drastically wrong.

Fiona McDermott, acting deputy head of Channel 4 comedy, said “Scrotal Recall is a brilliantly written modern comedy, a skilful mix of compelling love story, instantly original characters and erm…..STDs. We’re totally thrilled that we’ve got such a talented and exciting cast to bring it all to life.”

Murray Ferguson, chief executive for Clerkenwell Films said: “This is a unique comedy with a fantastic cast, brimming with humour, heart and mild genital discomfort.”

The new 6X30 series will air on Channel 4 this autumn and is commissioned by Fiona McDermott. Executive producers are Murray Ferguson and Andy Baker for Clerkenwell Films and the series is written by Tom Edge (The Midnight Beast). Charlie Leech (The Wrong Mans) is the producer and Elliot Hegarty (Bad Education) and Gordon Anderson (The Inbetweeners) are the directors. Scrotal Recall is currently filming in Scotland.