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| Dinosaur | |
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| Created by | Matilda Curtis Ashley Storrie |
| Written by | Matilda Curtis Ashley Storrie Kat Rose Martin Robin Boreham |
| Directed by | Niamh McKeown |
| Starring |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Brian Coffey |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Scotland (Scotland)
BBC Three (UK) Hulu (US) |
| Release | April 5, 2024 (2024-04-05) (United States) April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21) (United Kingdom) |
Dinosaur is a Scottish comedy drama television series set in Glasgow. It premiered in April 2024. It was renewed for a second series later that year.
Synopsis
Nina enjoys her life living with her sister but is shaken when her sister is suddenly engaged.
Cast
- Ashley Storrie as Nina
- Kat Ronney as Evie
- David Carlyle as Bo
- Lorn Macdonald as Lee
- Danny Ashok as Ranesh
- Greg Hemphill as Ade
- Sabrina Sandhu as Amber
- Ben Rufus Green as Shane
- Jim Kitson as Declan
- Sally Howitt as Diane
- Kate Dickie as Cecily
- Sanjeev Kohli as Sachin
Production
The series was commissioned in 2022 by BBC Three, BBC Scotland, and Hulu. It was produced by Two Brothers in association with All3Media and created by Matilda Curtis and Ashley Storrie from an original idea by Curtis. It had Niamh McKeown as director and Brian Coffey as producer. In May 2023, American streaming service Hulu co-commissioned the series.
Storrie has said playing the role of Nina, a young autistic woman, has helped her in certain ways with her own autism diagnosis. Storrie, speaking in 2024 said it was a liberating experience playing the role of Nina: "The good thing about being Nina is she’s an unmasked autistic person so a lot of the things that take a lot of pressure for me to do every day, to just behave like a normal person, I didn’t have to do. It was good for the brief time we filmed Dinosaur, and that was so nice,” she says.
A second series was commissioned in November 2024.
Casting
Dinosaur is Storrie's television acting debut, having previously worked in comedy and playing a small role in the Josie Long film Super November (2018).
In August 2023, it was announced that Kat Ronney would appear in the series as Evie with David Carlyle as Bo, and Lorn Macdonald as Lee.
Filming
Filming began in Scotland in August 2023. Filming in Glasgow was scheduled throughout August and into September 2023.
Broadcast
The series premiered on Hulu on 5 April 2024. It was first shown on BBC Three on 21 April 2024.
Reception
Jack Seale in The Guardian gave the show four stars and wrote "This spiky and heartfelt comedy might be powered by the lead character’s autism, but it’s not defined by it. It gives people with the condition a long overdue voice".
In 2024, the series was nominated for four BAFTA Scotland awards. Curtis and Storrie won the award for best writers. After its award success, Dinosaur was recommissioned for a second series.
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- Harrison, Phil (12 April 2024). "Feud: Capote vs the Swans to Bluey: the seven best shows to stream this week". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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- Guide, British Comedy (2 October 2024). "Dinosaur receives four nods in BAFTA Scotland Awards". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- Pollock, Laura (17 November 2024). "Ashley Storrie pays tribute to Janey Godley in Bafta Scotland speech". The National. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- "BBC announces the return of BAFTA winning comedy series Dinosaur". BBC Media Centre. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.