TV Shows from Idris Elba

The Office

Documentary-style sitcom set in the offices of a Slough paper merchant.
Idris Elba
Actor, Director, Musician
My favourite tee-vee show, actually I was a massive fan of the original Office, The English Office. I just found that hilarious.
TV Shows from Idris Elba

Only Fools and Horses

The misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of “Trotters Independent Traders PLC” who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires.
Idris Elba
Actor, Director, Musician
I grew up with the classic sitcoms like Only Fools And Horses. And they are a formula. It’s not just gag and gag and gag. There’s some heart. You care about the characters
TV Shows from Idris Elba

Bonanza

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Idris Elba
Actor, Director, Musician
When I worked with Daniel Craig [Cowboys & Aliens, 2011], he said that dressing up and playing a cowboy is universal, not just an American fantasy. Is it something that was appealing to you? ELBA: [laughs] Yeah, I mean, I used to watch Bonanza. Do you even know what that is?
TV Shows from Idris Elba

Everybody Hates Chris

Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.
Idris Elba
Actor, Director, Musician
In the Long Run, which is kind of like Everybody Hates Chris, based on my life in the ‘80s.