TV series
Loaded
Overview
Four friends who become multi-millionaires when they sell their video game company for a clean £246 million and overnight, the four friends are transformed from "people who play games" to "serious players in the game..." - or are they?
Details
- First air date
- 2017-05-08
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Network
- Channel 4
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jim Howick as Josh
- Samuel Anderson as Leon
- Jonny Sweet as Ewan
- Nick Helm as Watto
- Mary McCormack as Casey
- Lolly Adefope as Naomi
- Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Abi
- Tony Way as Ross Muttock
- Morwenna Banks as Linda
- David Reed as Waiter
Episodes
Episode 1: Lawsuit
Following the sale of their company Idyl Hands, four friends and business partners - Josh, Leon, Watto and Ewan wake up to the brilliant/terrifying realisation that they're now multi-millionaires.
Episode 2: Leon’s Teacher
New boss Casey arrives from the US for a “flying visit” and immediately fires a rocket up the gang – they need to start developing new content. And fast. But the boys, freshly-minted millionaires, have other things on their mind.
Episode 3: Josh's Mum and Dad
The boys pitch a new game idea. Unimpressed, Casey conducts a review of what each of them actually does for the company. Watto's addictions manifest themselves and Josh is distracted by the return of his parents.
Episode 4: Watto's Mum
Watto is ecstatic when his errant mother reappears, claiming that she has also made her fortune. Casey announces that The Emperor is flying in to hear Josh and Leon's pitch for a new game.
Episode 5: The Boat
In a bid to get the gang to focus on the new game, Leon takes them away for a trip on his new luxury yacht. What follows is 24-hours of drugs, murder and sex. Ewan falls for the chef, but tries to play down his wealth by pretending he’s a paid employee. Josh discovers that Leon has paid someone to compile a dossier on Abi and finds himself sucked into the deceit. The gang end up run aground, both literally and metaphorically. They’re broken. They have nothing, until Watto finds inspiration via an encounter with a Chinese fisherman.
Episode 6: The Red List
Against the odds it seems the gang are going to deliver on their promise, so they have an unscheduled day off - apart from Ewan who finds himself shackled to his desk.
Episode 7: The Expo
The gang are proudly looking forward to launching their long-awaited new game at the big expo, but Watto has other ideas. Still reeling from a sudden bereavement, he takes drastic action to save the gang from the corrosive influence of their wealth. And when Leon, Josh and Ewan find out what he’s done they’re forced to take drastic action of their own. Casey goes on the rampage and unleashes the full force of her fury on Leon. The launch is a disaster. The gang end in complete disarray as long-held grievances surface. Amid the raging chaos beta-male Ewan is offered a surprise promotion. It would seem he’s more valuable than anyone ever realised.
Episode 8: The End of Cat Factory?
Ewan faces an unusual moral dilemma after he receives an opportunity for wealth beyond his wildest dreams.
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