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Derek

Name: Derek
Director: Ricky Gervais
Released: 2012-04-12

British television comedy-drama created by Ricky Gervais

TV seriestelevision seriesQ3964185

Also known as derek:The Special

Started: April 12, 2012
Ended: December 22, 2014
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1.dbpedia.org/resource/Derek_(TV_series)Retrieved 2020-04-19
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Creator: Ricky Gervais
Network: Channel 4
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 14
Cast: Ricky Gervais
, Kerry Godliman
Genre: comedy drama

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Derek is a British comedy-drama television series starring, written and directed by Ricky Gervais. The pilot was produced by Derek Productions Ltd. for Channel 4 and aired on 12 April 2012. Channel 4 describes the show as "A bittersweet comedy drama about a group of outsiders living on society's margins".

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Title: Derek
Website: channel4.com/programmes/derek
Director: Ricky Gervais
Screenwriter: Ricky Gervais
Producer: Ricky Gervais
Members / parts: Derek, season 1
Derek, season 2
Language: English
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1.Stated in fernsehserien.defernsehserien.de/derekRetrieved 2020-06-03
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Executive producer: Ricky Gervais
Different from: Derrick
Social media followers: 77,961(February 10, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 1137174900
80,268(January 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 1137174900
83,522(January 3, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 1137174900
Distribution format: video on demand
Distributor: Netflix
Set in environment: island

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