Published: 04:05 pm, 7 April 2026
The BBC has released the primary trailer for Half Man, the unique six-episode drama from the multi award-winning Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer, Against The Law). Episodes will likely be released weekly from April 24 at 6am on BBC iPlayer, with BBC One and BBC Scotland transmissions following inside the week. The collection is a co-production with HBO, which is able to air the collection within the US, Latin America and Europe. Filming wrapped final yr in and round Glasgow.
The new trailer provides a primary glimpse at Gadd and BAFTA profitable actor Jamie Bell (All of Us Strangers, Rocketman) of their roles as Ruben and Niall respectively. Niall and Ruben are brothers. Not associated in blood however the closest you will get. One, fierce and constant. The different, meek and mild-mannered. Inseparable youth. Brought into one another’s lives by demise and circumstance, all they’ve is one another…
But when Ruben turns up at Niall’s marriage ceremony three a long time later, every part appears totally different. He is on edge. Shifty. Not appearing like himself. And quickly, an explosion of violence takes place which catapults us again by their lives, from the eighties to the current day. Capturing 30 years within the lives of those damaged males, Half Man explores brotherhood, violence, and the extreme fragility of male relationships. After all, when issues disintegrate… it’s generally the closest relationships which break the toughest.
The trailer additionally options Mitchell Robertson (Curfew, Mayflies) and Stuart Campbell (SAS Rogue Heroes, The Winter King), who play Niall (Robertson) and Ruben (Campbell) of their youthful years. Neve McIntosh (Tin Star, Chemistry of Death) is seen in her function Niall’s mom Lori alongside Marianne McIvor (Screw, The Nest) who performs Ruben’s mom Maura.
Rounding out the solid for Half Man is Charlie De Melo (Rivals), Bilal Hasna (The Agency), Julie Cullen (Traces), Amy Manson (The Nevers), Anjli Mohindra (The Lazarus Project), Tim Downie (Outlander), Tom Andrews (Feel Good), Philippine Velge (The Serpent Queen), Stuart McQuarrie (The Rig), Sandy Batchelor (SAS Rogue Heroes) Piers Ewart (The Primrose Railway Children), Scot Greenan (T2 Trainspotting), and newcomers Charlotte Blackwood, Calum Manchip and Kate Robson-Stuart.
Half Man is created, written and government produced by Richard Gadd. Sophie Gardiner and Anna O’Malley are the chief producers, alongside Gaynor Holmes for the BBC and Gavin Smith for BBC Scotland. The collection is directed by Alexandra Brodski and Eshref Reybrouck. Executive Producers for Mam Tor Productions are Tally Garner and Morven Reid. Half Man is produced by Mam Tor Productions (a Banijay UK firm) in affiliation with Thistledown Pictures, for BBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC Scotland and HBO. Banijay Rights handles worldwide distribution exterior of BBC and HBO rights. Half Man is supported by Screen Scotland.
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