Asylum

Asylum (2015)

Inspired by the true stories of whistle-blowers claiming asylum, Asylum is a satirical comedy about a government whistle-blower and a millionaire internet entrepreneur trapped together in the London embassy of a fictional Latin American country. Dan Hern is a serious, self-important egotist who is accused of leaking important documents. After a year in the El Rican embassy Dan is bored, depressed and has no hope of getting out - his only chance is to push his case in an interview with the Guardian. The embassy staff are struggling to attract people to the annual embassy ball, as Dan is old news and nobody wants to come. The Ambassador's oily son decides to offer sanctuary to another international fugitive named Ludo Backslash: a larger-than-life, childish hacker and internet pirate, who set up a file-sharing website and became public enemy number one among the global entertainment community.

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  • First Air Date: 2015-02-09
  • Last Air Date: 2015-02-23
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 3
  • Network: BBC Four
  • Creator: Kayvan Novak, Tom Thostrup

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    3 Episodes

Trailer

Cast

  • Ben Miller

    Daniel Hern

  • Dustin Demri-Burns

    Ludo Backslash

  • Kayvan Novak

    Rafael

  • Darrell D'Silva

    Castillo

  • Yasmine Akram

    Rosa

  • Niky Wardley

    Lorna

  • John Guerrasio

    Mo

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