Pushers (TV series)
British comedy television series
Pushers is a 2025 British comedy television series broadcast on Channel 4 co-written by and starring Rosie Jones.
Premise
A young woman with cerebral palsy tried to use society's assumptions for her benefit to pursue criminal activity and evade detection.
After having her benefits unfairly reduced, Emily joins her old school friend Ewen in drug dealing to make money, recruiting other disabled people to join their gang in order to be undetected by the police. Using Emily's workplace, charity Wee C U, as a cover, the gang sell cocaine and later spice.
Cast
Rosie Jones as Emily Dawkins, a woman with cerebral palsy that resorts to drug dealing after her benefits are reduced. She has a day job at a charity, Wee C U, but is currently an unpaid volunteer due to the charity's inability to pay its staff. Her codename is Judy Finnigan.
Ryan McParland as Ewen Sheridan, an old school friend of Emily's that recruits her to help him deal drugs. Despite asking for Emily's help and setting up the gang, he's fed up of crime and wants to get out. His codename is Brown Hawk.
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