The main leading cast members throughout the series are:

• Joe Gilgun (Misfits, This Is England) as Vincent “Vinnie” O’Neill
• Michelle Keegan (Our Girl, Fool Me Once) as Erin Croft
• Damien Molony (Being Human, Ripper Street) as Dylan Golding
• Tom Hanson (The Outlaws, Murder on the Orient Express) as Leslie “Cardi” Titt
• Aaron Heffernan (Love/Hate, War of the Worlds) as Ashley “Ash” Dennings
• Ryan Sampson (Plebs, After You’ve Gone) as Thomas “Tommo” Schaftner
• Parth Thakerar (Gangs of London, Vigil) as Jehan “JJ” Jovani
• Steve Evets (Looking for Eric, White Gold) as Farmer Jim

Several notable actors have appeared as guest stars or recurring characters including Greg Davies and Imelda Staunton who both featured in A Very Brassic Christmas - the first Brassic Christmas special which aired in December 2023.

Find out more about the cast and characters of Brassic here.

Brassic is filmed in a variety of wonderful locations and you can read more about them all, here.

Brassic’s official rating in the UK, as certified by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), is 15.

Sexual references and profanity are used regularly throughout all five series, as well as moderate use of violence.

A seventh series of the hit Sky Original has been confirmed and production began in January 2025.

Sadly. yes. Sky confirmed on January 22, 2025, that the seventh series would be farewell.

Danny Brocklehurst, co-creator & writer, said: “When Joe Gilgun and I sat down to create Brassic, we couldn't have imagined, in our wildest dreams, that we would do seven series and gather such a loyal and loving fan base. It's been a complete joy to create this eccentric world, but all good things must come to an end, and we want to stop while we are still riding high. Maybe they can finally give us that BAFTA!”

A Sky spokesperson said: “Since Brassic arrived on our screens in 2019, it has become Sky's most successful comedy ever. Fans very quickly became attached to this dynamic group of friends, as they found unconventional ways to win at life in northern suburbia. We would like to thank Joe Gilgun, Danny Brocklehurst and the whole cast and crew – past and present – for bringing us all a truly iconic series, which we’ve loved for its special mix of hilarity and heart.”

David Livingstone, Founder of Calamity Films, adds: “Somehow, some crazy stories and a bucketful of truth, combined with an astoundingly talented cast, have created the most loyal fanbase you could ever hope for. From Joe Gilgun’s unconventional imagination to Danny Brocklehurst’s brilliant writing, it's all been a blast. This farewell series is for the fans.”

To date, there are 44 episodes of Brassic overall.

The first two series ran for six episodes apiece. The following three series ran for eight episodes, with a Christmas special having aired following the end of series 5.

Series one to six of Brassic are available to watch now on Sky Max and streaming service NOW. Brassic is not available to watch on Prime Video, or Disney+. Season five and season six are only available on Sky and not on rival streaming services such as Netflix. Series seven will also only be available on Sky and NOW.

According to the Urban Dictionary, being Brassic is to be “broke, penniless, without means, or on the bones of yer a**e.” Fitting for a series about a close-knit group of chancers that fall into the category of “Blair’s Forgotten Youth.”

Despite being slang from the north, the origins of the term are actually found (probably to the disgust of the Brassic gang) in The Big Smoke. That’s right – it’s good old Cockney Rhyming Slang, guv.

It comes from a shortened version of the term “boracic lint”, which by the rhyming law of the East End equates to “skint”. To field just two of the many questions you might have, boracic lint is a type of medicinal dressing, and the word “boracic” is actually pronounced “brassic”.

All clear? No? Brassic means skint. Just roll with it.

Brassic is written by co-creator BAFTA and RTS winner Danny Brocklehurst, whose other credits include Shameless, Clocking Off and recently Ten Pound Poms. However, the antics of the series are heavily based on the real-life experiences of Brassic’s star and fellow co-creator Joe Gilgun.

“When I came on board there was a lot of great ideas, but Joe isn’t a TV writer.” Danny explains. “Together with his friend Dave, they had these amazing ideas but it took the three of us to really focus it into a TV series, and go, ‘This is what it needs to be’. I could not have done Brassic without Joe giving me some of these absolutely bonkers things that him and his mates got up to in his past. […] It reminded me of Shameless, you can have that fun in a social setting, a slightly heightened realism to it that lifts it out of being despairing into something more hopeful and amusing.”

Fittingly, Brassic opens to the rhythm and blues classic “Money (That’s What I Want)” by Barrett Strong. While the original recording of the song is used, you might know the song through its covers from a little-known band called The Beatles, and the later New Wave version released by The Flying Lizards.

If you loved Brassic and need a fix before the new series arrives, you might enjoy Breeders, Sky’s comedy starring Martin Freeman about the grim realities of raising a family with nary a single rose-tinted spectacle in sight. Or, if you like your antics a little more incredulous, check out Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays in the gloriously silly future-cop comedy Code 404.