Borderline
The cast of Borderline, as seen in the opening sequence. From left to right: Agent Tariq Mansoor, Senior Agent Grant Brodie, Chief Inspector Linda Proctor, Agent Andrea "Andy" Church, and Agent Clive Hassler.
Genre	Comedy, mockumentary
Written by	Chris Gau Michael Orton-Toliver
Directed by	Matt Jones
Starring	David Avery Jackie Clune David Elms Liz Kingsman Jamie Michie
Narrated by	Ralf Little
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Sarah Doole Chris Gau Ralf Little Michael Orton-Toliver
Producer	Zoë Rocha
Running time	28 minutes
Production company	Little Rock Pictures
Original release
Network	Channel 5
Release	2 August 2016 (2016-08-02) – 19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)

Borderline is a British mockumentary television comedy series devised by Michael Orton-Toliver and Chris Gau. Narrated by Ralf Little, the series launched on 2 August 2016 on Channel 5. The series follows the activity of customs agents working for Borderline, a fictionalised version of the Border Force, at the fictional Northend Airport.^[1]

In contrast to most series, which require the cast to memorise a script, Borderline is "retro-scripted": the cast is given a plot outline to guide them as they improvise their dialogue and actions.^[2]

As of December 2016, the series is available on Netflix in select regions.^[3]

Production

In February 2016, it was announced that Channel 5 had ordered a new comedy series.^[4] The news was revealed by Royle Family star Ralf Little.^[4]

The first series was filmed at Coventry Airport in March/April 2016.

In August 2016, during the first series run it was announced by Ben Frow (Channel 5's Director of Programming) that the show had been commissioned for a second series.^[5]

Cast

• David Avery as Customs Agent Tariq Mansoor
• Jackie Clune as Chief Customs Inspector Linda Proctor
• David Elms as Customs Agent Clive Hassler
• Liz Kingsman as Customs Agent Andrea "Andy" Church
• Jamie Michie as Senior Customs Agent Grant Brodie

Cancellation

On 19 October 2017, Channel 5 had announced Borderline would not return for its third series due to a drop in ratings and just 12 episodes were produced in two series.