Colin From Accounts: release date, cast, plot, trailer, first looks and everything we know

Colin From Accounts arrives on BBC2 and BBCiPlayer for spring 2023.
Colin From Accounts arrives on BBC2 and BBCiPlayer for spring 2023. (Image credit: BBC)

Colin From Accounts is a comedy-drama on BBC Two written by and starring former Home and Away star Patrick Brammall. 

The Australian actor, who played Ethan Black in the Summer Bay soap back in 2007, plays Gordon, a man who accidentally runs over a dog while he’s staring at a woman. That woman turns out to be Ashley, played by Harriet Dyer, and the two single(ish), complex people are thrown together as they try to remedy the situation. 

Here’s all we know about Colin From Accounts on BBC Two….

Will there be love or war in Colin From Accounts?

Will there be love or war in Colin From Accounts? (Image credit: BBC)

Colin From Accounts release date 

Colin From Accounts is a eight-part series launching on Tuesday April 11 at 10pm on BBC2. All eight episodes will also be a box set on BBCiPlayer.

Although the series is on in spring 2023 in the UK, it has already been shown in Australia, streaming on Binge from December 1 2022.

Is there a trailer for Colin From Accounts? 

Thanks to Colin From Accounts having been released in Australia already, there's a lovely trailer to enjoy. 

We see Gordon and Ashley rush the dog to the vet’s only to discover the bill will be around $12,000. Then, the odd couple find themselves thrown together in the aftermath. Take a look below...

Colin From Accounts plot 

Colin From Accounts starts when Gordon (Patrick Brammall) accidentally runs over a dog while staring at Ashley (Harriet Dyer) in the street. The pair are drawn to one another but the path of true love doesn’t exactly run smoothly. 

According to the BBC, Colin From Accounts is about “flawed, funny people choosing each other and being brave enough to show their true self, scars and all, as they navigate life together.” 

Gordon (Patrick Brammall) accidentally runs over a dog while staring at Ashley (Harriet Dyer) in the street.

Gordon (Patrick Brammall) accidentally runs over a dog in the street. (Image credit: BBC)

Colin From Accounts cast — Patrick Brammall as Gordon

Patrick Brammall plays Gordon, the main character in Colin From Accounts, a show he has written! As well as starring as Ethan Black in Home and Away, Australian actor Patrick Brammall has also had roles in Glitch, No Activity, Call Your Mother, Offspring and Upper Middle Bogan.

Patrick Brammall as Gordon.

Patrick Brammall as Gordon, with Ashley (Harriet Dyer) behind as they report an accident. (Image credit: BBC)

Patrick Brammall as Ethan Black in Home and Away.

Patrick Brammall as Ethan Black in Home and Away. (Image credit: Channel 5)

Harriet Dyer as Ashley

In Colin From Accounts, Harriet Dyer stars as Ashley and is an executive producer on the show. She previously played Sadie in the series American Auto. She has also been in The InBetween, The Invisible Man, The Other Guy, Love Child, No Activity and Kiki and Kitty.

Colin From Accounts star Harriet Dyer as Ashley (in red).

Colin From Accounts star Harriet Dyer as Ashley (in red). (Image credit: BBC)

Who else is starring in Colin From Accounts?

Colin From Accounts also stars Helen Thomson (Elvis, Irreverent), Emma Harvie (Frayed, The Let Down), Genevieve Hegney (The Little Death, Devil’s Dust), Michael Logo (Love Me, Why Are You Like This) and Tai Hara (Home & Away, Madam Secretary).

Behind the scenes and more about Colin From Accounts

Colin From Accounts is directed by Trent O’Donnell (Review with Myles Barlow), Matt Moore (The Great, Diary Of An Uber Driver) and Madeleine Dyer (Neighbourhood Wars, Blood Sisters), and executive produced by Patrick Brammall, Harriet Dyer, Trent O’Donnell, Alison Hurbert-Burns (Love Me), Brian Walsh (John Wick, Nightmare Alley), Rob Gibson (Bloom, Under My Skin) and Ian Collie (Saving Mr Banks, Sunshine).

The show was commissioned for the Foxtel Group in Australia, is produced by Easy Tiger Productions and CBS Studios and was acquired by the BBC from Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, says: “Laugh-out-loud funny, warm and so relatable, Colin From Accounts is simply pure enjoyment from beginning to end”

Matthew Downer, Sr. Vice President, Regional TV Licensing, Paramount Global Content Distribution, adds: “Colin From Accounts has already proven to be a hit with the Australian audience and critics alike and we are thrilled to be working with our friends at the BBC to give it a home in the UK."

Nicholas Cannon
TV Content Director on TV Times, What's On TV and TV & Satellite Week

I'm a huge fan of television so I really have found the perfect job, as I've been writing about TV shows, films and interviewing major television, film and sports stars for over 25 years. I'm currently TV Content Director on What's On TV, TV Times, TV and Satellite Week magazines plus Whattowatch.com. I previously worked on Woman and Woman's Own in the 1990s. Outside of work I swim every morning, support Charlton Athletic football club and get nostalgic about TV shows Cagney & Lacey, I Claudius, Dallas and Tenko. I'm totally on top of everything good coming up too.