The Aliens (TV series)
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| Created by | Fintan Ryan |
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| Opening theme | "Alive & Amplified" by The Mooney Suzuki |
| Composer | Vince Pope |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer | Charlie Leech |
| Running time | 46 minutes |
| Production company | Clerkenwell Films |
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| Network | E4 |
| Release | 8 March – 12 April 2016 |
The Aliens is a British science fiction television series created and written by Fintan Ryan. It is set 40 years after aliens land in the Irish Sea and are reluctantly integrated into British society in the fictional city of Troy. Border guard Lewis Garvey, played by Michael Socha, is caught up in the criminal underbelly of Troy as he learns he is himself half-alien.
The six-episode series also stars Michaela Coel, Michael Smiley and Jim Howick, and is produced by Clerkenwell Films for E4. The first episode was released on 8 March 2016. Ryan had previously written BBC shows Never Better and In the Flesh.