{"id":4705,"date":"2021-09-21T14:54:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T12:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1365153"},"modified":"2021-09-21T15:12:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T13:12:08","slug":"help-breaks-all-4-records-with-1-1-million-streams-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/help-breaks-all-4-records-with-1-1-million-streams-in-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Help breaks All 4 records with 1.1 million streams in a week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The care home drama received the most views in the first week of release. <\/p>

By Emma Bullimore\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 21 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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You always knew a drama starring Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham would be good. But their recent one-off collaboration Help<\/a>, about the experiences of a care home patient and his young carer during the pandemic, has proved to be a huge success with critics and audiences alike.<\/p>\n

It has been announced today that the drama received an unprecedented 1.1 million views on Channel 4\u2019s streaming service, All 4, only four days after becoming available to view. This is a bigger response than any other new drama has received on the platform.<\/p>\n

These 1.1 million views are in addition to the show\u2019s overnight ratings. 1.23 million viewers tuned in live to watch the show on Channel 4 last Thursday, but the drama was beaten by Channel 5\u2019s All Creatures Great and Small, which attracted 2.26 million viewers.<\/p>

Channel 4 announced the impressive catch-up ratings via its Twitter page today, saying the figures make Help \u201cthe biggest ever launch of a new drama on All 4\u201d. Help is written by Jack Thorne, who has previously penned critically acclaimed drama series National Treasure and Kiri for the same channel.<\/p>\n

#Help<\/a> hits 1.1million streams after just 4 days – biggest ever launch of a new drama on All 4 ????https:\/\/t.co\/U6CAr87IDL<\/a>@StephenGraham73<\/a> @jackthorne<\/a> @marcmunden<\/a> #jodiecomer<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rtmeWYbs9K<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Channel 4 Press (@C4Press) September 21, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>

Viewers were moved by Help<\/a>, which told the story of Tony, a patient with Young Onset Alzheimer\u2019s disease, played by Graham.<\/p>\n

Stars Stephen Graham and Jodie Comer go back a long way, with Graham helping Comer to get her big break in the business \u2013 during her BAFTA acceptance speech in 2019 she famously said that she owed him a pint for all his input in her career.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s hoping the success of Help will inspire them to team up again for another powerful drama in the future.<\/p>\n

Help is\u00a0available to view on All 4 now. To find out what\u2019s on telly tonight, check out our handy TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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