Winner of the Best Drama Series award at the recent 2010 BAFTA Television awards, Misfits is a bold 6-part comedy drama based on a script by Howard Overman (Hustle, Merlin and Spooks: Code 9), that subverts the superhero genre with a knowing take on how hard it is to be a hero in the modern, cynical world. Life as a superhero can be tough, but when you've also got a curfew, it's even tougher. Kelly, Nathan, Curtis, Alisha and Simon are five unruly teenagers forced to do community service as payback for their crimes. When a freak electrical storm hits their town, they have no idea it turned them all into superheroes, each gaining a power they didn't choose or want, which reveals each of their deepest, darkest insecurities. Kelly gains the ability to hear people's thoughts; Simon finds he can make himself invisible; Curtis can suddenly turn back time and anyone who touches Alisha finds themselves falling in lust with her. Only Nathan seems to have been left out, much to his annoyance. While the reluctant superheroes just want to finish their community service and get through the challenges of everyday teenage life – relationships, friendships, parents and sex – fate has another task in store for them. They were not the only ones affected by the storm but they are the only ones who can save their town from the evil that has descended upon it. Featuring a hot young cast of emerging British acting talent – Robert Sheehan (Red Riding), Iwan Rheon (Spring Awakening), Lauren Socha (The Unloved) Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (The History Boys) and newcomer Antonia Thomas Misfits is the perfect teen gang adventure.