50 Fun Facts About Misfits (TV Series)

Which power does Nathan Young turn out to have in Misfits, revealed only in the series-one finale?

Immortality is revealed when Nathan wakes up inside his own coffin after his funeral, unharmed and buried alive. He had spent the whole first series convinced the storm gave him nothing.

Which power does shy outsider Simon Bellamy gain from the storm in the first episode of Misfits?

Invisibility mirrors how Simon already feels around other people: overlooked. He uses it to watch the rest of the gang unseen, which does little for his reputation as the odd one.

Which power does Kelly Bailey gain from the storm in Misfits and later sell to a dealer for £20,000?

Telepathy lets Kelly hear exactly what people think of her, a cruel fit for someone who is constantly judged on her accent and looks.

Which power does Curtis Donovan gain in Misfits, triggered whenever he feels a strong sense of regret?

Rewinding time lets Curtis undo moments he wishes had gone differently. It grows out of his longing to erase the night-club arrest that wrecked his sporting career.

Which Irish actor, later Klaus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy, played Nathan Young in Misfits?

Robert Sheehan stayed for only two series. His exit was announced at a London convention, and Nathan's farewell was told in an online short instead of a television episode.

Which Welsh actor played Simon Bellamy in Misfits before becoming Ramsay Bolton in Game of Thrones?

Iwan Rheon went from playing a timid loner to one of television's most hated villains. He had first auditioned for Jon Snow and lost that part to Kit Harington.

In series three of Misfits, an elderly man travels back in time to try to kill which dictator?

Adolf Hitler survives the attempt and ends up with the man's mobile phone. That technology hands Germany the war, creating an alternate present in which the gang are rebels who must undo it.

In Misfits, people and animals revived by Curtis Donovan's resurrection power come back to life as what?

Zombies with a craving for blood are all the power can produce. The gang find out when a revived cat attacks its owner and the trouble spreads to a whole squad of cheerleaders.

Which wrong name does Nathan Young keep calling Simon Bellamy throughout his two series of Misfits?

Barry is the name Nathan never drops. Even in his farewell short he uses his one phone call on Simon, and the newcomer who picks up says he knows nobody of that name.

After selling her first power in Misfits, Kelly Bailey buys an ability that makes her an expert in what?

Rocket science is all the new power covers. Kelly can draw up missile blueprints, yet no employer takes her seriously, so the gift proves close to useless.

Which British channel first broadcast Misfits, the comedy-drama about young offenders who gain superpowers?

E4 launched the first series on 12 November 2009 to an average of about 700,000 viewers an episode. A year later the second run was drawing more than double that.

In which US city is Nathan Young last seen in Misfits, using a new magic power to cheat at dice?

Las Vegas is where Nathan goes to get rich, until a casino catches him rolling an impossible eleven with a four and a seven. He ends the story under arrest.

Curtis Donovan in Misfits was a rising star in which sport before a drugs arrest ended his Olympic hopes?

Athletics banned Curtis for two years after he was caught with cocaine in a night club. He had been aiming for the London 2012 Games, and the courts made a public example of him.

One magazine summed up Misfits as a mix of teen drama Skins and which American superpower series?

Heroes was the obvious comparison for a drama about ordinary people handed powers. The Times praised the British show for pairing salty street humour with special effects.

Which This Is England actor joined Misfits in series three as the self-duplicating Rudy Wade?

Joe Gilgun, the kind-hearted skinhead Woody in that franchise, was cast as the gang's new funny man once its original joker left. He admitted that taking over was frightening.

Which actor played Alisha Daniels in Misfits before starring as Claire Browne in The Good Doctor?

Antonia Thomas won the part one day after leaving the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She stayed for three series before her character was killed off.

The actor who played cult leader Rachel in Misfits soon found fame as Lady Sybil in which period drama?

Downton Abbey cast Jessica Brown Findlay as Lady Sybil Crawley within a year of her first Misfits episode. In that one she is a wholesome girl whose power talks delinquents into celibacy.

In the Misfits Christmas special, a disillusioned priest buys up several powers so that he can pose as whom?

Jesus Christ reborn is the act Elliot puts on with his bought powers. The gang end up taking the money he has gathered from followers and spending it on new powers of their own.

Which actor won a Best Supporting Actress television award in 2011 for playing Kelly Bailey in Misfits?

Lauren Socha was first spotted at a local drama workshop she joined because of her actor brother. At fifteen she was given the lead in an Arctic Monkeys music video.

The actors behind Rudy Wade and Nikki in Misfits later starred together in which American comic-book series?

Preacher ran from 2016 to 2019 and cast Rudy's actor as the Irish vampire Cassidy. The pair never shared a Misfits scene, because Nikki dies before Rudy arrives.

Nathan Young's community service in Misfits follows a row over stolen pick 'n' mix at what kind of venue?

A bowling alley is where it all starts. When the manager threatens to phone the police, Nathan tells him to go ahead and then staples him in the hand.

Which offence, aimed at a school bully, put Simon Bellamy on community service in Misfits?

Attempted arson is the charge. Humiliated by a prank text, Simon sets fire to his tormentor's house, then puts the flames out before any serious damage is done.

Which offence, committed more than once, earns Alisha Daniels her community service at the start of Misfits?

Drunk driving while already banned from the road is what catches up with Alisha. She tries to flirt her way out of it with the police officer who pulls her over, and fails.

What is the ultra-conservative youth movement in the Misfits series-one finale called?

Virtue spreads because its leader Rachel can change anyone's behaviour by suggestion. Kelly and Alisha are both converted before a rooftop struggle breaks the spell.

In series one of Misfits, new probation worker Sally is secretly what relation to her predecessor Tony?

His fiancée is the truth, which is why Sally suspects the gang from the start. She fakes a romantic interest in Simon to dig for evidence about Tony's disappearance.

Where does Simon Bellamy hide Sally's body after accidentally killing her in series one of Misfits?

In a freezer at the community centre, where Simon keeps going back to visit her. When a search looms in series two, the gang row the weighted body out onto the water and sink it.

Curtis Donovan's girlfriend Nikki gains the power to teleport in Misfits after which medical procedure?

A heart transplant gives Nikki both the organ and the power of Ollie, a teleporter shot dead soon after joining the gang. She never learns to control where she ends up.

In series two of Misfits, Kelly Bailey has a fling with Bruno, a man who is really which animal?

A gorilla that has taken on human form is the truth about Bruno. The romance is cut short when police shoot him.

In series two of Misfits, Vince makes Nathan Young fall in love with Simon Bellamy by giving him what?

A tattoo from Vince controls how its wearer feels. Simon ends it by spotting the artist's nut allergy, force-feeding him a peanut and holding back his adrenaline pen.

Tim, the Misfits villain who kidnaps Kelly Bailey and shoots future Simon, experiences reality as what?

A video game is how Tim sees the world, so the gang are just obstacles on the way to his next level. He returns in the final series, struggling to keep the power under control.

Which awards body gave the first series of Misfits its Best Drama Series prize in 2010?

BAFTA chose the newcomer over three BBC nominees: Being Human, Spooks and The Street. It was only the show's first run of six episodes.

Which writer created Misfits and wrote every episode of its first two series himself?

Howard Overman had written for Hustle, Merlin and New Tricks before creating the show. He went on to make Atlantis and a modern retelling of The War of the Worlds.

Which New York band recorded Echoes, the song used as the opening theme of Misfits?

The Rapture named their first full-length album after the track. The same song also turns up in a scene of the comedy film Superbad.

Which London district, also a location for A Clockwork Orange, was the main filming site for Misfits?

Thamesmead and its Southmere Lake give the show its concrete look. Recording for the second series began beside the lake in May 2010.

Which US streaming service put Misfits online in June 2011, where it became one of its most-watched shows?

Hulu began with the back catalogue and, from the fourth series, carried new episodes straight after their British broadcast.

As each series-one Misfits episode first aired, characters Simon and Kelly posted live on which platform?

Twitter carried the pair's live posts, billed as a British first. Two writers supplied the content under the direction of the show's creator, adding story that never reached the screen.

Kelly Bailey's distinctive accent in Misfits is the natural voice of an actor from which East Midlands city?

Derby is where Kelly's actor was born and went to school. She has said using her own accent on screen is tricky, and that she has to discuss how strong to make it.

Which actor played Abbey Smith in Misfits before portraying Lizzie Shelby in Peaky Blinders?

Natasha O'Keeffe joined midway through the fourth series and stayed to the end. She first drew attention in the video for the last single Oasis released before splitting up.

Which actor, later detective Dot Cottan in Line of Duty, played probation worker Shaun in Misfits?

Craig Parkinson's bored, clock-watching Shaun outlasted every probation worker before him. Told about the gang's powers as he lies dying, he laughs.

Which actor, later Catelyn Stark in Game of Thrones, played Nathan Young's mother Louise in Misfits?

Michelle Fairley's Louise throws Nathan out over the way he treats his stepfather. That is why he spends the first series living in the community centre.

Finn, who joins Misfits in series four alongside Jess, struggles to control which power?

Telekinesis rarely works for Finn beyond shifting small objects with great effort. In the finale, though, he launches a piano at a camouflaged attacker.

Jess, the blunt newcomer who ends up with Rudy Wade in Misfits, has which power?

X-ray vision suits a character written to see through people and say the unsayable. She was created to help replace the departing Alisha and Simon.

Which former drug dealer buys and sells superpowers in Misfits and later becomes Kelly Bailey's boyfriend?

Seth can move a power from one person to another, a trade that grew out of his old line of work. He and Kelly end up leaving for Africa together.

In Misfits, Nadine's power summons which biblical figures whenever she is surrounded by anger or violence?

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride in after Nadine watches two of the gang argue. She sacrifices herself to stop them, leaving Rudy heartbroken.

In the final series of Misfits, Abbey Smith dates Mark, a man trapped inside the body of which animal?

A tortoise is Mark's prison for most of the series. He becomes human again only briefly, at a party where everyone's powers go into reverse.

Maggie, who runs a support group in the final series of Misfits, reveals the future through which hobby?

Knitting is how Maggie's foresight takes shape, as jumpers showing scenes yet to happen. One convinces Rudy's gentler double that he is destined to join a team of superheroes.

In Misfits, Kelly Bailey's rival Jodi has a storm power that inflicts what on others when she is angry?

Hair loss, as sudden temporary alopecia, hits Kelly herself when the two are made to settle their differences. A fight between them is what put Kelly on community service.

What is the fictional name of the London district where the Misfits community centre stands?

Wertham is the name used on screen, though the tower blocks and lake are real. Nearly all of the show was shot on a single estate in south-east London.

Which US cable network ordered a pilot for an American remake of Misfits in 2017?

Freeform cast its own Alisha, Curtis, Kelly, Nathan and Simon for the pilot, then went quiet. A year later Vulture doubted the show could fit the network's family-friendly schedule.

The actor playing Simon Bellamy in Misfits and director Tom Green based the character on which band's music?

Joy Division and their singer Ian Curtis were the model. The idea was a cool figure with his own story, someone you only get to know by talking about the music he cares about.