[2] Recurring characters included The Office Flirt, a pair of Cockney cabbies, and a middle-class spoken word poet, alongside parodies of Banksy and "scripted reality" programmes such as The Hills and Made in Chelsea.
Ensemble cast members for this series were Bridget Christie, James Puddephatt, Ronnie Lushington, Aisling Bea, Fiona Button, Lucinda Dryzek, Jeff Wode, Simon Coombs, Ayuk Marchant, Clare Warde, William Hartley, Terence Maynard and Travis Oliver.
Cardinal Burns was renewed by Channel 4 for a second series in September 2012.
The series received generally positive reviews.
[5] The Guardian praised the characters and performances and called the show "refreshing",[6] The Independent on Sunday said the show was "sharply written [and] nicely paced",[7] and Metro found it "original and funny".