Jerk follows the life of acclaimed stand up Tim Renkow, who plays a heightened version of himself; an American art school dropout who needs to get a visa to stay in the UK. The only problem is that Tim has cerebral palsy. This means that people judge him… all the time. Although usually they judge him wrongly, because what they don’t realise is that inside that severely disabled, vulnerable body is a bit of an asshole.
An open casting for actors in a period biopic leads Tim to a role as an extra, which quickly turns to him replacing James Norton as the disabled lead, with chaotic results.
Tim gets scouted as a drug dealer but soon realises it isn’t as fun as it looks on TV, while Ruth is left to look after his new care dog, Snuffles.
Tim is out of his depth when he takes part in a select committee for the new disability funding act, but he is distracted by a familiar face, who reveals all is not as it seems.
Lily and Tim have just a day to hire enough disabled talent to put on a showcase and scam Tim’s nemesis, Kiefer, who wants to buy them. But it’s not as easy as they thought.
After a surprise announcement, Idris organises a night to remember for Tim. Not everyone agrees with his idea of a good time, so Ruth takes matters into her own hands.
Lily’s plan to scam the venue for a free wedding is thrown into jeopardy when Tim tries to help. Someone unexpected comes to Idris’s rescue during an existential crisis.
