
Mad Dogs is a British black comedy and psychological thriller television series created by Cris Cole that began airing on Sky1 on 10 February 2011. It is produced by Left Bank Pictures, and co-produced by Palma Pictures. The series stars John Simm, Marc Warren, Max Beesley, and Philip Glenister as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo. However, after Alvo is murdered, the group find themselves caught up in the world of crime and police corruption.





Woody, Quinn, Baxter and Rick have been friends since sixth form and are now in their 40s. Their fifth gang member is the due to retire Alvo - a risk taking opportunist now residing in Majorca. Alvo flies the others over to Spain for a trip down memory lane, but all does not go to plan and they're soon entangled in a web of deception and murder.
The guys scramble to find the missing yacht, but their quest is complicated by an unexpected run-in with a pair of Swedish drug dealers and the appearance of a mysterious duffel bag tied to a cartel.
The guys have only a few hours left to return the boat, but a local police investigation, their friend's corpse and the return of the murderous Cat make the task at hand even more of a challenge.
A failed trip to the U.S. Embassy leads the guys to hunker down in the villa overnight. Deprived of food and water and surrounded by enemies, they feel compelled to confront the dark secrets of each others' pasts and place a value on the worth of their own lives.
The four life-long friends continue their holiday from hell, when a sighting of Dominic heading towards the villa stops them in their tracks as they prepare to drive off and leave Quinn behind.
The nightmare continues to unfold. Woody, Quinn, Baxter and Rick cover their tracks by heading to a remote village, only for strange forces to come into play.
The boys finds themselves unable to catch a break. They attempt to undo the damage they've unwittingly done and a race against the clock ends up pushing them to breaking point.
Mackenzie decides to assign the group a task and then they are free to go home. However, he forces Quinn to stay with him in his caravan. Mackenzie admits that although he is rich enough, he cannot let the €3,000,000 go because of his reputation.
The group of friends find themselves in a rundown prison in the middle of the desert.
A couple of years later and the group of friends have all made fresh starts under fake identities. A reunion is planned and Baxter discovers some key information.
The friends attempt to discover if they're in the clear, before meeting a contact on the other side of South Africa with the assistance of a familiar face.
The boys are pleased after their American contact, Lazaro, promises to help them and put things right for them.
After the extended holiday from hell, Woody, Quinn, Rick and Baxter have made their way back to Britain, although being home is anything but sweet. Picking up where they left off is simply not an option and they feel depressed, directionless and out of place - especially at Baxter's daughter's wedding.
The last ever episode sees the lads try to turn their lives around with a plan from Rick that could pocket them two million euros each - although knowing their luck, things won't quite work out that way.