Had a lot of good press reviews which led me to it, as C4 probably has the best record these days for new British comedy, but I was left a bit disappointed by what I watched.
To be fair it's labelled as a comedy drama not a sitcom so we're on a journey with Maggie and her best friend as she battles her bipolar condition.
I don't mind harder hitting comedy and loved 'Alma's not Normal' by Sophie Willan for instance, This one felt like the characters bipolar condition was added to get it commissioned and wasn't driving the narrative journey the way it should have done.
It kind of fell into the trap of not being dramatic enough and more importantly not funny enough, there was barely any humorous moments and it didn't feel terribly authentic.
It might get better for those who can stick with it, but it didn't do enough to hook me emotionally or make me laugh. Production values were OK, direction was a bit sloppy at times though.
To be fair it's labelled as a comedy drama not a sitcom so we're on a journey with Maggie and her best friend as she battles her bipolar condition.
I don't mind harder hitting comedy and loved 'Alma's not Normal' by Sophie Willan for instance, This one felt like the characters bipolar condition was added to get it commissioned and wasn't driving the narrative journey the way it should have done.
It kind of fell into the trap of not being dramatic enough and more importantly not funny enough, there was barely any humorous moments and it didn't feel terribly authentic.
It might get better for those who can stick with it, but it didn't do enough to hook me emotionally or make me laugh. Production values were OK, direction was a bit sloppy at times though.