Badults

Badults

The opening title sequence of Badults.
Genre Sitcom
Created by Pappy's
Written by Pappy's
Directed by
Starring
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 12
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Rab Christie
  • Gavin Smith
Producer(s) Izzy Mant
Editor(s) Andrew Collins
Location(s) Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
Running time 30 mins
Production company(s) The Comedy Unit.[1]
Release
Original network BBC Three
Original release 23 July 2013 (2013-07-23) – Present
External links
Website

Badults is a BBC Three sitcom series written and created by as well as starring the members of Pappy's, along with Emer Kenny and Jack Docherty in the lead roles. Written collectively by Pappy's, the first series piloted on 23 July 2013. A second series was commissioned by the BBC on 23 August 2013 for broadcast in summer 2014.[2]

Plot

A series following the lives of some flatmates, Matthew, Ben, Tom and Rachel, who do their best to fulfill their age old ambition of living together as adults albeit badly and earning the label 'Badults' hence. Clark, Crosby and Parry play characters who share a flat but are "bad at being adults".[3]

Production

The series was developed under the working title The Secret Dude Society.[4]

Filming

Series 1 was filmed at BBC Scotland in Glasgow in early 2013 where it was produced by The Comedy Unit.[1] Series 2 began shooting in early 2014.

Cast

Reception

Bruce Dessau, comedy critic for the Evening Standard described the show as "really rather good" saying "they have simply crammed in as many gags as it is humanly possibly to cram into a half hour sitcom."[5]

James Kettle of The Guardian said of the show, "From what I can see it's a triumph, harnessing classic comedy chops to a modern sensibility."[6]

Iona McLaren of the Daily Telegraph regarded the series as a "failed transition" from the group's live comedy,[7] although a reviewer from The Metro felt that any unfunny material was saved by the "sheer relentless energy" of the cast.[8]

The second series was better received by critics than the first.

Episodes

Series overview

Season Episodes Premiere Finale DVD Release
1
6
 23 July 2013 27 August 2013
2 September 2013[9]
2
6
 2 June 2014 7 July 2014
TBA

Series 1 (2013)

# Title Writer Director Original air date UK viewers
(million)
1"Money"Pappy'sBen Kellett23 July 2013 (2013-07-23)
2"Food"Pappy'sBen Kellett30 July 2013 (2013-07-30)
3"Film"Pappy'sBen Kellett6 August 2013 (2013-08-06)
4"Girls"Pappy'sBen Kellett13 August 2013 (2013-08-13)
5"Cool"Pappy'sBen Kellett20 August 2013 (2013-08-20)
6"Past"Pappy'sBen Kellett27 August 2013 (2013-08-27)

Series 2 (2014)

# Title Writer Director Original air date UK viewers
(million)
1"Football"Pappy'sGordon Anderson2 June 2014 (2014-06-02)
2"Neighbours"Pappy'sGordon Anderson9 June 2014 (2014-06-09)
3"Champ"Pappy'sGordon Anderson16 June 2014 (2014-06-16)
4"Work and Play"Pappy'sGordon Anderson23 June 2014 (2014-06-23)
5"Holiday"Pappy'sGordon Anderson30 June 2014 (2014-06-30)
6"Changes"Pappy'sGordon Anderson7 July 2014 (2014-07-07)

References

External links

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