Mandy (TV series)

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Mandy
GenreComedy
Written byDiane Morgan
Directed byDiane Morgan
StarringDiane Morgan
Michelle Greenidge
Opening theme"Mandy"
by Barry Manilow
Country of originEngland
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producerBen Caudell
ProducersSam Ward, Kenny Tanner
EditorJerry Ramsbottom
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time15 minutes[1]
Original release
Release25 July 2019 (2019-07-25) –
present

Mandy is a BBC TV comedy series, written by and starring Diane Morgan as the title character Mandy Carter. After a pilot in 2019, the first series was broadcast starting in August 2020. A second series was commissioned by the BBC in 2021 which was released in January 2022.[2]

Cast

Episodes

Pilot (2019)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Diane MorganDiane Morgan25 July 2019 (2019-07-25)N/A
Mandy discovers the sofa of her dreams, but it's way out of her price range, so she turns to a succession of get rich quick schemes to fund it.

Series 1 (2020)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [3]
1"Jobseeker"Diane MorganDiane Morgan13 August 2020 (2020-08-13)1.59

Mandy's employment adviser finds her a job in a banana processing factory. It seems simple enough, but chaos soon follows.

Guest star: Tom Basden as employment adviser.
2"Susan Bloody Blower"Diane MorganDiane Morgan13 August 2020 (2020-08-13)1.38

Mandy is determined to win a line dancing endurance challenge, but unfortunately her former friend turned adversary, Susan Blower, has the same idea. Mandy and Lola turn to voodoo in an attempt to stop her.

Guest star: Maxine Peake as Susan Blower.
3"Russian"Diane MorganDiane Morgan20 August 2020 (2020-08-20)N/A

When Mandy advertises her spare room on Airbnb, she finds herself playing host to a taciturn Russian man. Romance ensues, but it's not without its problems: he's an assassin being hunted by MI6, and she's still married to Shaun Ryder.

Guest stars: Tony Way (Sergei), Shaun Ryder (himself).
4"Fish"Diane MorganDiane Morgan20 August 2020 (2020-08-20)N/A

Mandy is fired from her latest job in a sushi restaurant, but befriends one of the diners. Meanwhile Lola is seeking something to bring customers to the salon, so Mandy suggests fish pedicures.

Guest star: Sean Lock. This was Lock's last performance before his death in August 2021.
5"Meat"Diane MorganDiane Morgan27 August 2020 (2020-08-27)N/A

Mandy goes on a health kick by quitting smoking, eating more protein, and getting active by offering her services as a dog walker, a combination with unforeseen consequences.

Guest star: David Bradley
6"Broadsword to Donna Ball"Diane MorganDiane Morgan27 August 2020 (2020-08-27)N/A

An old associate ropes in Mandy to act as lookout for a robbery, but when Mandy falls asleep on the job, she ends up being buried alive.

Guest stars: Natalie Cassidy (Donna Ball), Iain Lee (himself)

Christmas special (2021)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [3]
1"We Wish You a Mandy Christmas"Diane MorganDiane Morgan20 December 2021 (2021-12-20)N/A

Mandy contemplates the true meaning of Christmas, and whether anyone actually likes eating turkey.

Guest stars: Johnny Vegas (Ghost of Christmas Past), Pearce Quigley (Ghost of Christmas Present) and John Cooper Clarke (Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come).[4]

Series 2 (2022)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [3]
1"The Unpleasantness at Brampton Hall"Diane MorganDiane Morgan5 January 2022 (2022-01-05)1.65
Unpleasantness comes in many different forms, but the unpleasantness at Brampton Hall, a stately home and Mandy's latest workplace is like none other.
2"Who Are You, Do You Think?"Diane MorganDiane Morgan5 January 2022 (2022-01-05)N/A
Mandy's job as a cleaner leads to an unexpected role in an episode of a new TV show, Who Are You, Do You Think?.
3"Holiday for One"Diane MorganDiane Morgan12 January 2022 (2022-01-12)N/A
Lola wins a holiday on a fancy cruise across the sea, but it's only for one. But that won't stop Mandy from having a vacation too.
4"SpaceMandy"Diane MorganDiane Morgan12 January 2022 (2022-01-12)N/A
Mandy finds herself the face of the next frontier of space exploration: a one-way journey to Mars.
5"Fatberg"Diane MorganDiane Morgan19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)N/A
A cushy job down the sewers yields some unexpected training and an extraordinary first day for Mandy.
6"The Curse of Mandy Carter"Diane MorganDiane Morgan19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)N/A
Believing she's been cursed by a traveller, and is being hunted by a leather-clad man on a motorbike, Mandy prepares for a frozen future.

References

  1. ^ Smith, Gwendolyn (5 January 2022). "Diane Morgan's Mandy is knife-sharp, gleefully silly and a bit tired". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Diane Morgan's comedy Mandy commissioned for a second series and first-look image revealed". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Four Screen Dashboard". BARB. See relevant channel and week(s). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. ^ "We Wish You a Mandy Christmas". IMDb.

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