Fleabag
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Genre | Comedy-drama |
Created by | Phoebe Waller-Bridge |
Starring |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Three |
Release | 21 July 2016 present | –
Fleabag is a British comedy-drama television series set in London. It was produced by Two Brothers Pictures for digital channel BBC Three[1] in a co-production agreement with Amazon Studios.[2] The show premiered on 21 July 2016.[3] Show creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge writes and stars as the main character, Fleabag, an angry, confused young woman living in London. The second series began broadcasting on 4 March 2019, starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Fiona Shaw and Andrew Scott.[4][5][6]
Background
The show is adapted from Waller-Bridge's 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe one-woman play of the same name which won the Fringe First Award.[7][8][9] The initial idea of the character of Fleabag came from a challenge by a friend, where Waller-Bridge was given the task of creating a sketch for a 10-minute section in a stand-up storytelling night.[10]
Cast
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Fleabag
- Hugh Skinner as Harry
- Sian Clifford as Claire
- Brett Gelman as Martin
- Bill Paterson as Dad
- Olivia Colman as Godmother
- Ben Aldridge as Arsehole Guy
- Jamie Demetriou as Bus Rodent
- Jenny Rainsford as Boo
- Hugh Dennis as Bank Manager
Episodes
Series One (2016)
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Tim Kirkby | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | 21 July 2016 |
2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Harry Bradbeer | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | 28 July 2016 |
3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Harry Bradbeer | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | 4 August 2016 |
4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Harry Bradbeer | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | 11 August 2016 |
5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Harry Bradbeer | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | 18 August 2016 |
6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Harry Bradbeer | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | 25 August 2016 |
Series Two (2019)
At the 2017 Broadcasting Press Guild awards, Waller-Bridge confirmed that a second series was planned, and that she expected filming to begin in November 2017 for an expected release in 2018, and that "we are all trying to make it work and have the same team back."[11] However it was later confirmed by the BBC that Fleabag would be returning in March 2019.[4][6]
No. | Title [12] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [12] | U.K viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 March 2019 | N/A |
2 | "Episode 2" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 March 2019 | N/A |
Distribution and broadcast
Following the initial release on BBC Three the series was broadcast on BBC Two between 21 August and 25 September 2016. It was picked up by the on-demand Amazon Video service and premiered in the United States on 16 September 2016.[9][13]
Critical reception
Fleabag was well received by television critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the first series an approval rating of 100%, based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 8.44/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Clever and viciously funny, Fleabag is a touching, wildly inventive comedy about a complicated young woman navigating the aftermath of trauma."[14] On Metacritic, the first series holds a score of 88 out of 100, based on 19 critics, which constitutes "universal acclaim".[15]
Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker described it "a precision black-humor [sic] mechanism, a warped and affecting fable about one single woman's existence."[16] Mo Ryan at Variety called it scathingly funny.[17] Mike Hale in The New York Times praised the show for its "restless, almost feral energy and its slap-in-the-face attitude."[18] Tim Goodman from The Hollywood Reporter saw the show as "heralding a very distinctive new voice on television."[19]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Comedy Series | Fleabag | Nominated | [20] |
Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Nominated | |||
Broadcast Awards | Best Comedy Programme | Fleabag | Nominated | [21] | |
Best Original Programme | Fleabag | Won | |||
Best Multichannel Programme | Fleabag | Won | |||
2017 | Dorian Awards | Unsung TV Show of the Year | Fleabag | Nominated | [22] |
NME Awards | Best TV Series | Fleabag | Won | [23] | |
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards | Best TV Situation Comedy | Fleabag - "Episode one" | Won | [24] | |
Royal Television Society Awards | Best Writing – Comedy | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Won | [25] | |
Breakthrough | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Won | |||
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Writer | Phoebe Waller Bridge | Won | [26] | |
BAFTA Television Awards | Best Scripted Comedy | Fleabag | Nominated | [27] | |
Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme | Olivia Colman | Nominated | |||
Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Won | ||||
BAFTA Television Craft Awards | Best Editing: Fiction | Gary Dollner | Nominated | [28] | |
Best Writer: Comedy | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Nominated | |||
Breakthrough Talent Award | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Nominated | |||
TCA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Fleabag | Nominated | [29] | |
Individual Achievement in Comedy | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Nominated | |||
Golden Nymph Awards | Best TV Comedy Series | Fleabag | Won | [30] | |
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Won | |||
Rockie Awards | Best Comedy Series – English Language | Fleabag | Won | [31] | |
Gotham Independent Film Awards | Breakthrough Series – Long Form | Fleabag | Nominated | [32] |
Music
Phoebe's sister, Isobel Waller-Bridge, composed the music for the first series.[10]
DVD
The complete first series was released on DVD on 3 October 2016 by Dazzler Media.
References
- ^ Bullimore, Emma (19 July 2016). "Seven reasons why feminist comedy Fleabag will be your latest TV addiction". Stylist. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Day, Elizabeth (7 July 2016). "Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge on female anger, emotional honesty -and fancying Barack Obama". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Rees, Jasper (16 September 2016). "Fleabag: a gloriously rude, and far funnier, update of Bridget Jones – review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ a b "BBC Comedy confirms Bafta winning Fleabag will return to BBC Three in 2019". Media Centre. 25 August 2017.
- ^ Mumford, Gwilym (24 January 2019). "Kristin Scott Thomas to star in second series of Fleabag". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ a b Hattenstone, Simon (16 February 2019). "Andrew Scott on being Fleabag's new crush: 'This is uncharted territory'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ MJ (20 April 2016). "Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag coming to BBC Three". BBC. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Drywrite and Soho Theatre present Fleabag". Soho Theatre. May 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b Barraclough, Leo (19 May 2016). "Amazon Acquires Comedy Series 'Fleabag' From 'Broadchurch's' Phoebe Waller-Bridge". Variety. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b Jung, E. Alex (20 September 2016). "Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Her Amazon Show Fleabag, Sex Jokes, and Ryan Gosling Feminism". Vuture. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ Dowell, Ben (18 March 2017). "Fleabag WILL be back in 2018 says Phoebe Waller-Bridge". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Fleabag - Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (7 August 2016). "Transparent Season 3, High Castle Season 2, Woody Allen Comedy and Others Get Amazon Premiere Dates". TVLine.com.
- ^ "Fleabag: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Fleabag – Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Nussbaum, Emily (26 September 2016). ""Fleabag," an Original Bad-Girl Comedy". The New Yorker. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Maureen (7 September 2016). "TV Review: 'One Mississippi' and 'Fleabag'". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Hale, Mike (15 September 2016). "Review: 'Fleabag,' Biting, Bitter and Pushing Boundaries". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Goodman, Tim (16 September 2016). "'Fleabag': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (14 November 2016). "Critics' Choice TV Nominations Unveiled". Deadline. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Broadcast Awards Shortlist 2017". Broadcast Magazine. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Dry, Jude (28 January 2017). "'Moonlight' Sweeps Gay and Lesbian Critics Association's Dorian Awards - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com.
- ^ "'Fleabag' named Best TV Series supported by Domino's at the VO5 NME Awards 2017 - NME". 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Writer's Guild Awards 2017". writersguild.org.uk. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "RTS Awards 2017". Royal Television Society. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "The Night Manager, The Crown, Planet Earth II and Desert Island Discs take top prizes at 43rd Broadcasting Press Guild Awards". Broadcasting Press Guild. 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Bafta Television Awards Shortlist 2017". BAFTA. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Bafta Television Craft Awards Shortlist 2017". BAFTA. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Stanhope, Kate (19 June 2017). "'Handmaid's Tale,' 'This Is Us' and 'Atlanta' Lead 2017 TV Critic Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Palmarès des Nymphes d'Or 2017". Monte-Carlo Television Festival Template:Fr icon. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Rockie Awards Program Competition". Banff World Media Festival. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (19 October 2017). "'Get Out' Leads 2017 Gotham Awards Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
External links
- Fleabag at IMDb
- Fleabag at BBC Online