Jump to content

Badults

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by DrFrench (talk | contribs) at 23:52, 5 December 2020 (Reception: formatting). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Badults
The opening title sequence of Badults
GenreSitcom
Created byPappy's
Written byPappy's
Directed by
Starring
Opening themeThe Spook School (Season 2)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Rab Christie
  • Gavin Smith
ProducerIzzy Mant
Production locationsGlasgow, Scotland, U.K.
EditorAndrew Collins
Running time30 mins
Production companyThe Comedy Unit.[1]
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
Release23 July 2013 (2013-07-23) –
7 July 2014 (2014-07-07)

Badults is a BBC Three sitcom series created and starring the members of Pappy's, along with Emer Kenny, Jack Docherty and Katherine Ryan in the lead roles. Written collectively by Pappy's, the first series piloted on 23 July 2013. A second and final 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] Andrew Collins was Script Editor.

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)

#TitleWriterDirectorOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Money"Pappy'sBen Kellett23 July 2013 (2013-07-23)TBA
2"Food"Pappy'sBen Kellett30 July 2013 (2013-07-30)TBA
3"Film"Pappy'sBen Kellett6 August 2013 (2013-08-06)TBA
4"Girls"Pappy'sBen Kellett13 August 2013 (2013-08-13)TBA
5"Cool"Pappy'sBen Kellett20 August 2013 (2013-08-20)TBA
6"Past"Pappy'sBen Kellett27 August 2013 (2013-08-27)TBA

Series 2 (2014)

#TitleWriterDirectorOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions)
1"Football"Pappy'sGordon Anderson2 June 2014 (2014-06-02)TBA
2"Neighbours"Pappy'sGordon Anderson9 June 2014 (2014-06-09)TBA
3"Champ"Pappy'sGordon Anderson16 June 2014 (2014-06-16)TBA
4"Work and Play"Pappy'sGordon Anderson23 June 2014 (2014-06-23)TBA
5"Holiday"Pappy'sGordon Anderson30 June 2014 (2014-06-30)TBA
6"Changes"Pappy'sGordon Anderson7 July 2014 (2014-07-07)TBA

References

  1. ^ a b "Badults - Production Details". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ "BBC Three Orders Comedy Series 'Siblings', Renews 'Badults' for Second Season". 23 August 2013.
  3. ^ "BBC3 orders new comedy Badults starring EastEnders actress". Metro. London. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  4. ^ Badults on the BBC Media Centre
  5. ^ "Tags: Tv Review Badults Bbc3". Beyond The Joke. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ^ Kettle, James (20 July 2013). "Pappy's: the boys who never grew up". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. ^ TV and Radio reviews (30 July 2013). "Badults, Episode 2, review". Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. ^ Watson, Keith (24 July 2013). "TV review: Badults was saved by the cast's energy | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  9. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Badults-DVD-Ben-Clark/dp/B00DEELDHI Badults DVD on amazon