Badults
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]
| Badults | |
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 The opening title sequence of Badults | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Pappy's |
| Written by | Pappy's |
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| Starring |
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| Opening theme | The Spook School (Season 2) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Izzy Mant |
| Production location(s) | Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. |
| Editor(s) | Andrew Collins |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company(s) | The Comedy Unit.[1] |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 23 July 2013 – 7 July 2014 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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
- Matthew Crosby as Matthew
- Ben Clark as Ben
- Tom Parry as Tom
- Emer Kenny as Rachel
- Katherine Ryan as Lucy
- Jack Docherty as Mr Carabine
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 | |
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| 23 July 2013 | 27 August 2013 | ||||
| 2 June 2014 | 7 July 2014 | ||||
Series 1 (2013)
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Money" | Pappy's | Ben Kellett | 23 July 2013 | TBA |
| 2 | "Food" | Pappy's | Ben Kellett | 30 July 2013 | TBA |
| 3 | "Film" | Pappy's | Ben Kellett | 6 August 2013 | TBA |
| 4 | "Girls" | Pappy's | Ben Kellett | 13 August 2013 | TBA |
| 5 | "Cool" | Pappy's | Ben Kellett | 20 August 2013 | TBA |
| 6 | "Past" | Pappy's | Ben Kellett | 27 August 2013 | TBA |
Series 2 (2014)
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Football" | Pappy's | Gordon Anderson | 2 June 2014 | TBA |
| 2 | "Neighbours" | Pappy's | Gordon Anderson | 9 June 2014 | TBA |
| 3 | "Champ" | Pappy's | Gordon Anderson | 16 June 2014 | TBA |
| 4 | "Work and Play" | Pappy's | Gordon Anderson | 23 June 2014 | TBA |
| 5 | "Holiday" | Pappy's | Gordon Anderson | 30 June 2014 | TBA |
| 6 | "Changes" | Pappy's | Gordon Anderson | 7 July 2014 | TBA |
References
- "Badults - Production Details". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- "BBC Three Orders Comedy Series 'Siblings', Renews 'Badults' for Second Season". 23 August 2013.
- "BBC3 orders new comedy Badults starring EastEnders actress". Metro. London. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- Badults on the BBC Media Centre
- "Tags: Tv Review Badults Bbc3". Beyond The Joke. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- Kettle, James (20 July 2013). "Pappy's: the boys who never grew up". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- TV and Radio reviews (30 July 2013). "Badults, Episode 2, review". Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- Watson, Keith (24 July 2013). "TV review: Badults was saved by the cast's energy | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Badults-DVD-Ben-Clark/dp/B00DEELDHI Badults DVD on amazon
