Two best friends reunite and immediately implode. What could go wrong?
Season 1 • Episode 1
LatestCharly and Ellen have been best friends ever since a shared moment of transformational theatre in Year 8 Drama Club. Ten years on, Charly is leaving New York and a dubious career leafleting Broadway to visit Ellen back in their home village of Cumwell.
After living thousands of miles apart, Charly and Ellen are reunited. But they are not as inseparable as Ellen had hoped, and some big news puts their friendship to an even greater test.
Acting
Real best friends playing fictional best friends—awkwardly authentic
Writing
Painfully specific dialogue only ex-roommates could write
Editing
Sharp cuts that maximize comedic discomfort
Creators
Ellen Robertson, Charly Clive
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson created this after their real-life friendship survived Clive's brain tumor diagnosis, which they documented in their Channel 4 series 'Britney.'
The show's entire existence is meta-commentary: it's literally two friends processing their friendship through fiction, making every awkward pause feel confessional.
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