Looking for something to do this weekend? Do you love dark comedies?
If you answered yes to either of those questions, then the BBC may have the perfect comedy TV series for you.
All episodes of the second season of the critically acclaimed Such Brave Girls – the first series has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes – are now available to stream on iPlayer.
Created by Kat Sadler,Such Brave Girls has been described as ‘a family sitcom about trauma’ while Kat herself has said it’s ‘more about us being narcissistic losers who are pathetically obsessed with what people think about us’.
The show tells the story of Deb (Kat), a single mother who lives with her two adult daughters, Billie and Josie, and we follow the trio as they deal with such theoretical issues as sexual identity, mental illness and toxic relationships.
While that may not sound like a recipe for a laugh-out-loud comedy, the series is wildly popular with critics.
Judy Berman of Time Magazine wrote that Such Brave Girls was ‘dark, messy, and full of precisely the kind of pathos that keeps you laughing as you wince.’
Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter was similarly enthusiastic, describing the series as a ‘hilarious slice of family dysfunction, focusing on a trio of women whose only connection is their trauma’.
It was Craig Mathieson of The Age who had the highest praise, however, describing the series as ‘a contender come [2024’s] end for the list of best new streaming shows.’
Critics weren’t the only ones caught in the show’s spell. Christina Oviedo wrote in her Google review that the series was ‘Hilarious, relatable, and the characters are so well thought out’.
Meanwhile, Demi Wieringa wrote on Google that it was ‘the funniest show I have ever watched.’
Considering the series’ charms – and the fact it won the scripted comedy category at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards -it’s perhaps
Of course, there was a lot of pressure (and opportunity) heading into the second season, something Kat was very aware of.
‘I have them by my bed, the BAFTAs, and they watch me while I sleep” she told TheRolling Stone. ‘I think, “oh my God, how am I going to try and make something that’s the same or if not better” because obviously you always want to be better as a writer.’
‘It’s made me feel like I can go even further,’ she added. ‘I can turn the dial up even more, and it’s made me feel more excited and like maybe a bit more confident.’
It turns out that she needn’t have worried. Critics are loving this new season as much as the first.
Hannah J Davies of The Guardian gave the series five stars and described it as ‘knockout TV’ while The Independent’s Katie Rosseinsky gave it four stars and said it ‘radiates an almost feral comic energy’.
Such Brave Girls is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer.
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