Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best sitcoms and comedy shows from both the UK and the USA.
Today we will be looking at a comedy that only lasted two seasons but did really well – Badults
Opening Sequence / Theme Tune
About the Show
Summary of Plot
Sitcom centred around the lives of outrageous flatmates Tom, Ben and Matthew.–IMDb
Number of Seasons / Episodes
2 Seasons
Characters:
Matthew Crosby – Matthew
Ben Clark – Ben
Tom Parry -Tom
Emer Kenny – Rachel
Katherine Ryan – Lucy
Jack Docherty – Mr Carabine
Trivia
+First aired in 2013
+ A second and final series was commissioned by the BBC on 23 August 2013 for broadcast in summer 2014
+ The series was developed under the working title The Secret Dude Society
+ As filmed at BBC Scotland in Glasgow in early 2013 where it was produced by The Comedy Unit.
+ 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.”
Classic Clips
Clip 1
Cool Carabine
Categories: Comedy Clicks, Television