Channel 4 has set a March premiere date for ‘Big Mood‘, a new comedy starring Lydia West (‘It’s A Sin’) and Nicola Coughlan (‘Bridgerton’, ‘Derry Girls’), from Fremantle’s Dancing Ledge Productions (‘The Responder’, ‘Wedding Season’).
Written and created by Camilla Whitehill, ‘Big Mood’ is a vivacious and rebellious portrayal of female friendship when infiltrated by the complexities of a serious mental illness. The six-part series explores the messy pitfalls and idiosyncrasies of navigating adulthood through wicked humour, daft anecdotes, and unsettling truths.
Best friends Maggie (Coughlan) and Eddie (West) have lived in each other’s pockets for 10 years, through thick, thin – and multiple challenging eyebrow trends. But with the rest of their lives looming, their careers hanging in the balance, and Maggie’s bipolar disorder making an unwelcome return to form, Maggie and Eddie’s relationship faces the future. Can it survive? In the opening episode, Maggie goes back to her old school to give a talk. But she’s not there to inspire the children with her not-so-illustrious playwrighting career; she wants to find out if hot history teacher Mr Wilson (Tim Downie) still fancies her. Eddie tags along for the ride, leaving Klent (Eamon Farren) in charge of her bar, Wet Mouth. Maggie soon realises that she’s bitten off more than she can chew, and Eddie begins to question Maggie’s behaviour.
Writer/creator Camilla Whitehill’s previous work includes writing on the TV comedy series ‘Porters’ for Dave, and numerous plays including Where Do Little Birds Go?, Mr Incredible, and Daddy. She was previously selected for the Channel 4 screenwriters scheme, and as one of the Bush Theatre’s emerging writers.
‘Big Mood’ is produced by Fremantle-backed Dancing Ledge Productions. It’s directed by Rebecca Asher (‘Dead to Me’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’), executive produced by Lotte Beasley Mestriner (‘The Young Offenders’) and produced by Georgie Fallon (‘The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies’). Laurence Bowen (‘The Salisbury Poisonings’, ‘The Responder’) and Chris Carey (‘Crossfire’, ‘Wedding Season’) executive produce for Dancing Ledge.
‘Big Mood‘ Season 1 premieres Thursday, 28th March 2024 at 10pm on Channel 4.
