The brand new Sky comedy sequence is a couple of younger lady from Blackpool discovering her comedian voice within the male dominated world of the 1960s sitcom. Daring, trendy, and brave, Gemma Arterton stars as Barbara Parker – the power of nature who takes London by storm. Her journey from Blackpool magnificence queen to comedy celebrity and nation’s sweetheart is ready through the cultural explosion of the 1960s; Clare-Hope Ashitey (Riviera, Prime Boy), Arsher Ali (Informer, The Lacking) and Alexa Davies (White Home Farm, Mamma Mia: Right here We Go Once more!) will even star with extra solid to be confirmed.
It’s the peak of the swinging 60s and Barbara Parker has simply been topped Miss Blackpool – however there’s obtained to be extra to life than being a magnificence queen in a seaside city, proper? She needs to be… somebody. The brilliant lights of London are calling, and our decided hero units off to search out out who that somebody is.
The London she encounters isn’t as fairly as swinging because the one she’d examine and seen on TV. Nonetheless, after a sequence of setbacks Barbara finds herself in unfamiliar territory – an audition for a TV comedy present. Barbara’s uncompromising northern wit proves to be the X issue that the present has been lacking. She will get the half and turns into a part of a ground-breaking new sitcom which is able to have an effect on British comedy for many years to come back.
Being a girl in a largely male atmosphere has its personal challenges, however as Barbara ‘finds her humorous’ she re-defines the prevailing angle to humorous ladies and within the course of, reinvents herself.
Gemma Arterton mentioned: “It’s a heart-warming story of an formidable lady with a dream of creating folks chuckle – it’s going to be one thing particular. It’s an honour to be working with such an unimaginable crew and be reunited with my first ever director, Oliver Parker.”
Director of Comedy for Sky Studios, Jon Mountague, mentioned: “With Morwenna Banks’ good script, this was the right alternative to deliver a up to date tackle this inspiring story. Humorous, sensible and revealing – precisely what a Sky Authentic comedy ought to be, and we will’t wait”
The sequence was commissioned by Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content material at Sky, Jon Mountague, Director of Comedy at Sky Studios and Tilusha Ghelani, Commissioning Editor for Comedy at Sky Studios. This comedy drama is produced by Potboiler and Insurgent Park Productions, in affiliation with Sky Studios. Government Produced by Nick Hornby, Gemma Arterton, Morwenna Banks, Andrea Calderwood, Gail Egan, Jessica Parker and Jessica Malik. The sequence is written by multi-award-winning author Morwenna Banks and directed by BAFTA nominee Oliver Parker. NBCUniversal International Distribution will deal with worldwide gross sales of the sequence on behalf of Sky Studios.