We Might Regret This
| We Might Regret This | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Kyla Harris Lee Getty |
| Written by | Kyla Harris Lee Getty |
| Directed by | Nick Collett[1] |
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| Theme music composer | Andrew Yee |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Inez Gordon |
| Cinematography | Will Hanke |
| Editor | Hettie Griffiths |
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| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 19 August 2024 – present |
We Might Regret This is a BBC Two comedy drama created by and starring Kyla Harris about a thirty-something Canadian tetraplegic woman who moves to London.
In October 2024, We Might Regret This was renewed for two more six-part series.[2]
Premise
[edit]Freya (Harris) is a Canadian tetraplegic woman in her thirties when she moves to London to live with Abe (Boyd). Freya requires constant personal assistance to provide her care but after not successfully finding an appropriate Personal Assistant (PA) for this intimate role in London invites her chaotic and impulsive best friend Jo (Saurel) to take the job.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Kyla Harris as Freya
- Darren Boyd as Abe
- Elena Saurel as Jo
- Aasiya Shah
- Edward Bluemel
- Emma Sidi
- Sally Phillips
- Jessie Mei Li
Production
[edit]We Might Regret This was initially reported in November 2022 to be in development as a Channel 4 pilot.[4] The series was greenlit by the BBC in June 2023 to be a joint British and American production between Village Roadshow and Roughcut. The director is Nick Collett. It is produced by Inez Gordon and executive produced by Ash Atalla, Alex Smith and Rebecca Murrell.[5] The story is inspired by the lived experience of co-writers Harris and Getty. Executive producer Atalla, a wheelchair user himself, has spoken of his wish to produce a high-end quality show on the subject matter.[6] Filming got underway in October 2023.[7]
Broadcast
[edit]The series was broadcast in the UK on BBC Two on 19 August 2024.[8]
Reception
[edit]In December 2024, the series was included in the best of the year list by Emily Baker in the i (newspaper) who described it as "genuinely groundbreaking in its approach to disability, not shying away from the difficulties of being a wheelchair user but also not reducing a person to just their disability. Most importantly, though, it was very, very funny".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "We Might Regret This". IMDb.
- ^ "BBC's critically acclaimed comedy We Might Regret This returns". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ Seddon, Dan (23 June 2023). "BBC confirms new comedy drama We Might Regret This from Big Boys team". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Richardson, Jay (1 November 2022). "Channel 4 pilots sitcom from disability activist Kyla Harris". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (22 June 2023). "'We Might Regret This': BBC Greenlights Relationship Comedy-Drama From 'Stath Lets Flats' Indie Roughcut & Village Roadshow". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (29 November 2023). "We Might Regret This': Producers Say BBC Show Starring & Written By Disabled Performer Can Reach "Very Top Table Of Creativity"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Singh, Jashandeep (29 August 2023). "New BBC Drama We Might Regret This Kicks Off Production in October". Cinemaholic. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Heritage, Stuart; Abbott, Kate (28 December 2023). "'Guaranteed to be a banger': the 50 must-see TV shows for 2024". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Baker, Emily (12 December 2024). "2024 has been dire for TV - these were the only 11 series worth watching". inews. Retrieved 12 December 2024.