The BBC has dropped first-look pictures for its upcoming comedy-drama Simply Act Regular …
Written by award-winning playwright Janice Okoh (Sanditon, Hetty Feather). Tailored from Okoh’s Bruntwood Prize-winning play Three Birds, this six-part collection, produced by The Forge Leisure (Ackley Bridge, Assist), is ready to convey an genuine, unfiltered take a look at Black British working-class life to BBC Three and iPlayer.
Marking the TV debut of newcomers Chenée Taylor, Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie, and Akins Subair, the collection follows siblings Tiana, Tanika, and Tionne, who’re desperately protecting a darkish household secret underneath wraps after their mom disappears. Tiana fights to maintain their lives as regular as attainable, Tionne channels his grief in unpredictable methods, and Tanika makes an attempt to persuade her instructor to undertake them. When their mum’s unreliable drug vendor, Dr Feelgood, unexpectedly strikes in, their world spirals into chaos.
The forged additionally options Romola Garai (Vigil, One Life) as their well-meaning instructor Ms. Jenkins, Sam Buchanan (Again to Black) because the unexpectedly variety Dr Feelgood, and Ivanno Jeremiah (Halo, Lockwood & Co.) as their laid-back however struggling father, Leo. Jamelia steps into the position of Faux Jackie, an eccentric stand-in for his or her lacking mom, whereas Jennifer Metcalfe (Hollyoaks) and Talitha Wing (The Full Monty) spherical out the forged as Leo’s new accomplice and a self-conscious insta-model, respectively.
Set in Birmingham and filmed throughout the West Midlands, Simply Act Regular is a daring, irreverent coming-of-age story full of coronary heart, humour, and uncooked emotion. It’s a celebration of Black pleasure, council property life, and the messy, stunning chaos of rising up too quickly. Anticipate firsts, f*ck-ups, and an unapologetic take a look at working-class goals.
Simply Act Regular was commissioned by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, and Fiona Campbell, Controller Youth Viewers, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. The collection is created and written by Janice Okoh and is directed by Nathaniel Martello-White (The Strays), who additionally serves as co-executive producer.
The producer is Jade Taylor (Ackley Bridge, Changing into Elizabeth). Government producers are George Ormond (Ackley Bridge, Nationwide Treasure) and George Faber (Shameless, Skins) for The Forge Leisure (a Banijay UK firm), Janice Okoh, and Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC. Simply Act Regular can be distributed internationally by Banijay Rights.
Simply Act Regular will air on BBC Three and Participant quickly.