THE much-awaited return of a Channel 4 comedy series, which has been the talk of the town, is set to hit screens next year, promising a delightful dose of laughter.
Prepare for a dose of sharp, unflinching comedy starring a multi-award-winning stand-up comedian, actor and writer.
Channel 4 comedy series The Change follows Linda (Christie), a 50-year-old married mother of two.
Through Linda’s journey, she grappled with the fear of early onset dementia after forgetting what a shoe is called, is a relatable and poignant one.
Bridget Christie revealed last year that Channel 4 had commissioned three more episodes but had yet to commission a whole second series.
Production listings suggest that a second series has been commissioned and will be filmed this Summer.
In the first series, when her GP tells her the suspected early onset dementia is, in fact, the menopause, she feels invigorated and empowered by this information.
She decides to do something for herself for a change.
Dusting off her old Triumph, she heads to the Forest of Dean to find a time capsule she hid in a tree as a child in an attempt to reconnect with the person that she used to be.
Creator Bridget commented: “I’ve got a Channel 4 series??? Are you joking? I’m sorry, but I don’t know anything about this.
“Unless I’ve forgotten? I am having terrible trouble remembering things at the moment because of the menopause. What’s it about?”
Fiona McDermott, Head of Comedy at Channel 4, added: “Bridget pitched the show with the tag line ‘Shirley Valentine meets Deliverance. With Pigs.’”
“She had us at pigs. We’re so thrilled to be working with her and Expectation and be able to hero a woman like Linda at the centre of a show that so brilliantly tackles big themes – feminism, health, identity, class and the natural world – but wraps them up with Bridget’s signature charm, curiosity and comic expertise.
“It’s a timely show from a comic at the height of her powers.”
Morwenna Gordon, Executive Producer for Expectation commented: “We couldn’t be more excited to work with Bridget on channelling her brilliant comic voice into a narrative comedy.
“She’s putting the menopause at the heart of the story, against the beautiful, magical and at times unsettling backdrop of The Forest of Dean, and we’ve no doubt The Change will be a real treat for Channel 4 viewers.”
Season one of The Change is available to stream online on Channel 4.