Bumps (TV series)
| Bumps | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Lucy Montgomery and Rhys Thomas |
| Directed by | Sandy Johnson |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Phil Temple |
| Producer | Georgie Fallon |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 21 February 2020 |
Bumps is a one-off
Storyline
Set in
Seb Cardinal
), she sets upon herself to have a third child after hearing the news of an Indian woman having children in her seventies and finding out her daughter cannot have children. She successfully becomes pregnant, only to find out her daughter has become pregnant as well.
Cast
- Amanda Redman as Anita
- Lisa McGrillis as Joanna
- Seb Cardinalas Aiden
- Philip Jackson as Howard
- Louise Jameson as Barbara
- Lucy Montgomery as Fallon
- Rhys Thomas as Clay
- Freddie Davies as Roy
- Leila Hoffman as Nancy
- Clarke Peters as Charles
Critical reception
Viewers of the sitcom reportedly "begged" the BBC to commission a series after finding it hilarious, according to Entertainment Daily.Daily Telegraph said that it had an "intriguing enough premise" but just became a "nonsensical jumble". Despite saying that Redman's performance was "reliably excellent, whizzing about looking fabulous", he said Louise Jameson and Clarke Peters' characters were "underused".[6]
References
- ^ "BBC One - Bumps". BBC.
- ^ "Bumps - Radio Times". Radio Times.
- ^ "BBC Orders New Amanda Redman Comedy, Bumps". I Heart British TV. 2 November 2019.
- ^ King, George (26 February 2020). "Frinton is backdrop for BBC's new sitcom Bumps". Gazette News.
- ^ Spence, Niamh (22 February 2020). "Viewers beg BBC for full series of Bumps after 'hilarious' pilot". Entertainment Daily.
- ^ Hogan, Michael (21 February 2020). "Bumps, review: not even childbirth could be as painful as this baffling sitcom pilot". Daily Telegraph.
External links
- Bumps at IMDb
- Official website official site at BBC
