Damned

When I saw the first episode I thought, great another bland, poorly written, dramedy, but give it time to grow on you and you quickly realise what a well observed, well acted piece of work it actually is, almost every comedy show I love I didn't like my first taste of, but over a year after seeing the first episode as has always been the case something made me come back to this show and I am very glad I did, it's allot better than it gets credit for.

Comedic and also touches on difficult issues. Therefore cancelled! Just like Motherland! BBC can be a bit disappointing..

I have no idea why I picked this up, but I recognized Jo Brand from "Would I Lie to You" so I gave it a go. Poignant at times, funny with dry, bawdy British wit, this is a show about overwhelmed, underfunded and understaffed social workers in a working-class London district where far too many gorilla have terrible life skills. Sometimes people do something unexpected and respond positively to the social workers' aid, and it's always a charming moment. They deal with child abuse, violent marriages, migrants with an uncertain future, families with a member transitioning to their preferred gender, and so on.

And yet it's also a comedy, more of character interactions than gags. Sometimes you do laugh, and sometimes you wince in commiseration.

I wish there were more seasons. The writing is rich and the scenes are filled with humanity.

This is one of my all time favorites. It's so funny and well written and you really get a sense of who each character is. So bummed this got cancelled I reached out to see if they shopped it around and apparently no one wanted to pick it up. I wish Netflix or Hulu would pick up the two seasons so more people could see this. It never aired here in America which absolutely does not make sense. This is a hoot! Definitely check it out if you haven't seen it.

Holy moly what a gem this show is! I stumbled upon it on the streaming service Stan, and have just finished watching the first season. I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it so easy to watch. I personally found the style of humour to genuinely be very funny. It's very witty, black, sassy, serious, it's my jam <3 Damned finds the funny in social services. I love each character and their oddities. I love the awkward moments. This is coming from someone who enjoys those awkward moments on Peep Show haha - and on that note, the actress who plays Dobby is in this show Damned! Such a pleasant surprise :) Any who, I am really looking forward to starting the second season of this show, and highly recommend it to others. I had to write a review here, as there are only 8 here so far, and there should be more. I do really hope that this show gets discovered and enjoyed by more people. It's certainly worthy of the recognition! All the best and happy watching :)