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Absolutely brilliant. Raw, hilarious and well constructed.

I've not laughed so much since the last season of Motherland.

Alma is fantastic but for me Siobhan Finneran steals the show as her psycho mum closely followed by her nymphomaniac gran.

Great watch. More please.

Seriously, are there people out there with no funny bone? It's proper gritty Northern humour, don't like it? Sod off and watch bloody friends. I'm a Northern lad and quite a lot of this resonates with me, similar situations and such (not escorting, but I'm free 😉) Sophie Willan has done a fine job at making me laugh... You go girl.

Whether it is comedy, drama or a documentary the British do it the best! They just seem to have a knack for top quality viewing...it's almost guaranteed.

I read the description for this show and thought...this sounds like a hoot. And of course it is. A hilarious singling out of people's quirks and situations but in no way that is demeaning to any group involved in the story. No predictable Hollywood outcomes in this comedy.

When I seen the trailer for it I thought it was just another dime a dozen slapstick comedy that would have me rolling my eyes. But I gave it a go because of the ratings iI got, and I'm glad I did.

Alma's hilarious and very relatable in a lot of ways. As funny as it is it has some very touching moments, the final episode had my eyes teary.

"How do you grieve the living dead?"

I loved this sitcom beyond words, it cleverly portrayed complicated and relevant ideas while remaining totally hilarious. Uplifting and relatable for the underrepresented. Love love love!!

Sophie Willan was great in the title role of Alma. I have to admit I really enjoyed this, it was funny, great humour, and some terrific I one liners.

It was uplifting, bouncy, positive comedy, quite cutting humour for the BBC in recent times. It's hard to believe it was only on for half an hour, they crammed so much into it. Lorraine Ashbourne and Siobhan Finneran were hilarious.

I only hope that a full series follows, it deserves to, this was a terrific pilot. 9/10.

This has to be one of the best and most skilfully written comedies I've seen in recent years. Perfectly cast and set and filmed in Bolton, this draws on the typical humour of Northern England. The pilot episode had us crying with laughter, having to pause it several times to recover. Even the throw-away lines are absolutely perfect. My only disappointment is that at the time of writing there aren't any more episodes available.

Firstly, Sibhan Finneran deserves an Oscar for this performance! I've known many a perso like this, a very specific, British, traumatised, neglected, impulsive, broken wretch of a woman who in turn manages to be endearing and sympathetic. It's a masterclass!

The show is so brilliantly witty and well-pitched. The content can be bleak, especially if you have things in common with the lives portrayed, but it's filled with charm and hope, and plenty of laugh out loud moments.

I came to this show after watching Sophie on Taskmaster, and I'm so glad I found it.

It's actually pretty inspiring all in all, because we know that Sophie made it out of her background and ended up here, writing brilliant comedy drama for TV.

Bravo!

I was a fan of the unconventional pilot episode from early 2020 and of Willan's stand-up generally so this getting the green light is one of the rare bright spots of the last few years. Loosely built around her own experiences, this sees Willan's Alma struggling with self esteem, poverty and a mum tangled in the criminally underfunded care system. It doesn't always narratively cling together but there are moments of breathtakingly brutal honesty which modern British TV rarely goes near. Not to mention a winning multi-generational trio of performances from Willan, Finneran and Ashbourne and the great Jayde Adams. Do watch this, and I hope we see much more of this sort of thing.

It's seldom I laugh at UK sitcoms so it was refreshing to find something as different and well written as Alma's Not Normal. It's not an easy watch with many uncomfortable moments but that's it's strength. Drawing on the semi autobiographical life experiences of Alma we're taken into her dysfunctional life and struggles. At first the brash comedy may appear slapstick but once the viewer is drawn in, the emotionally demanding dark social satire kicks in. Almost a tragidrama yet with hilarious, explicit, brave and honest depictions which only someone who has gone through such experiences could rightfully portray in such an observant and rollicking manner. The acting is superb especially from Sophie WIllan the main protagonist, Siobhan Finnerhan and Lorraine Ashbourne who portray the heroin addicted arsonist mum "whose had more social workers than crack pipes" and the lascivious, animal print clad grandmother respectively. It raises arguments about the social welfare system in the UK and asks questions, without being polemic, about the empowerment of women through their choices. In Alma's case, her decision to become a sex worker to enable her to fulfill her ambitions. Interesting Willan has observed that she has only encountered 'comfortably off' middle class feminists who criticise her choice. You could question what those critical feminists may have done in her place to survive the crap hand she was dealt with. Her success today is a testament to her decisions.

I tried to be fair to this series and watched 5 episodes before I had to pull the plug. It is rude, crude, foul-mouthed, and very sad. What it isn't is particularly funny. I've bailed on other British series that were supposedly funny that I found to be simply disgusting, so it appears that I'll just have to admit that British low-brow (no brow?) humour is not my thing. "Old world charm" is not a thing.

Definitely 10* brilliant support cast plenty of laughs and just too damn short hopefully a 2nd series will come out soon and those who have this 1 star need locking up.

Funny, down to earth, sassy with a gritty and very real under current which I feel many people can relate to.

What a supporting cast! Northern comedy and drama has always been a hit with me and if it's set in Bolton I'm on the front row as that's where I live. Fortunately my life's been easier than Alma's but I think it's safe to say we all need a best friend like Leanne. Also I really need to know where they got Alma's clothes from!

I loved this pilot Funny, refreshing, uplifting. Siobhan Finneran is absolutely brilliant in it. I really hope they show more.

This is just such a wonderful show. Its heartbreaking, honest and funny. Utterly astonishing that what could be depressing subject matter could be both honest but also laugh until you fall to floor funny! Please, please Sophie Willan write more and more and more. You will always give us something that makes us think whilst making us laugh! You are a genius!

Was searching for more episodes and realised a pilot Hopefully more to come -

I certainly hope this pilot will beget a series. Good fun, great characters and well acted. I want to know just what Alma and her family will get up to next.

Dreadful, utterly dreadful, the funny bits aren't funny and bad bits are horrifying. Why anyone would laugh at this I don't know, horrific.

Loved every minute of this series. Hilarious and heartwarming. The characters are so well written and you root for every one of them. Really hope we get a season 2 soon.

Heart renching but funny, even though I cried best thing iv watched in a long time.

Thoroughly enjoyed this.Look forward to a series.Each character is brilliant.Such a pick me up at a time like this.

Was just getting into it when I realised there's no more episodes! if anyone from the BBC is reading this, please give us more!

I'm really cautious about what I watch as I find a lot of things annoying, that's just me tho, I decided to give it 10 minutes and before I knew it I was 3 episodes in and crying with laughter this is the best comedy I've seen in a long time and some truly amazing talent. Great for single girls who are going through the motions with tinder and that time of life!