Pramface

I'm rewatching series 3 as part of a general rewatch. In my opinion, it's got the same brilliant, funny, touching qualities as the other two seasons. If it's not as good as the first two seasons, it's very slightly less if at all. BBC should have stuck by it and let this excellent show continue to its natural ending. I sincerely believe it would have picked up more and more viewers as word spread in the same way as many other sitcoms eg Only fools and Friday night Dinner. It beautifully encompasses a large range of emotions from comedy to drama. What a shame the powers that be did not have the guts to back it up!

To start with, I'm an older Gent in my 50's and American. I enjoy some of the British series. I watched this series when it first came out and recently 're-found' it online. This was a series where casting was perfect. All of the characters really clicked and it was like real life. Who watched this series without rooting for Jamie and Laura to end up together? It was like watching a real life couple. Sadly, the series was left hanging when it was cancelled after 3 seasons. On a high note, the actors who played Jamie and Laura completed the series on their own. After the series ended, they had a baby of their own and later married. Now, they work together at a teaching school for the performing arts. I guess they got the storybook ending after all.

I was expecting to hate this series given that it is not really aimed at me (I am 64). However I find it genuinely witty without being the usual low-level smut that passes for comedy in many programmes and movies aimed at the 15-30 age group these days. The actors deliver their lines and play it at just the right level and it is good to see that there are writers about that can bring something , while not new, to the table that is above the level of the usual dross we are fed with. Anna Chancellor and Angus Deacon work well together as the parents of the pregnant daughter. Sean Verey as Jamie and Scarlett Alice Johnson as Laura make an engaging "couple" of expectant parents ably supported by Yasmin Paige and Dylan Edwards as Jamie's friends. It is refreshing to see "unknowns" (at least to me) making such a good job of comedy which would be easy to make a hash of.

Pramface is a witty and laugh out loud social comedy coming form the Brits and is targeted primarily at teenage audiences, but quite well balanced for those long past the target audience ages. Since the show focuses on such quite serious topics as teenage pregnancy, teenage parenting and the troubles and challenges of being a teenager and a parent while at the same time having to deal with one's own parents, but at the same time never fails to exaggerate and somewhat sketch such situations, there are many and many funny moments in this show.

Going hand in hand with another great British series (My Mad Fat Diary), Pramface is a high quality TV show, which manages to tackle serious topics with a laugh out loud attitude.

I have just finished watching all 3 series of Pramface on Hulu and I am very disappointed to find that there isn't (and won't be) a series 4. I often search the archives in vain to find, what I class as, a good comedy and stop watching the majority of them after just a few episodes as they are terrible. Pramface was well acted, kept me laughing and, best of all, kept me hooked. It had a very strong cast and I feel that it was good viewing for all age groups. I am 51 years old and have spent my life being entertained by Only Fools & Horses, The Vicar of Dibley and other great BBC classics like QI and Have I Got News for You etc and know a good comedy when I see one! I feel that the BBC commissioner has made a big error in not proceeding with this excellent show, while keeping other shows running that are far inferior. Shame on you BBC commissioner, you are out of touch with your viewing public!!