Raised by Wolves

I have just watched 'Raised by Wolves' for the first time; I had been avoiding it as, coming from the Black Country myself, I was worried about how 'we' would be portrayed. However I have to say that Della in particular cracked me up - she is so typically Black Country. The accent, the language, the self-mocking - all very typical for the area.

I am disappointed that it was filmed in Manchester, as Wolverhampton has a decidedly different feel and character to the towns shown on the series. You do see some shots of the city - for example Banks's Brewery, the Molineux and the ring road.

It is well worth watching as an enjoyable and, if I'm honest, very good depiction of how folks from the Black Country tend to think.

I'm from the US and not familiar with the midlands of Britain but I thought Raised By Wolves was funny as hell. Rebekah Staton is equal parts funny, scary, & sexy as Della, a single mother with six kids. The kids are very entertaining although Germaine was disgusting at times. I loved seeing Paul Higgins as Sean, Della's ex who returns in season two as I haven't seen him since The Thick of It. I wish we would've been given closure when the show ended.

When I read an article in The Guardian, "Why working-class actors are a disappearing breed," I thought, wrong, they underestimated the disappearing. It's not only the working class actors getting muscled out, but the shows about working class families as well. "Raised by Wolves," is one of the smartest and bravest TV shows I have ever watched. Caitlin and Caroline Moran's brilliant scripts maintain lightening fast verbal and visual jokes. From their first episode about a middle sister's first period, which The Herald labeled a "bloody mess"--those bloody buffoons missed the bloody jokes--to their kick ass mother played by Rebekah Staton. What I truly love about this series (that could never be shown in the puritanical US) is that the Moran sisters wrote honestly and brutally about how girls grow up and out: embarrassing bra and underwear fittings; even more embarrassing feminine hygiene products' awkward and horrifying sexuality; hormones; poverty; boys, boys, men, boys; and the utter embarrassment a teen feels about those you are related to. FRIGGIN BRILLIANT!

My wife and I loved this show and it is great. However--several things will put off American viewers. 1). The accents are a bit thick and to the untrained ear the wonderful dialog is a bit hard to follow. We spent 3 years in GB but still had trouble. 2) There were really funny Britishisms/references but if you aren't plugged in they slip right by. 3). The patter is quick and crisp but if you have trouble with the above items then you must have the closed captions on. So sad that it only lasted these few episodes as it is Sooooo funny. Our first six months in Britain we would watch a TV comedy with friends. We'd be at a loss while they were doubled up. After that, when we were with newly arrived the roles were reversed. IMO, For the most part British comedies are much funnier than American shows

Being a Midlands girl ,I loved this .Made me laugh from start to finish but I'm married to a Yorkshire man who didn't appreciate it as much as I did but still found it amusing .Well done to the writers .I would buy the box set without hesitation in a heartbeat. A huge pat on the back to the actresses and actors for playing a great part ... ...Jermaine....has to be my favorite. Loved it .The only criticism I would offer is ,the programme is aired for 30 minutes per week ! Would love to see more air time for this humorous coming of age comedy.This may not be every body's cup of tea but give it a try and cast your mind back to being a care free teenager or a single mum without a minutes me time and you may empathise with the characters. For me ...can't wait for the next showing ,well done to all involved .