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La Princesa de Woking. Becky Hello (Emma Sidi)
La Princesa de Woking

La Princesa de Woking

  • Online sitcom
  • 2020
  • 1 pilot

A 1980s Spanish-language telenovela... set in contemporary small-town England. Stars Emma Sidi, Paolo Gasparini, Jacey Sallés, Carlos Camino, Kylie Maron-Vallorani and Ariel Butwyna

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La Princesa de Woking

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Published
2020
Platform
YouTube
Episodes
1 Pilot
Creator
Emma Sidi
Stars
Emma Sidi, Paolo Gasparini, Jacey Sallés, Carlos Camino, Kylie Maron-Vallorani and Ariel Butwyna
Writer
Emma Sidi
Directors
Johnny Burns and Pier Van Tijn
Producer
Emily Atterton
Company

"A totally ridiculous Spanish-Language soap opera set in a British cul-de-sac", written by and starring acclaimed comedian Emma Sidi, and directed by award winning directorial duo Big Red Button.

Adapted from Sidi's 2016 critically acclaimed sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show Telenovela, La Princesa de Woking is a short-form Spanish-language web series which combines the velvety, 80s golden era of the telenovela aesthetic of flimsy sets and soft focus melodrama, with the stark British reality of Boots meal deals, NHS waiting times, passionate Brexit views and unimpressive cul-de-sac exterior shots.

At her mother's untimely funeral, Becky Hello (a typical British millennial as imagined by Mexican writers who have never been to the UK) discovers she has inherited a fortune. But it isn't long before nefarious family members begin to circle, and Becky must keep her wits about her if she is to avoid the same fate as her mother.

Additional details

Also known as
  • The Princess Of Woking
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 5th June 2020 on YouTube
Episode length
7 minutes

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