Katherine Parkinson
- 46 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Two lives collide again in Significant Other (ITVX), a comedy which begins with a heart attack and an attempted suicide. Anna (Katherine Parkinson) and Sam (Youssef Kerkour) are neighbours who don't seem to have met so presumably this is London. Bumbling into each other in the nick of time, they commence a ... well, you'll have to watch. And you should.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 10th June 2023Significant Other, ITVX, review
Katherine Parkinson is the only good thing about this forgettable romcom.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 8th June 2023Significant Other review
By starting with an overdose attempt and a heart attack, Significant Other couldn't signal its intentions to be an unconventional romcom any more clearly.
Chortle, 8th June 2023Significant Other review
The script feels like a first draft, the male lead is irredeemably selfish and the characters' actions are inexplicable. Katherine Parkinson's new show is cold, jarring and misanthropic.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 8th June 2023Katherine Parkinson interview
"You don't even know if they're good for each other. I'm not sure that they are and I think that's really interesting."
I Talk Telly, 5th June 2023Katherine Parkinson on Significant Other
"How un-Richard Curtis can you get?"
James Hibbs, Radio Times, 30th May 2023Gossip from ITVX Comedy Showcase
Alan Carr feared putting a curse on the young actor picked to play him as a lad. Katherine Parkinson reckons creating chemistry with a co-star is almost impossible - unless you fancy them. Jaime Winstone was meant to play a classic Essex girl in ITVX comedy Count Abdulla. But she convinced bosses to ditch the typecasting and let her be a punk dominatrix vampire.
Felicity Cross, The Sun, 10th May 2023Here We Go returning for two more series on BBC One
Here We Go, the BBC One family sitcom created by Tom Basden, who stars alongside Katherine Parkinson, Jim Howick and Alison Steadman, is returning for two more series.
British Comedy Guide, 14th February 2023Now filming: ITV comedy drama Significant Other
Filming is underway on Significant Other, the new ITV comedy drama starring Katherine Parkinson and Youssef Kerkour. Joining the cast is Kéllé Bryan, Mark Heap, Ben Bailey Smith, Sue Vincent, Shaun Williamson, Olivia Poulet and Will Ash.
British Comedy Guide, 14th November 2022The IT Crowd is still peak workplace comedy television
The IT Crowd is now streaming on Netflix, starring Chris O'Dowd and Richard Ayoade, and it's still one of the best workplace comedies on television.
Dana Da Silva, CBR, 13th November 2022