Lydia West
- Actor
Press clippings
The week in TV: Big Mood
Nicola Coughlan goes deep in a bleak millennials comedy of mental illness.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 31st March 2024Big Mood review
Channel 4 has been getting some stick recently for the quality of its programming but this is an enjoyable sitcom deftly balancing laugh-out-loud moments and serious issues. Coughlan alone makes it must-see TV.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th March 2024Lydia West interview
The 30-year-old It's A Sin actor plays the bestie of a woman with bipolar disorder in Channel 4's new millennial comedy. She speaks to Ellie Harrison about what the show tells us about her generation - and why it doesn't flinch from "the ugly side of mental illness".
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 28th March 2024Big Mood review
The laughs are scarce in Nicola Coughlan's latest comedy, but the acting is superb.
Pat Stacey, The Independent (Ireland), 28th March 2024Big Mood review
Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West comedy is a triumph.
Abby Robinson, Radio Times, 28th March 2024Big Mood review
Kooky bipolar comedy struggles to raise a chuckle.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 28th March 2024Big Mood review
Nicola Coughlan is at her very best in this brave bipolar comedy.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 28th March 2024Big Mood review
Blimey. Channel 4's new comedy Big Mood doesn't waste much time getting going.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th March 2024Big Mood: Nicola Coughlan's laugh-out-loud comedy should be shown to all new TV writers
The Derry Girls star is excellent alongside It's A Sin's Lydia West in her new sitcom about two millennial best friends - a masterclass in inventive scriptwriting.
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 23rd March 2024