Sarah Hoare
- English
- Actor
Press clippings
Semi-Detached review
Lee Mack as a wedding DJ having a midlife crisis? It sounds naff, but it's like Birdman - if Birdman were set in a cream sitting room.
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 8th August 2020Semi-Detached review
In some respects, this BBC sitcom channels elements of the sadcom - but the moments aren't frequent or long enough to actually make us care.
Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 6th August 2020Semi-Detached starring Lee Mack to return for full series
Semi-Detached, the sitcom set in real-time, starring a cast including Lee Mack, is to return for a full series, following the success of the pilot episode.
British Comedy Guide, 8th October 2019Eaten By Lions review
This well-intentioned British comedy-drama has a lot going for it, with a cast of fresh new talent and seasoned career-actors handing in solid performances and who all strive to make this a fun and engaging watch.
Jason Palmer, Entertainment Focus, 20th March 2019TV: Semi-Detached, BBC2
After his foray into live sitcom with Not Going Out just before Christmas Lee Mack is back in sitcomland with this all-star fast-paced one-off pilot in which the twist is that everything happens in real time.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th January 2019Semi-Detached review
The first sitcom pilot of the year stars Lee Mack in this real-time story set over one man's terrible half-hour (although the pilot's only 20 minutes long).
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 6th January 2019Semi-Detached review
There may be questions over whether the furious pace can be sustained for the extra 50 per cent running time required for the traditional BBC sitcom half-hour. Or indeed whether such maelstroms of mayhem can be conjured up week after week. But this is a promising germ for that holy grail of comedy commissioners everywhere: a mainstream suburban sitcom that doesn't suck.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th January 2019