Alma's Not Normal
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2020 - 2024
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Comedy about a Boltonian woman, Alma, and her female-heavy family. Stars Sophie Willan, Lorraine Ashbourne, Siobhan Finneran, Jayde Adams, Nicholas Asbury and more.
- Catch-up on Series 2, Episode 6
Streaming rank this week: 114
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Series 1, Episode 5 - On Record
When social services sends through her records, Alma faces up to her experiences of being in the care system. Will she end up missing out on an opportunity of a lifetime?
Further details
When Alma discovers that her care leaving background can help secure her an audition to join a theatre company for a national tour, she jumps at the chance. However, when social services sends through her records, Alma comes face to face with the stark reality of her childhood growing up in and out of the care system. Could this bombshell lead to Alma missing out on an opportunity she's been waiting her whole life for?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 11th October 2021
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
Cast & crew
| Sophie Willan | Alma Nuthall |
| Lorraine Ashbourne | Joan |
| Siobhan Finneran | Lin |
| Jayde Adams | Leanne |
| Nicholas Asbury | Jim |
| James Baxter | Anthony |
| Dave Spikey | Ian |
| Amy Gledhill | Lesley |
| Shahzeb Aslam | Brian |
| Maizie Wickson | Young Alma |
| Islah Abdur-Rahman | Zee |
| Joel Quinn | Chris |
| Katie Redford | Jane |
| Linda John-Pierre | Siobhan |
| Emily Harrison | Teenage Alma |
| Amy Drake | Debbie |
| Lauren Derbyshire | Beakface |
| Craig Shanda | Carl |
| Allan Nicol | Breathing Client |
| Lemn Sissay | Jerry |
| Sophie Willan | Writer |
| Andrew Ellard | Script Editor |
| Fergus Evans | Script Consultant |
| Jonny Pelham | Script Consultant |
| Lemn Sissay | Story Consultant |
| Andrew Chaplin | Director |
| Gill Isles | Producer |
| Nerys Evans | Executive Producer |
| Sophie Willan | Executive Producer |
| Kate Daughton | Executive Producer |
| Tanya Qureshi | Executive Producer |
| Lynn Roberts | Line Producer |
| Sarah Burgess | Post Producer |
| Charlie Fawcett | Editor |
| Tim Gibson | Production Designer |
| Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
| Daniella Pearman | Costume Designer |
| Nathaniel Hill | Director of Photography |
| Emma Ferguson | Make-up Designer |
| Tasha Island | Graphics |
| Seth Elkins | 1st Assistant Director |