Coming Of Age
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2007 - 2011
- 23 episodes (3 series)
A bawdy, loud teen sitcom from writer Tim Dawson about a group of friends at college together in Abingdon. Also features Anabel Barnston, Tony Bignell, Hannah Job, Ceri Phillips, Joe Tracini and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Dick And Fanny
Further details
Matt and Chloe are in the school play together and have to kiss. Chloe is excited, but Matt's nerves get the better of him. Chloe undergoes a sexy makeover to entice Matt but, when this has no effect, she and Matt together conclude he must be gay. Eventually, they discover he's not...
When Ollie gets his mobile phone stolen by a little girl, meanwhile, the shame affects his sex drive. Jas, however, takes steps to help Ollie regain his confidence.
Meanwhile, DK tries loads of stunts to buy his dream moped. He eventually gets enough money to fulfil his dream - just in time to crash into a newly "remasculated" Ollie...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 7th October 2008
- Time
- 10:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Anabel Barnston | Chloe |
| Tony Bignell | Matt |
| Hannah Job | Jas |
| Ceri Phillips | Ollie |
| Joe Tracini | DK |
| John-Luke Roberts | Director |
| Megan Jossa | Amy |
| Sheila Collings | Amy's Gran |
| Tim Dawson | Writer |
| Paul Mayhew-Archer | Script Editor |
| David Sant | Director |
| Stephen McCrum | Producer |
| Sarah Hitchcock | Executive Producer |
| Mark Lawrence | Editor |
| Simon Rogers | Production Designer |
| Kate Goes | Composer |
| Richie Webb | Composer |
Press
Coming Of Age is one of those shows that, patently, you either love or loathe. One thing was for certain - BBC Three was obviously aiming at its new, laser-like precision demographic. I was intrigued and was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. I strapped myself in... and was amazed.
So, the first joke. Drama teacher: Chloe, your character hasn't seen Dick since the war broke out. And Matt, your character is desperate... for Fanny.
Oh dear. That was just the tip of the double entendre iceberg in that scene. The very first scene in the show. It was like watching TV from the 1970s. But with teenagers delivering the lines and not Richard O'Sullivan. It was weird.
The rest of the episode was a blur. Not necessarily a blur, but more of a smear. It was just one long smear of a knob joke. Every single line was peppered with both single and double entendres - it was like a teenage Carry On film. Without the finesse.
Honestly, after the first 10 minutes I realised I had never felt such rancour towards a television programme. It's just so insulting to the viewer. E4's The Inbetweeners proved you can do a teen gross-out comedy with style, but this missed the mark like a blind archer.
Paul Hirons, TV Scoop, 8th October 2008