Coming Of Age

Joe Tracini's Coming of Age Diary 5

Hello all! So, it is my sad duty to tell you that filming of Coming of Age series two has come to an end. We had highs and lows, laughter and tears, singing and dancing, sexual innuendo and just plain dirty talking. Twas a wonderful few months. Some good news coming at you though, it will be on your screens early 2010, WOOHOO!

Joe Tracini's Coming of Age Diary 4

Hey! I believe we did something that hasn't been done before this week... we filmed the first 60 scene sitcom episode in front of a live studio audience!

Joe Tracini's Coming of Age Diary 3

"Well, since the last time I wrote anything, we've filmed two episodes, and we've started shooting them out of order, so we've finished Episode Two and Episode Five! Both went very well."

Joe Tracini's Coming of Age Diary 2

It's been a glorious few weeks on the Coming of Age set! We went on location in the metropolis that is Watford for a week, which is always fun.

Joe Tracini's Coming of Age Diary

Joe Tracini, who plays DK in the BBC Three sitcom Coming of Age, is writing a blog to keep people informed of what's happening as they rehearse and film series 2.

I'm sorry. I'm so very, very sorry. The BBC have commissioned another series of tawdry pusfest Coming of Age. That means, somewhere in the world, Jas, Ollie, Matt, Chloe and DK will be proffering lame jokes about gobbles on the sofa and erections over inanimate objects. If you haven't seen it and like putting yourself through absolute torture, then it's worth catching it. Honestly, it makes White Chicks look like a Hitchcock thriller.

By a light year, this was the worst show of 2008. So bad was it that I briefly considered jacking my job in as a TV critic... no lies. Imagine the most tawdry, lazy, vapid, vacuous show you've ever seen and then multiply by a million. If you can imagine that, then you're about a third of the way to understand just how dismal this show is. Without doubt, Coming of Age is the worst thing ever broadcast in television history. There isn't a word invented to tell you how bad it is.

When I wrote my original review for this show, I noted that although I thought it was pretty naff, I didn't mind it. Since that first episode, however, my ability to put up with endless knob gags from a bunch of unreal teenage characters has declined rapidly. There's just no getting away from it. This is an absolute pile of shit. The BBC should be ashamed.

Richmond College student stars in BBC sitcom

An article about Anabel Barnston, who plays Chloe in Coming Of Age.

The Stage Review

I sat through Coming Of Age with the will to live seeping from my every pore, leaving me drenched in a puddle of despair. Apparently writer Tim Dawson was 19 when he wrote it, which is about six years older than I would have guessed.