Fleabag
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2016 - 2019
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy series starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a woman living in London whose life is a mess. Also features Sian Clifford, Bill Paterson, Olivia Colman, Andrew Scott, Brett Gelman and more.
Streaming rank this week: 237
Press clippings Page 19
Fleabag Series 2 review
She's back ... and she's taking aim at God.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 5th March 2019Women wrote Fleabag & Derry Girls. But men dominate
Placing a handful of successful female writers with hit shows on a pedestal only masks the problem of gender bias.
Lisa Holdsworth, The Guardian, 5th March 2019Flea cheers! Phoebe Waller-Bridge is back...
Thankfully, Fleabag has now achieved enough self-awareness for her emotions to reach beyond her sex drive. That's good, because dialogue this sharp, with a roster of actors this strong, shouldn't be turning viewers off.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 5th March 2019Fleabag, Series 2 review - a standing ovation
Phoebe Waller-Bridge knocks it out of the park as the show returns.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 5th March 2019How Fleabag is ripping up the comedy rule book
Previously consigned to BBC3, Auntie Beeb has now hitched up her skirts to place it, and its jaw-dropping references to sexual practices, on primetime BBC1.
Sandra Dick, The Herald, 5th March 2019Fans review the return of Fleabag
Is it in the top 10 comedies of all time, or middle-class garbage? Readers offer up their verdicts on the start of the second series.
Guardian readers and Rachel Obordo, The Guardian, 5th March 2019Fleabag series 2 review
Snort-out-loud dark comedy that pulls no punches.
Ian Hyland, The Mirror, 5th March 2019How BBC hit Fleabag is ripping up the comedy rule book
Last night saw the return of "tragicomedy" cult hit series Fleabag after a three-year break.
Sandra Dick, The Herald, 5th March 2019On the basis of this opening episode, the second series of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's hilarious comedy of manners is even more packed with wit, pathos and promise than the first. Tonight, an excruciating family dinner to celebrate her wicked godmother and her withered father's engagement sees old tensions resurface.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 4th March 2019Phoebe Waller-Bridge interview
Fleabag, back for a second series, follows the life and thoughts of a dry-witted, sexual, angry Londoner. We asked the hit black comedy's writer and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge (33) - who also wrote hit show Killing Eve - what's in store.
The Irish News, 4th March 2019