GameFace
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4 / E4
- 2014 - 2019
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom starring Roisin Conaty as a hapless 30-something with a complex love life. Also features Damien Molony, Caroline Ginty, Nina Toussaint-White, Dustin Demri-Burns, Karl Theobald and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1
Further details
Marcella takes her driving test and goes on a date with her driving instructor Jon. Neighbour Linda tells Marcella she's being followed. Marcella witnesses flatmate Caroline calling boyfriend Mark a 'filthy rat' during sex.
Meanwhile, Marcella continues life coaching sessions with her therapist and his student Frances. Marcella visits her Mum and finds her ex, Simon, in a compromising position.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 17th July 2019
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 35 minutes
Cast & crew
| Roisin Conaty | Marcella |
| Damien Molony | Jon |
| Caroline Ginty | Caroline |
| Nina Toussaint-White | Lucy |
| Dustin Demri-Burns | Simon |
| Karl Theobald | Graham |
| Pauline McLynn | Marcella's Mum |
| Alfie Brown | Mark |
| Eliot Salt | Frances |
| Llewella Gideon | Linda |
| Tiffany Stevenson | Tania |
| Lisa Hammond | Driving Examiner |
| James Oliver Wheatley | Tattoo Man |
| Roisin Conaty | Writer |
| Charlotte Lewis (as Charlie Lewis) | Script Editor |
| Andrew Chaplin | Director |
| Izzy Mant | Producer |
| Ben Farrell | Executive Producer |
| Roisin Conaty | Executive Producer |
| Charlotte Lewis (as Charlie Lewis) | Executive Producer |
| Rebecca Kerley | Line Producer |
| Andrew Chaplin | Associate Producer |
| Charlie Fawcett | Editor |
| Jeff Sherriff (as Jeffrey Sherriff) | Production Designer |
| Rosalie Clayton | Casting Director |
| Rob Kitzmann | Director of Photography |
| Chloe Adele | Costume Designer |
| Juliette Tomes | Make-up Designer |
| Scott Bates | 1st Assistant Director |
Videos
Series 2 trailer
GameFace returns as part of Channel 4's Summer of Comedy.
Featuring: Roisin Conaty (Marcella).
Walking in on your housemate having sex
After pretending to fail her driving test, Marcella returns home to stumble upon a big surprise...
Featuring: Roisin Conaty (Marcella), Damien Molony (Jon), Caroline Ginty (Caroline), Nina Toussaint-White (Lucy), Llewella Gideon (Linda) & Alfie Brown (Mark).
Press
As a second season of Roisin Conaty's gawky, impeccably written comedy begins, lonely Marcella bags a date with her dreamy driving instructor; endures more life-coaching sessions with bonkers therapist Karl; and winds up getting called "Prankie Boyle". Cheeky, tender, filthy fun.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 17th July 2019Review: GameFace, C4
Main female character with a chaotic life, dishy enigmatic male, boozy friends, embarrassing sexual scenarios, therapy sessions...it's impossible to write about Roisin Conaty's GameFace without at least noting some of the similarities with Fleabag.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th July 2019GameFace series 2 review
Roisin Conaty's sitcom has got a deserved promotion to Channel 4 for its second series, and things seem to be going well for her character, Marcella, too. She's finally got an acting job - the opening slo-mo sequence follows her preparing backstage en route to the spotlight - and she's even passed her driving test.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th July 2019GameFace review - irresistible comedy
Roisin Conaty's sitcom about the perils of being a thirtysomething single woman packs in the punchlines, leaving a sense of joy in its wake.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 17th July 2019GameFace, Channel 4, series 2, episode 1, review
In the sitcom's second series, characters remain well-drawn and the scenarios feel grounded in a very specific type of London reality.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 17th July 2019Roisin Conaty will fill the Fleabag hole in your life
Move over, Phoebe - there's a new queen of confessional comedy. Prepare for an offbeat world of tiny Dolly Partons and cats who eat kebabs.
Julia Raeside, The Guardian, 16th July 2019