Not Safe For Work

Zawe Ashton shines in this promising comedy drama

I think it'll be interesting to see where DC Moore takes the programme now that he's established the main characters, and there's definitely enough intrigue for me to stick with the show for another episode.

TV review: Not Safe For Work, Channel 4

This is an interesting programme with a lot of potential. I'm not sure how funny it is, but as I said, it's an interesting programme with a lot of potential so stay tuned.

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Centred on the savvy, straight-talking Katherine (Zawe Ashton), who, to her dismay, is reshuffled to her workplace's Northampton outpost, this first TV series from playwright D. C. Moore hovers uncomfortably between comedy and drama for much of its opener. Katherine's new trope-based colleagues - from the non-London bumpkins to her ketamine-addled boss - are as cartoonish as you'd find in any sitcom, yet as an ulterior story about Katherine's previous life slowly surfaces, this transforms into a refreshing and substantial drama.

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By the end of the first episode, NSFW (as the kids will call it) definitely seems like it's got the potential to be a strong comedy addition for Channel 4. And it's in good time too, after the end of Paul Abbott's sizzlingly brilliant No Offence last week.

The idea behind this show is that everyone has three parts to their life - work, social life and love. We can survive if two are dire, but what happens when all three go down the pan?

With Zawe Ashton, one of the stand-out stars of Fresh Meat, giving a strong comic performance, this six-parter looks set to have us in hysterics.

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Zawe Ashton on her role in Not Safe For Work

"The emotional journey does belong to a woman and I thought that was something I hadn't read for a long time... That's what felt so refreshing and exciting when I read the script."