Raised By Wolves

Caitlin Moran on representation of working class on TV

Considering the significance television has in many people's lives, it needs to show us richer, more diverse characters says the Raised by Wolves writer.

Radio Times review

The ideal show for anyone who complains about how eccentric their family is. Because Caitlin and Caroline Moran's sitcom is about a loving, hilarious brood who are also really quite unusual. The show smashed taboos every week when it first aired -- and the destruction was a joy to witness. It's also about the universal, tricky experience of being a teenager. And a female one at that.

"Right, let's do some parenting, then," maintains formidable mother-of-six Della in Caroline and Caitlin Moran's perky sitcom, based on the sisters' home-schooled childhood in Wolverhampton. The script is smart and tangy but it's the sprightly acting that makes this Channel 4 comedy zing, especially from the always excellent Rebekah Staton as the straight-talking Della (she's claims to have channelled Clint Eastwood for the role), Helen Monks as quick-witted Germaine and Alexa Davies as cerebral Aretha.

Series one of Caitlin and Caz Moran's loosely autobiographical sitcom about the unorthodox Garry brood bows out. Desperate to corner newly single Lee, Germaine (Helen Monks) enlists her sisters - misanthropic Aretha (Alexa Davies) and meek Yoko (Molly Risker) - for a night out at an infamous Wolverhampton club. Cue fake incest, silly scheming and a boy-themed revelation for Germaine. Elsewhere, mum Della (Rebekah Staton) has an unconventional date with the suitor she met at Uncle Natie's barbecue.

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Review: Raised by Wolves

Not only is this programme bitterly funny, but it also implies something far more poignant beneath the surface. I eagerly anticipate another series.

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Radio Times review

Fearsome Mum Della (Rebekah Staton) wants her girls to socialise so they are carted off to a party where the drunk host falls unconscious, Germaine has to watch her beloved (and awful) Lee Rhind get off with sexy cousin Cathy and bookish Aretha finds a soul-mate.

Della (who is quickly emerging as the star character) also meets her match in the form of hunky Michael. Maybe she's drawn to the fact he employs precisely the high-flown patter that, while not exactly dialogue in any real sense, is certainly a unique and ubiquitous signature in Caitlin and Caz Moran's bold and witty comedy.

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