Smoggie Queens
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2024
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Sitcom based around a group of drag queens in Middlesbrough. Stars Phil Dunning, Mark Benton, Alexandra Mardell, Elijah Young, Patsy Lowe and more.
- Catch-up on Episode 6
Press clippings
The week in TV: Smoggie Queens
Four episodes (of six) in, Smoggie Queens feels rough and ready, and the comedy tone won't settle.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 1st December 2024Smoggie Queens review
It is one on the worst sitcoms I've ever watched.
Ally Ross, The Sun, 29th November 2024Smoggie Queens makes solid debut
Hat Trick sitcom inherits sizeable portion of RuPaul's Drag Race TV audience share.
Marian McHugh, Broadcast, 29th November 2024Smoggie Queens review
Smoggie Queens is a surreal love letter to Middlesbrough.
Nick Levine, i Newspaper, 28th November 2024Smoggie Queens: 'Smoggie means to be loud and proud'
The pink carpet has been rolled out in Middlesbrough for the premiere of new BBC Three comedy Smoggie Queens.
Phil Dunning, BBC, 28th November 2024Smoggie Queens review
An adorably sweet drag sitcom.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 28th November 2024Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens
An infectious sense of pride - both queer and regional - drives Dunning's show, which was filmed in and around Middlesbrough with a predominantly local crew.
Nick Levine, The Big Issue, 27th November 2024I talk to Alexandra Mardell
"I'm proud to be an honorary Smoggie!"
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 27th November 2024Alexandra Mardell on Smoggie Queens
Former Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell tells us all about her new show, Smoggie Queens, being a Strictly Christmas champ, and life after leaving the cobbles.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 25th November 2024"Stunning, but so wrong": inside raucous new drag sitcom Smoggie Queens
It's loud, proud and very, very daft: the new BBC comedy plunges viewers into Middlesbrough's hilariously catty drag scene. The creator and star Phil Dunning talks prosecco, parmos - and picking the worst wigs possible.
Scott Bryan, The Guardian, 22nd November 2024