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Starstruck. Image shows from L to R: Tom (Nikesh Patel), Jessie (Rose Matafeo). Copyright: Avalon Television
Starstruck

Starstruck

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Three
  • 2021 - 2023
  • 18 episodes (3 series)

Comedy about a 20-something juggling two dead end jobs who discovers she's slept with a film star. Stars Rose Matafeo, Nikesh Patel, Emma Sidi, Alastair Roberts, Joe Barnes and more.

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Review: Starstruck, BBC Three

Typical. You wait ages for a series called Starstruck and then two come along in the same week.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th February 2022

Starstruck review

Sweet, occasionally swoon-worthy and magical when binge-watched: this comedy's second series sees Jessie and Tom pick up exactly where they left off.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 7th February 2022

Starstruck Series 2 review

Rose Matafeo's return is gloriously silly - but it doesn't zing in the same way.

Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 7th February 2022

Starstruck, BBC3, review

Rose Matafeo's romcom dares to go beyond 'happily ever after'.

Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 7th February 2022

Rose Matafeo on Starstruck's future

A popular British comedy might have changed the comedian's mind about only doing two seasons.

Lidia Molina-Whyte, Radio Times, 7th February 2022

Starstruck is still the best comedy about your messy, chaotic 20s

The premise was never meant to be realistic but the question looms larger this season: how exactly does a world-famous actor make it work with a completely 'normal' person living in east London - especially when the pair are stubborn commitment-phobes?

Maybelle Morgan, Refinery 29, 6th February 2022

On my radar: Rose Matafeo's cultural highlights

The Starstruck ​creator and ​​star reveals her passion for ​Joan Collins,​ J-pop and all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffets,

Kathryn Bromwich, The Guardian, 5th February 2022

Starstruck Series 2 review

Rose Matafeo makes a triumphant return as BBC Three's not-so-hidden gem really comes into its own.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 5th February 2022

I talk to Emma Sidi

"There easily could have been someone who could play this role better than me. I had to be ready for that."

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 4th February 2022

Rose Matafeo interview

As her romcom Starstruck returns for a second series, the comedian talks to Sarah Carson about tearing down the trope of the 'messy woman'.

Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 4th February 2022

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