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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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Starstruck: another sign TV is taking romcom seriously

The comedian's sweet, smart and generous first sitcom follows Jessie, who wakes up after a one-night stand to discover her lover is a film star.

Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 22nd April 2021

Rose Matafeo on her new romcom, Starstruck

'People have been constantly asking, "So who was it?, when did this happen to you?",' she says. 'I'm like, "It didn't happen to me. I swear to God!"

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th April 2021

Rose Matafeo: 'female comedy' shouldn't be a genre

The comedian said there is more work to be done to make comedy more diverse.

Tom Horton, PA, Belfast Telegraph, 19th April 2021

Rose Matafeo on her new sitcom, Starstruck

The stand-up's new series is her take on 1940s screwball.

Stephen Armstrong, The Times, 15th April 2021

Starstruck cast confirmed

The cast has been confirmed for Starstruck, the new sitcom starring Rose Matafeo. Nikesh Patel co-stars as the famous film star the lead character sleeps with, and the cast list also includes actors including Emma Sidi, Sindhu Vee and Jon Pointing.

British Comedy Guide, 15th March 2021

Rose Matafeo's Horndog comes to BBC ahead of Starstruck Series 2

Rose Matafeo's stand-up special Horndog is coming to the BBC, as her sitcom Starstruck prepares to shoot its second series.

British Comedy Guide, 4th February 2021

Rose Matafeo gets a second series of her BBC sitcom Starstruck

A second series of Rose Matafeo's new BBC Three sitcom, Starstruck, is being written. Filming could take place back-to-back with Series 1 from this autumn.

British Comedy Guide, 24th July 2020

Starstruck picked up by Australia and New Zealand

Starstruck, the new six-part comedy written, created by and starring 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Rose Matafeo has been picked up by ABC and TVNZ following its commission by BBC Three and HBO Max in the USA.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th October 2019

Rose Matafeo gets BBC Three sitcom Starstruck

Kiwi comic Rose Matafeo has had her own sitcom commissioned by BBC Three and the US's HBO Max].

British Comedy Guide, 12th August 2019

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