Sweetpea
- TV comedy drama
- Sky Atlantic
- 2024
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Adaptation of the hit novel about a very normal seeming woman living in a small town. Stars Ella Purnell, Nicole Lecky, Jon Pointing, Calam Lynch, Leah Harvey and more.
- Catch-up on Episode 6
Press clippings
The week in TV: Sweetpea; Alma's Not Normal
Dexter meets Villanelle in a murderous new comedy drama; and Sophie Willan's brilliant Bolton comedy goes deeper and darker.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 13th October 2024Ella Purnell is terrific in Sweetpea the best new TV show streaming right now
I've only watched the first episode of this series so far, so I cannot speak to how it ends, but from just that episode I definitely recommend you check it out.
Erik Kain, Forbes, 13th October 2024Here's every song on the Sweetpea soundtrack
The Ella Purnell show is packed full of pop bangers, from Billie Eilish and Charli XCX to Sugababes and the Spice Girls.
Max Pilley, NME, 12th October 2024Sweetpea review
Ella Purnell turns in a captivating, sinister performance as a woman pushed to the edge in Sweetpea.
Rendy Jones, Den Of Geek, 10th October 2024Sweetpea review
Ella Purnell's deathly dull serial killer show reeks of cowardly decision-making.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 10th October 2024Sweetpea review
This 10 a penny good-girl-goes-bad thriller is proof that not every BookTok hit deserves a TV adaptation.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 10th October 2024Sweetpea review
Ella Purnell's quirky serial killer drama isn't quite as devilish as it thinks.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 7th October 2024Sweetpea review
Ella Purnell shows off the full breadth of her talents, playing every emotion from mild to wild.
Carly Lane, Collider, 7th October 2024Sweetpea review: Ella Purnell's killer wallflower is devilishly good fun
In this gripping new Sky comedy drama, this Sweetpea has turned a little sour - making for one hell of a series.
Tilly Pearce, Radio Times, 7th October 2024Southend turns into film set for Sweetpea
Southend seafront and Adventure Island have been transformed into a TV set with film crews, actors and cameras taking over for two days. A new comedy drama, set to be aired on Sky Atlantic, has had a series of scenes filmed in Southend yesterday and on Tuesday.
Southend Echo, 17th November 2023