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Channel 4 has commissioned a new comedy series from Fremantle\u2019s Dancing Ledge Productions (The Responder<\/em>, Wedding Season<\/em>) that deals with the topics of female friendship and mental illness.<\/p>\n

Written and created by Camilla Whitehill, Big Mood<\/em> (w.t.) is a six-part series that explores the messy pitfalls and idiosyncrasies of navigating adulthood through humor, anecdotes and unsettling truths.<\/p>\n

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton<\/em>, Derry Girls<\/em>) and Lydia West (It\u2019s A Sin<\/em>, Inside Man<\/em>) star in the comedy.<\/p>\n

Coughlan said: \u201cWhen I first met Camilla Whitehill long, long ago, during the time of indie sleaze, I quickly realized she was one of the funniest and most talented people I\u2019d ever
\nmet. It was always our dream for us to work on something together, and now Channel 4 is making that dream come true. I can\u2019t wait to make this show with this amazing group of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

West said: \u201cI’m so happy to be working with Camilla and Nicola on this project. The writing is genius, and the subject explores the mental health struggles that all of our generation
\nface, coupled with how to navigate complicated, loving and nuanced friendship. Channel 4 is the perfect home for this heartwarming, hilarious, savvy comedy, and I feel truly honored to tell this story which touched my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whitehill said: \u201cGetting my own Channel 4 comedy still feels like some kind of long-form prank, Punk\u2019d<\/em> style. But on the off chance it isn\u2019t, I am beside myself to be making this show
\nwith such an incredible team of people, a cast that I\u2019d be jealous of if it wasn\u2019t my cast, and for a channel that\u2019s produced some of my favorite shows of all time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laura Riseam, Channel 4\u2019s commissioning editor, said: \u201cBig Mood<\/em> is an authentic portrayal of the passionate, reckless and surreal tales of close friendship threatened by an all-consuming mental\u00a0illness. It\u2019s outrageously daring, painfully funny and unreservedly poignant\u2014the type of comedy that firmly belongs on Channel 4. We are delighted to welcome Camilla and Dancing Ledge into the fold.\u201d<\/p>\n

Laurence Bowen and Chris Carey of Dancing Ledge Productions said: \u201cWe\u2019ve always loved Camilla\u2019s writing, so producing her first series with Channel 4 is an absolute treat. Her writing is laugh-out-loud\u00a0funny because it\u2019s truthful, and that\u2019s what makes her such a star. Add to that two of the best actors in the world, Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West, and one of the finest directors, Rebecca Asher, and we\u2019re well and truly made up.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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