Bad Sugar. Daphne Cauldwell (Julia Davis). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions
Bad Sugar

Bad Sugar

  • TV sitcom
  • Channel 4
  • 2012
  • 1 pilot

Spoof telenovela style melodrama written by Bain & Armstrong, and starring Olivia Colman, Julia Davis and Sharon Horgan. Also features Peter Serafinowicz, Reece Shearsmith, David Bradley, Kayvan Novak, Derek Riddell and more.

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