Hullraisers. Image shows left to right: Rana (Taj Atwal), Toni (Leah Brotherhead), Paula (Sinead Matthews)
Hullraisers

Hullraisers

  • TV sitcom
  • Channel 4
  • 2022 - 2023
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

Sitcom about three working class woman in Hull juggling work, kids and demanding friends. Stars Leah Brotherhead, Taj Atwal, Sinead Matthews, Perry Fitzpatrick, Felicity Montagu and more.

Hullraisers. Image shows from L to R: Rana (Taj Atwal), Toni (Leah Brotherhead), Paula (Sinead Matthews)

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2022 - 2023
Channel
Channel 4
Episodes
12 (2 series)
Stars
Leah Brotherhead, Taj Atwal, Sinead Matthews, Perry Fitzpatrick, Felicity Montagu, Shobna Gulati, Jaylan Batten, Natalie Davies and more
Writers
Lucy Beaumont, Anne Marie O'Connor and Caroline Moran
Director
Ian FitzGibbon
Producers
Lisa Mitchell, Hannah Farrell, Faye Ward, Caroline Moran, Anne Marie O'Connor, Yoav Gross, Lital Schwartz, Nadav Palti and more
Company

Hullraisers is a sitcom that "embodies the ups and downs of life, friendship, and family"

The series centres on three women; Toni, Rana, and Paula and looks at their disheveled, messy and joyful lives. The series explores the hilarious and agonising reality of what it is to be a working-class woman juggling work, kids, demanding friends, family and frustrating parents from the school playground - all whilst trying to have some fun too.

Toni is a big-hearted tornado of chaos. She's a self-described actress with no acting jobs (she can currently be found 'auditioning' to hand out cheese samples in a supermarket car park). She adores her 4-year-old daughter Leah and her soulmate Craig, but she still dreams of escaping Hull and craves her old life. Like many of us, she's caught between being the person she once was and the person she's becoming.

Toni's bestie is Rana, a confident policewoman who's daily life is ruled by her libido. She would rather date the full spectrum of Hull's most disappointing bachelors than think about settling down. Completing the trio is Paula, Toni's self-deprecating, down-to-earth matriarchal older sister who married her childhood sweetheart Dane, Rana's big brother. She's always been the polar opposite of Toni: she's never imagined being anywhere other than Hull, she doesn't approve of Rana's irresponsibility, and just can't understand Toni's unsettledness and constant need for more.

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Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 12th April 2022 at 9:45pm on Channel 4
Most recent repeats

Recording details

  • Hull

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