Daisy Haggard
- 46 years old
- British
- Actor and writer
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Haggard has "a clear idea" for Back To Life Series 3
Daisy Haggard has revealed that she has plans for a third series of Back To Life.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 29th August 2021Daisy Haggard on Back To Life returning
The actress tells Joe Clay about her 'sadcom' about a female killer.
Joe Clay, The Times, 21st August 2021North London's angriest misunderstood father returned in an immensely welcome second series of Breeders (Sky One), the pitch-perfect observational comedy that has Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard united in an ongoing war against - well, it, might be their children one moment, the school the next, overposh or overaccomplished or just snotty rival parents, but mainly it's just against Life, and a little bit against ageing. It manages a rare piece of straddling, between being very sweary - goodness but young Master Freeman likes his plosives and fricatives - and, just when you think you've got its measure, suddenly subtly tender.
There are great little thumb-portraits of entire personalities. For instance, Paul (Freeman) is in therapy early on for anger issues, and the therapist asks: "You put 'strategies' in inverted commas there?" "I did, yes. I find most of this stuff belongs in inverted commas, to be honest." And, from just that, you've got entirely the man. Struggling with love for and frustration with children, struggling not to be his own father, and with the older Luke's troubled school problems, the reasons for which we will have to wait; above all struggling not to care about the fact nothing can be exactly as it was when Luke and Ava were young. The children are, unlike in Motherland, often given centre stage, and in turn the performances from them, and Freeman and Haggard, are in dreadful peril of raising the whole thing beyond comedy to, actually, rather fiercely fine drama.
Euan Ferguson, The Observer, 30th May 2021Breeders, season two review
An angry parenting comedy somewhere between amusing and bemusing.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 28th May 2021Breeders, season two, review
Under the weight of mindfulness and celebrities urging us to breath deeply, the potty-mouthed parenting series feels almost subversive.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 27th May 2021Sky backs comedies
Sky has reiterated its commitment to comedy, as work resumes on several of its shows. A fourth series of Brassic is being written, Breeders looks set to return for a third series, and drafting is underway on a third series of Intelligence. Further episodes of The Reluctant Landlord were also in development before the coronavirus pandemic struck.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2021Daisy Haggard interview
The actor, 43, on hiding from her children in bed, hanging out with Matt LeBlanc and her love of Wotsits.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 22nd May 2021BAFTA TV Awards 2021 nominations
Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2021Back To Life Series 2 filming now with Meera Syal and Adrian Edmondson
Meera Syal and Adrian Edmondson have joined the cast of Daisy Haggard's dark comedy drama Back To Life. The second series of the BBC Three show is being filmed now.
British Comedy Guide, 31st March 2021I Talk Telly Awards 2020 nominations
After Life, Friday Night Dinner, Gavin & Stacey, Ghosts, Home, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees for the I Talk Telly Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2020