Sophie Willan
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Sophie Willan in Bolton to film Alma's Not Normal
Sophie Willan is back in her hometown filming for the complete series of Alma's Not Normal.
Saiqa Chaudhari, Bolton News, 5th 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 2021Shooting starts on Alma's Not Normal series
It's been a good week for comedian Sophie Willan. She has been shooting a full series following the successful pilot of sitcom Alma's Not Normal and today she has received a Bafta Award nomination for writing the pilot.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th April 2021Royal Television Society Awards 2021 nominations
Brassic, Sex Education, The Young Offenders, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sophie Willan, Ruth Jones, Youssef Kerkour, O-T Fagbenle and Paul Chahidi are amongst the nominees for the RTS Programme Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd March 2021Still Open All Hours to return
Contrary to tabloid reports, Still Open All Hours has not been cancelled by the BBC and is due to return to screens.
British Comedy Guide, 20th September 2020Sophie Willan sitcom Alma's Not Normal gets a series
BBC Two has ordered a series of Alma's Not Normal, the new sitcom by Sophie Willan. It follows wide critical praise for a pilot episode broadcast earlier this month.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd April 2020Alma's Not Normal review
Lovely, at once gentle yet scabrous and unafraid surely - once it garners that well-deserved commission - to tackle many long-neglected thorns.
Euan Ferguson, The Observer, 12th April 2020Alma's Not Normal: perfect antidote to our new normal
In one thirty-minute pilot Alma's Not Normal managed to set up a fully conceived world full of charm, laughs and fried spam.
Michael Lee, The Custard TV, 8th April 2020Alma's Not Normal review
The comedian Sophie Willan has turned her award-winning stage hit into a new TV show, via childhood trauma, sex work and ornamental pixies.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 7th April 2020Alma's Not Normal review
Comedy off to a flyer with characters teetering between tragedy and farce.
Adam Sweeting, i Newspaper, 7th April 2020