Alma's Not Normal
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2020 - 2021
- 7 episodes
Comedy about a Boltonian woman, Alma, and her female-heavy family. Stars Sophie Willan, Lorraine Ashbourne, Siobhan Finneran, Jayde Adams, Nicholas Asbury and more.
- Expected to begin in the autumn
Streaming rank this week: 427
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Further details
Alma's dream of becoming an actress isn't going to be easy and she needs to find a day job. After unsuccessfully dipping her toe into the world of escorting, Alma reluctantly takes up the position of Sandwich Artiste at SubNGo. But after a trial shift and an unfortunate incident with a chocolate muffin, Alma decides that it might not the right career path for her. She decides to give escorting another go, but will she able to go through with it this time?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 20th September 2021
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Sophie Willan | Alma Nuthall |
| Lorraine Ashbourne | Joan |
| Siobhan Finneran | Lin |
| Jayde Adams | Leanne |
| Nicholas Asbury | Jim |
| Dave Jones | Bill |
| James Baxter | Anthony |
| Thanyia Moore | Ray-Ray |
| Islah Abdur-Rahman | Zee |
| Chris Cantrill | Gregg |
| Peter Slater | John |
| Matthew Durkan | Cousin Lookalike |
| Sophie Willan | Writer |
| Andrew Ellard | Script Editor |
| Fergus Evans | Script Consultant |
| Jonny Pelham | Script Consultant |
| Andrew Chaplin | Director |
| Gill Isles | Producer |
| Nerys Evans | Executive Producer |
| Sophie Willan | Executive Producer |
| Kate Daughton | Executive Producer |
| Tanya Qureshi | Executive Producer |
| Lynn Roberts | Line Producer |
| Sarah Burgess | Post Producer |
| Charlie Fawcett | Editor |
| Tim Gibson | Production Designer |
| Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
| Daniella Pearman | Costume Designer |
| Nathaniel Hill | Director of Photography |
| Emma Ferguson | Make-up Designer |
| Tasha Island | Graphics |
| Seth Elkins | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
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Featuring: Sophie Willan (Alma Nuthall), Lorraine Ashbourne (Joan) & Chris Cantrill (Gregg).
Press
Alma's Not Normal review
Stand-up Sophie Willan's semi-autobiographical sitcom about family, friendship and sex work is audacious television full of big laughs. The future of comedy is safe in her hands.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 20th September 2021