Bad Sugar

Channel 4 sitcom about a wealthy mining dynasty family. 1 pilot in 2012. Stars Olivia Colman, Julia Davis, Sharon Horgan, Peter Serafinowicz and others.

Bad Sugar. Image shows from L to R: Simon (Kayvan Novak), Rolph Cauldwell (Peter Serafinowicz), Lucy Cauldwell (Sharon Horgan), Ralphfred Cauldwell (David Bradley), Joan Cauldwell (Olivia Colman), Daphne Cauldwell (Julia Davis), Greg (Reece Shearsmith), Rodrigo (Derek Riddell). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions.

Bad Sugar

Spoof telenovela style melodrama written by Bain & Armstrong, and starring Olivia Colman, Julia Davis and Sharon Horgan

Genre: Sitcom
Broadcast: 2012
Channel: Channel 4
Episodes: 1 Pilot
Creators: Olivia Colman, Julia Davis, Sharon Horgan, Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong
Starring: Olivia Colman, Julia Davis, Sharon Horgan, Peter Serafinowicz, Reece Shearsmith, David Bradley, Kayvan Novak, Derek Riddell and others
Writers: Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong
Director: Ben Palmer
Producers: Derrin Schlesinger, Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain

Bad Sugar centres on a dysfunctional, wealthy mining dynasty, with an ailing patriarch and some greedy siblings.

It's a peculiarly British take on telenovela style melodramas, played for laughs.

This pilot, written by Peep Show's Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, stars three of Britain's best comic actresses: Olivia Colman, Julia Davis and Sharon Horgan.

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