Dreaming Whilst Black
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2021 - 2023
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Comedy adapted from the original YouTube series of the same name. Stars Adjani Salmon, Dani Moseley, babirye bukilwa, Rachel Adedeji, Demmy Ladipo and more.
- Due to return for Series 2
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Adjani Salmon interview
What Adjani Salmon's Dreaming Whilst Black teaches us about microaggressions - and what people in the real world are doing to prevent them.
Sabrina Fearon-Melville, BBC, 24th July 2023Dreaming Whilst Black is a refreshingly nimble take on the black British experience
Adjani Salmon's debut series confidently balances serious points about discrimination, health inequality and history with humour and heart .
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 24th July 2023Dreaming Whilst Black review
This BAFTA-winning show is ripping up the rules of comedy.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 24th July 2023I talk to Adjani Salmon
"I do try not to think about the fanfare around the series because it does add pressure."
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 23rd July 2023'We don't make up racist jokes': Adjani Salmon on creating TV's hottest new comedy
He's starred in Doctor Who, won a BAFTA, and now is launching his own hilarious new series. Ahead of Dreaming Whilst Black's release, he talks race, female empowerment - and YouTube fans.
Leila Latif, The Guardian, 21st July 2023Dreaming Whilst Black review
Whimsical comedy tackles film industry's relationship with race.
Dan Einav, The Financial Times, 21st July 2023Dreaming Whilst Black series casting announced
Dani Moseley, Demmy Ladipo, Rachel Adedeji and babirye bukilwa will join Adjani Salmon in the Dreaming Whilst Black series, with Isy Suttie and Peter Serafinowicz amongst the supporting cast.
British Comedy Guide, 28th June 2023Writers Nida Manzoor, Kayleigh Llewellyn and Adjani Salmon win BAFTAs
Comedy writers Nida Manzoor, Kayleigh Llewellyn and Adjani Salmon were amongst the winners of the BAFTA Craft Awards 2022.
British Comedy Guide, 25th April 2022Dreaming Whilst Black series coming to the BBC
The BBC has ordered a series of Adjani Salmon's sitcom Dreaming Whilst Black.
British Comedy Guide, 25th April 2022In My Skin and We Are Lady Parts lead RTS Programme Awards
The Royal Television Society Programme Awards winners for 2022 were revealed at a ceremony last night. We Are Lady Parts and In My Skin lead the comedy victors, each picking up multiple prizes.
British Comedy Guide, 30th March 2022