
Dreamland
- TV comedy drama
- Sky Atlantic
- 2023
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Comedy drama starring Lily Allen. Also features Freema Agyeman, Gabby Best, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Frances Barber, Sheila Reid and more.
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Series 1, Episode 1

Further details
Set in the sun-drenched British seaside town of Margate, this is a dark comedic exploration of multi-generational female relationships, and their (somewhat dysfunctional) family dynamics.
Eldest sister Trish is pregnant for the third time with her partner Spence. And this time, she's decided: it's going to be a girl. Her two sisters Clare and Leila rally around her with their mum and their Margate-legend nan, "manifesting" a little girl at Trish's 'mani-festival'. But when their other sister, Mel, makes an unexpected reappearance back into their lives, her return threatens to destabilise the entire family. A knock on their door and their 'Dreamland' is no more...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 6th April 2023
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky Atlantic
- Length
- 30 minutes
Catch-up
Cast & crew
Lily Allen | Mel |
Freema Agyeman | Trish |
Gabby Best | Clare |
Aimee-Ffion Edwards | Leila |
Frances Barber | Cheryl |
Sheila Reid | Nan |
Kiell Smith-Bynoe | Spence |
Martina Laird | Diane |
Jamie Bisping | Sammy |
Madeleine Bowyer | Doctor Yvonne Halcrow |
Eddison Burch | Jordan |
Colin Hurley | Giant Rabbit Man |
Toby Longworth | Cabbie |
Jaxon Macrow | Cayden |
Katy Poulter | Sexy Nurse |
Joy Richardson | Elizabeth |
Hywel Simons | Doctor Bencoe |
Angela Sims | Simone Wilmott |
Nick Wilton | Doctor Beany |
Emma Jane Unsworth | Writer |
Ellie Heydon | Director |
Jane Bell | Producer |
Clelia Mountford | Executive Producer |
Sharon Horgan | Executive Producer |
Alex Moody | Executive Producer |
Jon Mountague | Executive Producer |
Emma Jane Unsworth | Associate Producer |
Mark Henson | Editor |
Simon Walker | Production Designer |
Nicky Bligh | Casting Director |
Helen Woolfenden | Costume Designer |
Rob Kitzmann | Director of Photography |
Jo Jenkins | Make-up Designer |
Giuseppe Alfano | Composer |
Arthur Sharpe | Composer |
Micaela Ralph | Graphics |
Chris May | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Welcome to Margate
Mel returns from Paris to her hometown of Margate, but her appearance at a family party may not garner the reaction she hoped for...
Featuring: Freema Agyeman (Trish) & Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Spence).
Press
Dreamland review
Lily Allen is brilliant, but this comedy can feel like a bad hen do.
Francesca Steele, i Newspaper, 6th April 2023Dreamland review
Lily Allen's TV acting debut is nothing to write home about.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 6th April 2023Dreamland review
Lily Allen gives a grounded, understated performance in this brash and bold Margate sitcom.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 6th April 2023Dreamland review
Lily Allen lacks spark in this middling Margate comedy.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 6th April 2023