Flowers (TV series)

Flowers is a British black comedy-drama sitcom written by Will Sharpe and starring Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt. It was commissioned by the British broadcaster Channel 4, in association with the American TV streaming service Seeso.[4] The first series premiered in the U.K. with two episodes on 25 April 2016 and was broadcast daily during the week, ending on 29 April.[5][1] In the United States, all 6 episodes were released online on 5 May 2016.[6] The series concluded with a second series following the same pattern, premiering with two episodes on 11 June 2018, in the UK, followed by an episode daily during that week.

Flowers
GenreBlack comedy[1]
Comedy-drama[2]
Sitcom[3]
Created byWill Sharpe
Directed byWill Sharpe
StarringOlivia Colman
Julian Barratt
Daniel Rigby
Sophia Di Martino
Will Sharpe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series2
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerDiederick Santer
ProducerNaomi De Pear
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesKudos
Seeso
DistributorEndemol Shine UK
Release
Original networkChannel 4 (UK)
Seeso (US)
Original release25 April 2016 (2016-04-25) –
15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
External links
Website

Synopsis

The series follows the Flowers family, consisting of depressed father and children's author Maurice (Barratt); music teacher wife Deborah (Colman), their 25-year-old twin children: inventor son Donald (Daniel Rigby) and musician daughter Amy (Sophia Di Martino); Maurice's senile mother Hattie (Leila Hoffman); and Maurice's Japanese illustrator Shun (Sharpe).

Cast

Main

Secondary

Episodes

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
16April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29)
26June 11, 2018 (2018-06-11)June 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)

Series 1 (2016)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
11"Episode 1"Will SharpeWill Sharpe25 April 2016 (2016-04-25)5 May 20161.26[7]
22"Episode 2"Will SharpeWill Sharpe25 April 2016 (2016-04-25)5 May 20161.26[7]
33"Episode 3"Will SharpeWill Sharpe26 April 2016 (2016-04-26)5 May 20160.94[7]
44"Episode 4"Will SharpeWill Sharpe27 April 2016 (2016-04-27)5 May 2016N/A
55"Episode 5"Will SharpeWill Sharpe28 April 2016 (2016-04-28)5 May 2016N/A
66"Episode 6"Will SharpeWill Sharpe29 April 2016 (2016-04-29)5 May 20160.86[7]

Series 2 (2018)

In May 2018, Channel 4 released a trailer for the second series of the show.[8] It began broadcasting with two episodes on 11 June 2018.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [9]U.K. viewers
(millions)
71"Episode 1"Will SharpeWill SharpeJune 11, 2018 (2018-06-11)N/A
82"Episode 2"Will SharpeWill SharpeJune 11, 2018 (2018-06-11)N/A
93"Episode 3"Will SharpeWill SharpeJune 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)N/A
104"Episode 4"Will SharpeWill SharpeJune 13, 2018 (2018-06-13)N/A
115"Episode 5"Will SharpeWill SharpeJune 14, 2018 (2018-06-14)N/A
126"Episode 6"Will SharpeWill SharpeJune 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)N/A

DVD

The complete series 1 was released on DVD in June 2016 by Dazzler Media, while the complete second series was released on DVD in September 2018.

Reception

Reviews for the series were positive. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes rated it 100% "fresh" based on 10 reviews.[10] The Guardian praised the series and called it "a gloriously dark sitcom about depression and rage".[3] The New York Times also reviewed it positively saying, "Flowers isn't really about any particular story. It's a portrait – a weird, Edward Gorey-like portrait of a family with loves, suspicions and insecurities, perhaps not all that different from yours, after all."[11]

Reception of the second series was similarly positive, once again garnering a 100% "fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 9 reviews.[12] Writing for The Guardian, Sam Wollaston awarded four stars out of five, stating: "The second series of Will Sharpe’s deeply imaginative comedy-drama has been serious and sensitive in its handling of difficult issues, and hilarious to boot."[13]

Awards and nominations
YearAssociationCategoryNominee(s)Result
2017Diversity in Media AwardsProgramme of the YearFlowersNominated

References
  1. Wallis, Sara (23 April 2016). "Star-Studded Black Comedy The Flowers Takes a Sideways Look at Mental Health and Suicide – Mirror". Mirror. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. Caird, Jo (24 April 2018). "Flowers writer Will Sharpe on bringing Japanese comedy to the British stage and screen". The Independent. London. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. Wollaston, Sam (26 April 2016). "Flowers review – a gloriously dark sitcom about depression and rage". The Guardian. United Kingdom. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. Prudom, Laura. "First Look: Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt Star in Seeso Dark Comedy 'Flowers'". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. Waring, Olivia (24 April 2016). "13 things to expect from new week-long, Wes Anderson-style drama Flowers". Metro. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  6. "First Look: Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt Star in Seeso Dark Comedy 'Flowers'". 6 April 2016.
  7. "Weekly top 30 programmes". Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  8. Dowell, Ben (30 May 2018). "First look: Olivia Colman is frocked-up in Flowers series 2". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. "Flowers Listings". TV Maze. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  10. "Flowers: Season 1". Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  11. "Review: 'Flowers' Features a Household in the Twilight Zone". 4 May 2016.
  12. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/flowers/s02/
  13. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jun/16/flowers-review-mental-health-comedy-season-2
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