Fremantle Delivers ‘Big Mood,’ Creator Camilla Whitehill, ‘Bridgerton’ Star Nicola Coughlin, ‘It’s a Sin’s’ Lydia West Break Down Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comHolly Jones A raucous comedy from playwright Camilla Whitehill, “Big Mood” teams “Bridgerton” and “Derry Girls” alum Nicola Coughlin with ‘It’s a Sin’ star Lydia West to dive headlong into mental illness and friendship.
Fremantle, heading global distribution, will showcase the project in Cannes as part of its Mipcom slate. The market kicks off Oct.16.
A divinely sardonic and captivating laugh riot, the upcoming Channel 4 series presents an earnest portrait of mania and biologically-induced despair in a world where mental health has been commodified and sanitized for ease of consumption.
Whitehill manages a highly nuanced depiction of Coughlin’s Maggie, whose bipolar pendulum swings erratically, as she tries desperately to regain control of her fleeting agency while clinging tightly to longtime friend Eddie, played by West. “We’ve done a lot of patting ourselves on the back as a society, saying, ‘We’re really facing mental health,’ but we’re not.
Read more on variety.com