Hunderby
| Hunderby | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Julia Davis |
| Written by |
Julia Davis Barunka O'Shaughnessy |
| Directed by | Tony Dow |
| Starring |
Alexandra Roach Julia Davis Alex Macqueen Rufus Jones Julian Barratt |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Julia Davis Lindsay Hughes Armando Iannucci Lucy Lumsden Henry Normal |
| Producer(s) | John Rushton |
| Camera setup | Film, single camera |
| Running time | 8x30mins |
| Production company(s) | Baby Cow Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Sky Atlantic |
| Picture format | PAL (576i) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | 27 August 2012 – 8 October 2012 |
Hunderby is a British sitcom produced by Sky, written by Julia Davis,[1] that was first broadcast on Sky Atlantic in 2012. The series won two awards at the British Comedy Awards in 2012 and won Davis a BAFTA TV Award for best comedy writing.
Plot
Set in the 1830s, this black comedy centres on Helene, a woman who is washed ashore after her ship is wrecked off the English coast. There, she is courted by Edmund, a local pastor, and they soon get married under the understanding that Helene is still pure. However, she has a dark past that she must hide from him.
When Helene moves into Edmund's home, she falls under the watchful eye of housekeeper Dorothy, who is more than a little involved in her master's life and quite obsessed with his dead first wife, Arabelle, to whom, in her opinion, Helene simply does not compare. While Helene battles to keep her past a secret, she must navigate Dorothy's devious scheming, her husband's harsh critique and a potential new love interest in the form of Dr. Foggerty.
Cast
Main characters
- Julia Davis - Dorothy
- Alexandra Roach - Helene
- Alex Macqueen - Edmund
- Rufus Jones - Dr. Foggerty
- Julian Barratt - Narrator
Supporting roles
- Rebekah Staton - Annie
- Daniel Lawrence Taylor - Geoff
- Rosie Cavaliero - Hester
- Ben Bishop - Tom
- James Greene - Old Ian
- Jane Stanness - Biddy Ritherfoot
- Rosalind Knight - Mother Matilde
- Alexander Armstrong - Brother Joseph
- Kevin Eldon - John Wiffin
Reception
Ratings
Hunderby debuted on Sky Atlantic in August 2012 with 246,000 viewers, the channel's second highest rated show of the week, after The Borgias.[2] In subsequent weeks ratings remained high for Sky Atlantic, with figures all above 100,000, with the series finale getting 211,000 viewers.
Awards
Hunderby won two British Comedy Awards in 2012; for Best Sitcom, ahead of Rev, The Thick of It and Twenty Twelve, and Best New Comedy Programme, ahead of Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life, Cardinal Burns and Moone Boy.[3]
In 2013, Hunderby was nominated for three BAFTA TV Awards, winning Davis the award for best comedy writing at the BAFTA Craft awards. The other two nominations were for Female Performance in a Comedy Programme for Davis and for the series itself in the Situation Comedy category.[4]
References
- ↑ Harvey, Chris (27 August 2012). "Julia Davis on Hunderby, Sky Atlantic: "My horror of cruelty is why I write about it."". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10?
- ↑ http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/winners-2012.aspx
- ↑ Sheridan, Emily (2013-04-09). "It's all Down(ton) hill from here: ITV drama fails to pick up single BAFTA nomination for first time since it began". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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