Alma's Not Normal

Alma's Not Normal
BBC programme image showing show logo and the cast (Nicholas Asbury, Sophie Willan, Siobhan Finneran and Lorraine Ashbourne)
GenreComedy
Created bySophie Willan
Written bySophie Willan
Directed byAndrew Chaplin
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerSophie Willan
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release7 April 2020 (2020-04-07) –
present
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Alma's Not Normal is a British sitcom first broadcast as a pilot episode on BBC Two in April 2020. The series follows the eponymous Alma, from Bolton, as she tries to give her life meaning and the "fabulous" outcome she has always dreamed of, while coping with the strained relationships of her family that saw her spend time in care, something else which she is trying to reconcile. The series is written by and stars Sophie Willan, and is inspired by her own experiences of the care system.

Willan won the 2021 BAFTA Television award for best comedy writer for the pilot episode.[1] A full six episode series was commissioned for broadcast in 2021. A second series was commissioned in 2022,[2] which premiered on 7 October 2024.[3]

  1. ^ "'I went to school drunk in a bikini': how Sophie Willan turned her chaotic life into sitcom gold". the Guardian. 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Award-winning Alma's Not Normal to return for second series on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer".
  3. ^ "TV tonight: the return of the fabulously funny Alma's Not Normal". theguardian.com. 14 October 2024.