Fleabag

Fleabag
Genre
Created byPhoebe Waller-Bridge
Based onFleabag
by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Written byPhoebe Waller-Bridge
Directed by
Starring
ComposerIsobel Waller-Bridge
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Lydia Hampson (s. 1)
  • Sarah Hammond (s. 2)
Cinematography
Editors
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time23–28 minutes
Production companyTwo Brothers Pictures
Original release
Network
Release21 July 2016 (2016-07-21) –
8 April 2019 (2019-04-08)
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Fleabag is a British comedy-drama television series created and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, based on her one-woman show first performed in 2013 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The series was produced by Two Brothers Pictures for digital channel BBC Three, in a co-production agreement with Amazon Studios.[1][2] Waller-Bridge stars as the title character, a free-spirited but angry and confused young woman living in London. Sian Clifford co-stars as Fleabag's sister Claire, with Andrew Scott joining in the second season; most of the show's main characters are never named, including Waller-Bridge's and Scott's. The protagonist frequently breaks the fourth wall, providing exposition, internal monologues, and running commentary to the audience.[3][4]

The show premiered on 21 July 2016 and concluded its second and final series on 8 April 2019.[5][6] It received widespread acclaim from critics, particularly for its writing, acting, and the uniqueness and personality of the title character. Many critics and viewers have called it one of the greatest comedy series of all time. Waller-Bridge won the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for the first series. The second series received 11 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won six, with Waller-Bridge earning Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress, and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series; additional acting nominations were received by Clifford, Olivia Colman, and guest stars Fiona Shaw and Kristin Scott Thomas.[7][8] The series received the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series and Best Actress for Waller-Bridge, and a nomination for Scott.[9][10]

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  2. ^ Day, Elizabeth (7 July 2016). "Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge on female anger, emotional honesty and fancying Barack Obama". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Reclaiming Female Authorship in Contemporary UK Television Comedy". Edinburgh University Press Books. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ Wilson, Benji (25 March 2019). "Fleabag, episode 4 review: another superb, poignant episode that was both shocking and shockingly good". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  5. ^ Rees, Jasper (16 September 2016). "Fleabag: a gloriously rude, and far funnier, update of Bridget Jones – review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ^ Hunt, El (9 April 2019). "Fans react to the final episode of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's 'Fleabag'". NME. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  7. ^ Nguyen, Hanh (16 July 2019). "'Fleabag': Season 2 Is Truly Blessed With 11 Emmy Nominations, Five for Actresses Alone". IndieWire. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Game of Thrones takes best drama as Fleabag wins big at Emmys – as it happened". Guardian. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Winners & Nominees 2020". www.goldenglobes.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  10. ^ Horton, Adrian (6 January 2020). "Golden Globes 2020: Fleabag and 1917 lead British invasion with major wins". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 January 2020.