Ladhood

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Coming of age{{cite web |title=BBC Three - Ladhood, Series 1 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07t80kv |website=BBC |accessdate=4 July 2020 |archive-date=4 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704222950/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07t80kv |url-status=live }}
Comedy

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| based_on = {{Based on|Ladhood|Liam Williams}}

| writer = Liam Williams

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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

Chris Sussman
Gareth Edwards

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| producer = {{Plainlist|

Joe Nunnery

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| director = {{Plainlist|

Jonathan Schey
Ruth Pickett

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_series = 3

| num_episodes = 18

| list_episodes =

| editor = Jason Rayton

| cinematography = Craig Dean Devine

| music = Terence Dunn

| company = BBC Studios Comedy Productions

| channel = BBC Three
BBC iPlayer

| runtime = 24–28 minutes

| first_aired = {{Start date|2019|11|24|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2022|09|05|df=y}}

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Ladhood is a British coming of age comedy series that premiered on BBC iPlayer on 24 November 2019. Written by, and starring, Liam Williams, the series details the experiences of his adolescence, and serves as a television adaptation of his BBC Radio 4 show of the same name. The series also stars Lily Frazer, Andrew Alexander, Oscar Kennedy, Shaun Thomas, Samuel Bottomley and Aqib Khan. On 15 August 2021, Ladhood{{'}}s second series was released. On 22 July 2022, it was announced that the third series of Ladhood would be the last.{{cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/07/22/51215/ladhood_to_end_after_third_series?rss|title=Ladhood to end after third series|publisher=Chortle|date=22 July 2022|accessdate=22 July 2022}}

Premise

Set in the Yorkshire town of Garforth, Ladhood begins with Liam Williams encountering relationship and behavioural issues as he questions what has shaped his personality. The series then details the experiences of Liam and his school friends, Tom, Ralph and Adnan, while Liam overlooks and comments on events.{{Cite news|url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/inbetweeners-style-comedy-set-garforth-now-streaming-bbc-iplayer-1358798?amp|title=Inbetweeners-style comedy set in Garforth is now streaming on BBC iPlayer|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|access-date=4 July 2020|archive-date=5 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705022622/https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/inbetweeners-style-comedy-set-garforth-now-streaming-bbc-iplayer-1358798?amp|url-status=live}}

Production

In February 2019, it was announced that Williams' BBC Radio 4 show Ladhood was to be adapted into a television production. Williams expressed his gratitude to the BBC for the adaptation, thanking them for the "opportunity to consider the experiences of [his] youth and how they've shaped my adult personality".{{Cite news|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/02/28/42413/liam_williamss_ladhood_heads_to_bbc_three|title=Liam Williams's Ladhood heads to BBC Three|work=Chortle|access-date=5 July 2020|archive-date=5 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705211952/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2019/02/28/42413/liam_williamss_ladhood_heads_to_bbc_three|url-status=live}} Of the commission, Chris Sussman, Head of Comedy at BBC Studios, stated: "We're thrilled to take Liam's brilliant series on a journey from radio to TV. He's a masterful storyteller, full of wit, warmth and compassion - which is surprising when you see what he was like as a teenage boy."{{Cite news|url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/6864/news-liam-williams-ladhood-comes-screens|title=News: Liam Williams' Ladhood Comes To Screens|work=Beyond the Joke|access-date=5 July 2020|archive-date=5 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705223337/https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/6864/news-liam-williams-ladhood-comes-screens|url-status=live}}

Initially commissioned as a five-part series, the BBC ordered another episode, bringing the first series of Ladhood to six episodes. The series is set and filmed in Leeds, where Williams was born.{{Cite news|url=https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/leeds-comedy-ladhood-set-second-17722196.amp|title=Leeds comedy Ladhood set for a second series on BBC|work=LeedsLive|access-date=5 July 2020|archive-date=7 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707023511/https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/leeds-comedy-ladhood-set-second-17722196.amp|url-status=live}} In February 2020, it was announced that Ladhood had been renewed for a second series of six episodes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2020/02/bbc-three-renews-ladhood-for-second-season/|title=BBC Three Renews 'Ladhood' For Second Season|work=TVWise|access-date=5 July 2020|archive-date=5 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705223848/https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2020/02/bbc-three-renews-ladhood-for-second-season/|url-status=live}} Filming for the second series commenced in April 2021. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television, cast members were kept in a "cohort", followed social distancing when possible, and were tested for COVID-19 regularly.{{cite news |title=Filming has begun on the second series of BBC comedy Ladhood |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/ladhood-2 |access-date=13 April 2021 |publisher=BBC |date=12 April 2021}}

In July 2022 a third series of Ladhood was confirmed. It was also announced that it would be the final series with Williams saying "It's been a bittersweet privilege to make this final full series of Ladhood with an unimprovable cast and crew and an excellent new director, Ruth Pickett. Thanks to everyone who's ever watched or contributed to the programme, not least producer Joe Nunnery for whose hard work and dedication I am almost inexpressibly grateful."{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/ladhood-series-three |title=Critically acclaimed comedy series Ladhood from BBC Studios is set to conclude in summer 2022 on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer |date=22 July 2022 |access-date=3 September 2022|work=BBC}}

The third series aired on BBC Three and iPlayer on 5 September 2022.{{Cite news |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/ladhood/episodes/3/1/ |title=Ladhood |access-date=3 September 2022 |work=Comedy.co.uk}}

Cast

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Liam Williams as Himself
Oscar Kennedy as Young Liam
Samuel Bottomley as Ralph Roberts
Shaun Thomas as Thomas "Craggy" Cragg
Aqib Khan as Adnan Masood
Nick Preston as Rupert
Jordan Pearson as Eliot "Tinhead"
Emily Coates as Rachel Fielder
Lily Frazer as Jess (series 1–2)
Karan Gill as Ross (series 2–3)
Rosie Cavaliero as Linda (series 3)
Neil Edmond as Simon (series 3)
Katy Wix as Miss Monroe (Series 1)

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=Recurring=

Andrew Alexander as Tom
Georgia Hughes as Lucy Cragg
Rob Oldham as Sam
James Dryden as Mr Dreyfus
Celeste Dring as Penelope (series 1)
Tilly Steele as Katie (series 1–2)
Abigail Thorn as Iona (series 2–3)
David Mumeni as Toby (series 3)

Episodes

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=Series 1 (2019)=

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=Series 2 (2021)=

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Reception

After the first series premiered on iPlayer, Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian published a review stating that Williams "captures the excruciating awkwardness of teenage life to a terrifying degree of accuracy", and that "it is full of moments that had [her] snorting with laughter". She added that Ladhood{{'}}s "kind of northern teenage reminiscence is catnip", and that while "occasional moments are a little heavy on the archness", Ladhood has "intelligent, incisive humour that makes acute observations then takes them to the next level", and stated her interest in a second series.{{cite news |last1=Nicholson |first1=Rebecca |title=Ladhood review – boisterous comedy smells like teen spirit ... and Lynx |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/nov/24/ladhood-review-boisterous-comedy-smells-like-teen-spirit-and-lynx |accessdate=4 July 2020 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=16 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616010723/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/nov/24/ladhood-review-boisterous-comedy-smells-like-teen-spirit-and-lynx |url-status=live }} Hydall Codeen of Vice stated that Ladhood is "a topography of raw adolescent experience that will not just resonate with anyone who grew up in a small British town, but shed light on why they feel the way they do today".{{cite news |last1=Codeen |first1=Hydall |title='Ladhood' Nails Life as a Suburban Teenager in Early 2000s Britain |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/ladhood-liam-williams-bbc-suburban-teenager-uk/ |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=Vice |archive-date=6 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706193431/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/n7jbvw/ladhood-liam-williams-bbc-suburban-teenager-uk |url-status=live }} Bruce Dessau of Beyond the Joke commented that Ladhood displays "a type of laddish behaviour that has never gone away, but Williams puts his own deft spin on it". He added that "the dialogue is not always entirely convincing, but it is funny, with the references to Eminem, Natasha Bedingfield and shell suits striking a comedic nostalgic chord".{{cite web |last1=Dessau |first1=Bruce |title=Review: Ladhood, BBC Three, Episode 4, Bedroom |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/8034/review-ladhood |website=Beyond the Joke |date=24 November 2019 |accessdate=4 July 2020 |archive-date=5 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705185349/https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/8034/review-ladhood |url-status=live }} Upon Ladhood being renewed for a second series, Shane Allen, Controller of Comedy Commissioning, commented: "Ladhood has a terrific concept which audiences have found really engaging. Liam's deft writing manages to both excoriate and celebrate the trials and tribulations of those formative late teen years as he traces back the roots of the person he then became in adulthood. With a superb cast and a soundtrack to boot, this keeps the BBC Three comedy flame burning brighter than ever." Fiona Campbell, Controller of BBC Three, added: "Ladhood is a brilliant series for BBC Three as it manages to perfectly blend nostalgia with the present day. With so many themes and stories that our audience recognises, and a strong sense of place and accents to boot, we can't wait for more."{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/ladhood|title=Ladhood lands a second series|website=BBC Media Centre|access-date=5 July 2020|archive-date=22 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422183157/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/ladhood|url-status=live}}