We Might Regret This
{{Short description|British Television series}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| genre = Comedy
| creator = Kyla Harris
Lee Getty
| based_on =
| writer = Kyla Harris
Lee Getty
| screenplay =
| story =
| director = Nick Collett{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28184314/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 | title=We Might Regret This | website=IMDb }}
| starring = {{Plainlist|* Kyla Harris
- Elena Saurel
- Darren Boyd
- Sally Phillips
- Aasiya Shah
- Edward Bluemel
}}
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer = Andrew Yee
| country = United Kingdom
United States
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 6
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|* Ash Atalla
- Alex Smith
- Rebecca Murrell
}}
| producer = Inez Gordon
| editor = Hettie Griffiths
| cinematography = Will Hanke
| runtime =
| company = {{Plainlist|* Roughcut Television
}}
| budget =
| network = BBC Two
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|08|19|df=y}}
| last_aired = present
}}
We Might Regret This is a British comedy drama television series created by and starring Kyla Harris about a thirty-something Canadian tetraplegic woman who moves to London.
In October 2024, We Might Regret This was renewed for two more six-part series.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/we-might-regret-this-returns-for-two-more-series|title=BBC's critically acclaimed comedy We Might Regret This returns|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|accessdate=25 October 2024}}
Premise
Freya (Harris) is a Canadian tetraplegic woman in her thirties when she moves to London to live with Abe (Boyd). Freya requires constant personal assistance to provide her care but after not successfully finding an appropriate Personal Assistant (PA) for this intimate role in London invites her chaotic and impulsive best friend Jo (Saurel) to take the job.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a44315068/we-might-regret-this-bbc/|title=BBC confirms new comedy drama We Might Regret This from Big Boys team|journal=Digital Spy|first=Dan|last=Seddon|date=23 June 2023|accessdate=19 October 2023}}
Cast
- Kyla Harris as Freya
- Darren Boyd as Abe
- Elena Saurel as Jo
- Aasiya Shah
- Edward Bluemel
- Emma Sidi
- Sally Phillips
- Jessie Mei Li
Production
We Might Regret This was initially reported in November 2022 to be in development as a Channel 4 pilot.{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/7063/channel-4-disability-sitcom-the-odds/|title= Channel 4 pilots sitcom from disability activist Kyla Harris|date=1 November 2022|first=Jay |last=Richardson|website=Comedy.co.uk|accessdate=5 December 2023}} The series was greenlit by the BBC in June 2023 to be a joint British and American production between Village Roadshow and Roughcut. The director is Nick Collett. It is produced by Inez Gordon and executive produced by Ash Atalla, Alex Smith and Rebecca Murrell.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/bbc-we-might-regret-this-stath-lets-flats-roughcut-village-roadshow-television-1235422474/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=5 December 2023|title= 'We Might Regret This': BBC Greenlights Relationship Comedy-Drama From 'Stath Lets Flats' Indie Roughcut & Village Roadshow|first=
Max|last= Goldbart
|date=June 22, 2023 }} The story is inspired by the lived experience of co-writers Harris and Getty. Executive producer Atalla, a wheelchair user himself, has spoken of his wish to produce a high-end quality show on the subject matter.{{cite web|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=5 December 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/we-might-regret-this-ash-atalla-top-table-creativity-1235636215/|title= We Might Regret This': Producers Say BBC Show Starring & Written By Disabled Performer Can Reach "Very Top Table Of Creativity"|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date=November 29, 2023}} Filming got underway in October 2023.{{cite web|website=Cinemaholic|accessdate=5 December 2023|title= New BBC Drama We Might Regret This Kicks Off Production in October|first=Jashandeep|last=Singh|date=August 29, 2023|url= https://thecinemaholic.com/new-bbc-drama-we-might-regret-this-kicks-off-production-in-october/}}
Production on the second series commenced in June 2025.{{cite web|url= https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a65201989/we-might-regret-this-season-2-update/ |first=Sam|last=Warner|date=26 June 2025|website=Digital Spy |accessdate=26 June 2025|title= BBC's "surprising" and "witty" London-set comedy drama gets an exciting update}}
Broadcast
The series was broadcast in the UK on BBC Two on 19 August 2024.{{cite web|website=The Guardian|accessdate=28 December 2023|url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/dec/28/the-must-see-tv-shows-to-look-forward-to-in-2024|title= 'Guaranteed to be a banger': the 50 must-see TV shows for 2024|first1=Stuart|last1=Heritage|first2=Kate|last2=Abbott|date=28 December 2023}}
Reception
In December 2024, the series was included in the best of the year list by Emily Baker in the i (newspaper) who described it as "genuinely groundbreaking in its approach to disability, not shying away from the difficulties of being a wheelchair user but also not reducing a person to just their disability. Most importantly, though, it was very, very funny".{{cite web|website=inews|accessdate=12 December 2024|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/2024-dire-tv-only-series-worth-watching-3426546|title= 2024 has been dire for TV - these were the only 11 series worth watching|first=Emily|last=Baker|date=12 December 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{BBC Programme|m0021ctf}}
- {{IMDb title|28184314}}
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Category:2024 British television series debuts
Category:British comedy television shows
Category:British English-language television shows
Category:Television shows set in England