One of Channel 4's oddest comedies in recent years is to get a second series.
Writer/performer Will Sharpe's Flowers will return for six more episodes in association with US comedy streaming channel Seeso.
The acclaimed show, which aired over five consecutive nights, introduced the world to the eccentric Flowers family – Maurice, Deborah and the twins – and was praised for its startling originality and seamless shifts from the profane to the profound in an ostensibly traditional family sitcom setting.
Deborah (Olivia Colman, Broadchurch, Fleabag) and Maurice (Julian Barratt, The Mighty Boosh, Mindhorn) are looking at a new era of their marriage and whether they can survive the challenges laid bare in series one; Maurice’s suicide attempt, Deborah’s infidelity, their grown-up twins’ inheritance of their parents’ emotional foibles. For series two the Flowers’ twins Donald (Daniel Rigby, Black Mirror, Eric and Ernie) and Amy (Sophia di Martino, The Darkest Universe, Friday Night Dinner) – whose arrested development was a major part of series one - are now forging their own futures amongst the fallout of their parent's complicated love and their own new enterprises. Meanwhile, Shun's unofficial role as Flowers factotum grows ever more convoluted.
Can they survive the next chapter of romantically and mentally epic challenges in the spiral that promises to plague the generations of the Flowers family?
Deputy Head of Comedy Nerys Evans, who commissioned the show for Channel 4 said: “Covering deeply complex issues like fidelity, mental health, sexuality and fraying family bonds, Will Sharpe’s hilariously awkward and heart-breaking show offers another unmissable look at the Flowers’ messed up world. Will’s scripts and the show’s perfect cast are so brilliant at making you wail with laughter one minute, and well up the next. I couldn’t be more excited for the family’s return to Channel 4.”
Will Sharpe, who created, writes, directs, and plays Shun in the show said: “Channel 4, Kudos, Seeso and Naomi de Pear have all been such supportive partners on this show and I'm very excited about working with them on another series of Flowers. We are looking forward to spending time with these characters again and are already making plans about how to make the most of this opportunity to see a new chapter in their lives.''
Flowers was commissioned by Nerys Evans, Deputy Head of Comedy and Phil Clarke, Acting Head of Drama & Head of Comedy for Channel 4 in association with NBC Universal's Digital Enterprises’ comedy streaming platform Seeso and will film in 2017.
Read BTJ's original review here.
