Dreamland is meant to be comedy, however by episode six, things get dark. Real dark. It also builds into some dark themes throughout the brief six episode run. Its Lily Allen's television acting debut, following her brother Alfie in Game of Thrones.
Based on Sharon Horgan's 2017 Sky Arts short Morgana Robinson's Summer. The series landed on Sky Atlantic early last month, along with Binge in Australia.
Getting some heavy promotion on Binge, I gave this a go. Well mainly for Lily Allen.
Freema Agyeman, Gabby Best, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Frances Barber, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Sheila Reid and Samantha Bond also star.
Principal photography began on location in Margate, Kent in summer 2022. Filming also took place in London.
Look I wanted to like this a lot. However I didn't. It was a bit of a tough watch in parts.
It does leave it very open for a second season, however I am not sure I could go along for the ride. Sheila Reid from Benidorm fame, stole the show as the grandmother. However her acid tongue was not enough to save the series and deliver much needed laughs.
I struggled to find the series all that amusing. However Lily Allen did do a fine job in this role. Maybe park it until you have caught up on everything else!
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