Mandy (TV series)

Summary

Mandy is a British television comedy series, written and starred by Diane Morgan as the title character Mandy Carter. After a pilot in 2019, the first series was broadcast in August 2020. A second series was commissioned by the BBC in 2021 which was released in January 2022.[2] A third series was confirmed in May 2023 and was released in March 2024.[3]

Mandy
GenreComedy
Created byDiane Morgan
Written byDiane Morgan
Directed byDiane Morgan
StarringDiane Morgan
Opening theme"Mandy"
by Barry Manilow
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series3
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerDiane Morgan
ProducersBen Caudell, Sam Ward, Kenny Tanner
EditorJerry Ramsbottom
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time15 minutes[1]
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release25 July 2019 (2019-07-25) –
present

Main cast edit

Episodes edit

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAve. UK viewers
(millions)[citation needed]
Ave. UK viewers
(millions)[citation needed]
First airedLast aired
Pilot125 July 2019 (2019-07-25)TBATBA
1613 August 2020 (2020-08-13)28 August 2020 (2020-08-28)TBATBA
2720 December 2021 (2021-12-20)19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)TBATBA
3627 March 2024 (2024-03-27)27 March 2024 (2024-03-27)TBATBA

Pilot (2019) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Diane MorganDiane Morgan25 July 2019 (2019-07-25)N/A

Mandy discovers the sofa of her dreams, but it's way out of her price range, so she turns to a succession of get rich quick schemes to fund it.

Guest stars: Gbemisola Ikumelo (Shola), Carol Decker (herself), Rick Edwards (himself)

Series 1 (2020) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [4]
1"Jobseeker"Diane MorganDiane Morgan13 August 2020 (2020-08-13)1.59
Mandy's employment adviser finds her a job in a banana processing factory. It seems simple enough, but chaos soon follows.
2"Susan Bloody Blower"Diane MorganDiane Morgan13 August 2020 (2020-08-13)1.38

Mandy is determined to win a line dancing endurance challenge, but unfortunately her former friend turned adversary, Susan Blower, has the same idea. Mandy and Lola turn to voodoo in an attempt to stop her.

Guest star: Maxine Peake (Susan Blower)
3"Russian"Diane MorganDiane Morgan20 August 2020 (2020-08-20)N/A

When Mandy advertises her spare room on Airbnb, she finds herself playing host to a taciturn Russian man. Romance ensues, but it's not without its problems: he's an assassin being hunted by MI6, and she's still married to Shaun Ryder.

Guest stars: Tony Way (Sergei), Shaun Ryder (himself).
4"Fish"Diane MorganDiane Morgan20 August 2020 (2020-08-20)N/A

Mandy is fired from her latest job in a sushi restaurant, but befriends one of the diners. Meanwhile Lola is seeking something to bring customers to the salon, so Mandy suggests fish pedicures.

Guest star: Sean Lock (Geoff). This was Lock's last performance before his death in August 2021.
5"Meat"Diane MorganDiane Morgan27 August 2020 (2020-08-27)N/A

Mandy goes on a health kick by quitting smoking, eating more protein, and getting active by offering her services as a dog walker, a combination with unforeseen consequences.

Guest stars: David Bradley (Frank), Jackie Clune (Nurse)
6"Broadsword to Donna Ball"Diane MorganDiane Morgan27 August 2020 (2020-08-27)N/A

An old associate ropes in Mandy to act as lookout for a robbery, but when Mandy falls asleep on the job, she ends up being buried alive.

Guest stars: Natalie Cassidy (Donna Ball), Iain Lee (himself)

Series 2 (2021–2022) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [4]
Christmas Special
1"We Wish You a Mandy Christmas"Diane MorganDiane Morgan20 December 2021 (2021-12-20)N/A

Mandy contemplates the true meaning of Christmas, and whether anyone actually likes eating turkey.

Guest stars: Jo Hartley (Mandy's Mum), Neil Edmond (Mandy's Dad), Johnny Vegas (Ghost of Christmas Past), Pearce Quigley (Ghost of Christmas Present) and John Cooper Clarke (Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come).[5]
Series
2"The Unpleasantness at Brampton Hall"Diane MorganDiane Morgan5 January 2022 (2022-01-05)1.65

Unpleasantness comes in many different forms, but the unpleasantness at Brampton Hall, a stately home and Mandy's latest workplace, is like none other.

Guest stars: Jackie Clune (Mrs. Anderson)
3"Who Are You, Do You Think?"Diane MorganDiane Morgan5 January 2022 (2022-01-05)N/A

Mandy's job as a cleaner leads to an unexpected role in an episode of a new TV show, Who Are You, Do You Think?.

Guest stars: Deborah Meaden (herself), Charlie Chuck (Uncle Charlie)
4"Holiday for One"Diane MorganDiane Morgan12 January 2022 (2022-01-12)N/A

Lola wins a holiday on a fancy cruise across the sea, but it's only for one. But that won't stop Mandy from having a vacation too.

Guest stars: Kate Robbins (Joan MacDonald), Nigel Planer (Captain), Roger Sloman (The Purser)
5"SpaceMandy"Diane MorganDiane Morgan12 January 2022 (2022-01-12)N/A

Mandy finds herself the face of the next frontier of space exploration: a one-way journey to Mars.

Guest stars: Peter McDonald (Dr. Gould), Anna Maxwell Martin (Eva), Konnie Huq (herself)
6"Fatberg"Diane MorganDiane Morgan19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)N/A

A cushy job down the sewers yields some unexpected training and an extraordinary first day for Mandy.

Guest stars: Alexei Sayle (Darren Dugdale), Tom Courtenay (Engineer Woodcock)
7"The Curse of Mandy Carter"Diane MorganDiane Morgan19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)N/A

Believing she's been cursed by a traveller, and is being hunted by a leather-clad man on a motorbike, Mandy prepares for a frozen future.

Guest stars: Jo Hartley (Heather seller), Neil Edmond (Reporter), Nick Mohammed (Future Doctor), Brian Cox (himself)

Series 3 (2024) edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions) [4]
1"Destination: Dundee"Diane MorganDiane Morgan27 March 2024 (2024-03-27)TBD

Some surgical modifications enable Mandy to work as an air hostess, where airborne scratchcards turn out to be the least of her worries.

Guest stars: Nathan Foad (Kenny), Lucia Keskin (Shona) and Paul Ready (Cooper)
2"Get Mandy Carter"Diane MorganDiane Morgan27 March 2024 (2024-03-27)TBD

A job protecting a very old tree from climbing children takes Mandy's career in an unexpectedly violent direction.

Guest stars: Miles Chapman (Mr Taupe), Robbie Gee (Mr Beige) and Graham Norton (himself)
3"Humandy Statue"Diane MorganDiane Morgan27 March 2024 (2024-03-27)TBD

Can Psychic Pauline help Mandy to lay the (snooker-playing) ghosts of her past to rest?

Guest stars: Beverley Callard (Psychic Pauline), Jackie Clune (Assistant) and Sean Burke (Alex "Hurricane" Higgins)
4"The Career Ladder"Diane MorganDiane Morgan27 March 2024 (2024-03-27)TBD

Mandy's odd jobs fixing the roof of the local church lead her into direct conflict with the local bird life.

Guest stars: Ben Green (Vicar), Michaela Strachan (herself), and Aled Jones (himself)
5"Nandy"Diane MorganDiane Morgan27 March 2024 (2024-03-27)TBD
Mandy's 110-year-old relative buys a baby on the dark web, with life-threatening consequences.
6"The Ballad of Mandy Carter"Diane MorganDiane Morgan27 March 2024 (2024-03-27)TBD

After some near-misses at a biscuit factory and an abattoir, Mandy decides the only way to enhance her career prospects is to improve her social status.

Guest stars: Linda Lusardi (herself) and Alan Yentob (himself)

References edit

  1. ^ Smith, Gwendolyn (5 January 2022). "Diane Morgan's Mandy is knife-sharp, gleefully silly and a bit tired". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Diane Morgan's comedy Mandy commissioned for a second series and first-look image revealed". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Jon Petrie announces new and returning series featuring stellar talent and rising stars at the BBC's Comedy Festival in Cardiff". BBC Press. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Four Screen Dashboard". BARB. See relevant channel and week(s). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. ^ "We Wish You a Mandy Christmas". IMDb.

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