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    3 Women-Led UK Comedies Like Wicked Little Letters

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    By Tudum Staff
    July 29, 2024

In the British comedy Wicked Little Letters, neighbors Edith (Olivia Colman) and Rose (Jessie Buckley) turn into enemies after uptight Brit Edith begins receiving letters from a mysterious and foul-mouthed writer whom she assumes is the oft-misbehaving Irish immigrant Rose. The 1920s period film from director Thea Sharrock (The Beautiful Game), based on a real story, follows the pair and their fellow townspeople, who become increasingly invested in solving the case. And reader, these small-town folks get into all sorts of hijinks. If you’ve already laughed yourself silly watching Wicked Little Letters and are antsy for more uproarious comedies from the UK, read on. 

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Derry Girls

The coming-of-age sitcom Derry Girls, created by Lisa McGee, follows five tight-knit friends in Northern Ireland during the period of political unrest known as the Troubles. Despite the turmoil happening around them, the teenage posse — comprised of Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla (Louisa Harland), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), and lone Brit James (Dylan Llewellyn) — find ways to make their own fun … which, more often than not, lands them in hot water with their Catholic school headmistress.  

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Cunk On Earth

Take a tour through the history of civilization in the mockumentary Cunk on Earth. The series stars British comedian Diane Morgan as the deadpan Philomena Cunk, a presenter who takes viewers along on fact-finding expeditions to historical sites and sit-down chats with philosophers and academics. All the while, Cunk asks her subjects extremely tough questions, like “Did the printing press actually change anything of significance?”

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