Starstruck (2021 TV series)

Starstruck is a 2021 BBC and HBO Max comedy series written by Rose Matafeo and Alice Snedden, directed by Karen Maine, and starring Matafeo and Nikesh Patel with Minnie Driver in a special guest starring role.[1] A second series was commissioned before the first series aired.[2]

For the ITV game show format, see Stars in Their Eyes.

Plot

A screwball comedy about a 20-something New Zealand woman living in Hackney, London, working jobs in a cinema and as a nanny. After a one-night stand on New Year's Eve, she discovers she slept with a famous movie star.[3]

Cast

Episodes
No.Title [4]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [4]U.K. viewers
(millions)
1"NYE"Karen MaineRose Matafeo and Alice Snedden25 April 2021 (2021-04-25)N/A
2"Spring"Karen MaineRose Matafeo and Alice Snedden25 April 2021 (2021-04-25)N/A
3"Summer"Karen MaineRose Matafeo and Alice Snedden25 April 2021 (2021-04-25)N/A
4"Autumn"Karen MaineRose Matafeo and Alice Snedden25 April 2021 (2021-04-25)N/A
5"Winter"Karen MaineRose Matafeo and Alice Snedden25 April 2021 (2021-04-25)N/A
6"Christmas"Karen MaineRose Matafeo and Alice Snedden25 April 2021 (2021-04-25)N/A

Production

Sidi and Matafeo are real life flatmates in London.[5] The idea for the plot came in part from a group of Matafeo's Kiwi friends who one night in a London pub ran into a major Hollywood actor and hung out with him all night.[6] Filming was due to begin in March 2020 but was postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic until October 2020.

Broadcast

Starstruck series 1 started broadcast in the UK on 26 April 2021 on BBC1, with the whole series available from 25 April 2021 on BBC iPlayer.[7] It screened on TVNZ in New Zealand, ABC TV in Australia as well as HBO Max in the United States of America.[8]

Reception

The Times described it as "expertly crafted old-school screwball comedy, crackling with wit and sexual chemistry."[9]

References
  1. Guide, British Comedy. "Starstruck - BBC3 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide.
  2. British Comedy Guide (24 July 2020). "Rose Matafeo gets a second series of her BBC sitcom Starstruck - News - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. Laws, Chloe (20 April 2021). "Rose Matafeo on Starstruck, her new rom-com sitcom that *everyone* will be binge-watching". Glamour UK.
  4. "Starstruck – Episodes". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. Barr, Sabrina. "BBC star recalls 'crazy' meeting with cut-throat LA exec who said to 'f*** your friends' on road to stardom – Metro".
  6. "Why Rose Matafeo couldn't get a date in New Zealand". Stuff. 21 April 2021.
  7. Clarke, Annaleigh Rose (14 April 2021). "Starstruck cast and first look at new BBC comedy". TellyMix.
  8. "Starstruck: Rose Matafeo's new sitcom hits New Zealand screens". NZ Herald.
  9. Armstrong, Stephen. "Rose Matafeo on her new sitcom, Starstruck" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
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