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Season 1 – This Way Up

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A smart young teacher tries to pull her life back together after a nervous breakdown.
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This Way Up — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Devastating, hilarious, and surprisingly light, This Way Up captures the complexities of mental health with an empathetic -- if at times wandering -- eye.

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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Mar 23
4.5/5
Starting from the fierce, unpredictable bond between Irish sisters in London...This Way Up delivered baleful banter, caustic romantic-comedy as Bea’s Aine deals with Tobias Menzies’ Richard, and a grounded portrayal of mental health struggles. Go to Full Review Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 04/28/2021
4/5
Bea and Horgan radiate a wonderful sisterly solidarity, they're uproariously funny together and apart, and the writing is a mordant delight throughout. Go to Full Review Scott Bryan BBC.com 07/15/2020
There has been a lot of mental health depicted on TV and it's always on the way down. What I like about this one is it deals with trying to put yourself back together, rather than falling apart. Go to Full Review James Croot The Post NZ 12/20/2021
Whether together or separately, both Horgan and Bea really grab the gifts of these roles with both hands, the result make for compelling, binge-worthy viewing that's feels like a cross between Curb Your Enthusiasm and a grown-up version of Derry Girls. Go to Full Review Diane Pershing Malibu Times 10/01/2021
I adore dry British humor. I adore off-the-cuff-seeming dialogue that elicits sudden guffaws. I adore two brainy, neurotic women bantering back and forth and not afraid... Go to Full Review CJ Johnson Film Mafia 08/04/2021
3.5/5
The scenes between Bea and Horgan - they've played sisters before, on the BBC series Dead Boss - sparkle with natural affection and sharp wit. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Tess F @tessb Aug 27 such a delight. the scene involving zombie by the cranberries is one of my all-time favorites. See more Joanna W @JoannaW 01/18/2025 I like it, but also there is something really dim and annoying about woman in her mid 30s acting like the most annoying male brat in the classroom of 10 year olds. I totally don't care what happens to main character and have zero sympathy for her. See more Mike A @RT41435027 01/10/2023 Smart, funny, poignant. Aine is one of the best characters of the last few years. See more 07/21/2022 Moving, funny, super comedy drama. Original content from a brilliant talent See more 12/15/2021 Groanfest. If you like ultra political correct comedy and hearing the same message we see in adverts, films, media, supermarket posters forced into your face like a weinstein. No thanks, wanted to like it but I had to turn off after I had so many eyerolls I felt like they would get stuck up there. See more 08/02/2021 Been done before. Boring and irritating See more Read all reviews
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Aisling Bea

Creator

Aisling Bea

Aine

Sharon Horgan

Shona

Aasif Mandvi

Vish

Kadiff Kirwan

Bradley

Indira Varma

Charlotte

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 8, 2019 After suffering a nervous breakdown, Aine puts on a brave face for her sister, Shona. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 15, 2019 Aine interviews for a new tutoring job for a young French boy who has lost his mother. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 22, 2019 Aine and Richard's relationship gets complicated when, inadvertently, she is invited for dinner. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 29, 2019 Aine and Shona's mother has come from Ireland to visit Vish's family. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 5, 2019 Aine gets the chance to let her hair down on a spontaneous night out with Bradley and his friends. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 12, 2019 Romantic feelings arise between Aine and Richard, but Aine finds another woman in his house. Details

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Season Info

Director
Alex Winckler
Creator
Aisling Bea
Executive Producer
Clelia Mountford, Sharon Horgan, Aisling Bea
Screenwriter
Aisling Bea
Network
Channel 4
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Aug 8, 2019