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Season 1 – Tracey Ullman's Show

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Acclaimed actress, writer and producer Tracey Ullman, a longtime HBO favorite, returns to the network to front another sketch comedy series. Poking fun at modern life in the U.K., the star celebrates her homeland by taking on the personas of its residents and tourists. Over the course of the Emmy-nominated series, Ullman's humorous portrayal of celebrities includes the likes of Dame Judi Dench, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dame Maggie Smith, as well as everyone from a disaster-prone massage therapist to a member of parliament who goes topless for votes.
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Tracey Ullman's Show — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Tracey Ullman's Show will entertain those familiar with British cultural politics and social mores, or anyone who's a fan of Dames Judy Dench and Maggie Smith.

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Euan Ferguson Guardian 03/16/2020
She has done a fine job of not being 30 years out of touch with British humor... But there was nothing in particular to convince us we should have missed Ullman in the way in which we might have missed the exile of, say, Paul Merton or Graeme Garden. Go to Full Review Gabriel Tate Daily Telegraph (UK) 03/14/2020
3/5
Ullman has clearly put the hours in here, and it shows. On this evidence, the recently announced second series surely requires more consistent writing and more sympathetic scheduling. The star, however, is fine just as she is. Go to Full Review Alex Hardy The Times (UK) 06/06/2018
3/5
It's still great to have Ullman back, and in terms of mainstream laughs that are topical and impeccably performed there's little to rival what she's doing. It's just a few pieces of quality control away from really special. Go to Full Review Ben Dowell Radio Times 03/14/2020
It's fabulously funny in many places, strikingly original with the political tinge to some of it... It's great to have her back. Go to Full Review Claudia Connell Daily Mail (UK) 07/19/2018
4/5
It was the impressions of familiar faces that worked the best, while the skits featuring ordinary people were the weaker element. Go to Full Review Veronica Lee The Arts Desk 06/06/2018
What marks out most of the sketches is that Ullman gives enough of a twist to lift characters we may have seen mined for comedy elsewhere... Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Tracey Ullman

Various

Rupert Grint

Actor

Tracey Ullman

Executive Producer

Caroline Norris

Producer

Dominic Brigstocke

Director

Kevin Cecil

Writer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 11, 2016 Judi Dench wriggles out of mischief; a woman returns home from prison; Angela Merkel visits Wales; Maggie Smith auditions for a film role; a massage therapist is accident prone; a job applicant has an unsavory past; a feminist's election pledge. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 18, 2016 The Duchess of Cornwall baby-sits Prince George; a man treats the local coffee shop like his office; a couple finds an illegal immigrant hiding under their motor home; Judi Dench causes trouble in a hotel; a computer class tutor offers tips. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 25, 2016 Naive, American tourists visit London; a member of parliament holds a meeting topless; Judi Dench breaks into a cinema; a man pitches his idea for an app; a modeling agent has an unfortunate agency name. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 1, 2016 The wife of an overthrown dictator tries to start a new life; a drama teacher is exasperated by her students; a sex worker's memory begins to fail; an ex-Wimbledon line judge explains how to tolerate grunting; Angela Merkel returns to Britain. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 8, 2016 Carole Middleton looks after Prince George; Dame Maggie Smith bids for an action movie franchise; a zookeeper is distraught when her favorite monkey is sent away; American tourists Jackie and Hal return; a vicar is late for a funeral. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 15, 2016 Pam Garrity visits some of the businesses that she runs; Dame Judi Dench rules the upper deck on a transit bus; Dominic Hingle celebrates; Kay Clark makes plans to go out without her mother; a modeling agent catches up with a promising new face. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 25, 2016 The Best Of Tracey gives her unique take on the extraordinary characters of the global hub that is the UK. Details

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Tracey Ullman's Show — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Dominic Brigstocke
Executive Producer
Tracey Ullman
Screenwriter
Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Entertainment
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 11, 2016