British Comedy: GameFace

Years: 1980-1988
Broadcaster: E4
Genre: Sitcom
Written by: Roisin Conaty, Damien Molony
Stars: Roisin Conaty, Damien Molony
Episodes: 6 (+pilot)
Episode Average: 7.286*

BEST EPISODE:
Onion (2017)

*including pilot

PILOT

(2014)

FILM

GAMEFACE

Originally broadcast: 23 April 2014
Directed by: Andrew Chaplin
Written by: Roisin Conaty

A chicken-loving actress goes to see a life coach on her thirtieth birthday,
not having a provisional driving licence spoils a gift from her mother, and an old classmate asks her to make a speech at a school graduation night.

"I can offer you a fresh start. I washed my dick in Dove for you."

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

SERIES ONE

(2017)
6 episodes
Series Score: 43
Episode Average: 7.17
Perfect 10's: 1

S1E1

HERO, WARRIOR, FIREMAN, LIAR

Originally broadcast: 12 October 2017
Directed by: Andrew Chaplin
Written by: Roisin Conaty

Marcella goes to a life coach session that her mum has arranged for her, an unwanted guest who has never seen Friends freaks out her flatmate, and a temp job leads to a suicidal woman who wants a minute to herself.

"I'm a... I'm an actor who hasn't acted in anything for four years. I'm 28 grand in debt. Wait! My boyfriend, my boyfriend I was with for twelve years married a girl he knew for six days in Vegas. I've got fat hands."

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

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S1E2

WILD

Originally broadcast: 12 October 2017
Directed by: Andrew Chaplin
Written by: Roisin Conaty

Marcella's married ex-boyfriend asks her to go to his mother's funeral,
meeting his new wife for the first time reveals a striking similarity, and Caroline and Lucy laugh when their flatmate decides to clear her head.

"It's fine, Jon. Your car, your rules. I'm gonna keep the knickers on for a bit, if that's OK with you."

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

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S1E3

ONION

Originally broadcast: 19 October 2017
Directed by: Andrew Chaplin
Written by: Roisin Conaty

Marcella tries to cry on demand as she prepares herself for an audition, Jon points out that there is more to be grateful for in life than peas, and her brother insists on making changes when he comes out of drug rehab.

"Marcella, watch me. Now. Hello, Auntie Pauline... Ok, now last Sunday, you said my house smelt like it was haunted by a ghost of an old... shit."

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

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S1E4

SPIDER

Originally broadcast: 26 October 2017
Directed by: Andrew Chaplin
Written by: Roisin Conaty, Damien Molony (Additional)

Graham's unimpressed by a story about a dash to a petrol station toilet, Marcella's attempt to cure an actress of hiccups leads to a filming delay, and Bon Jovi comes to the rescue when things get a bit heated with Jon.

"It's a turn of phrase. You know, lubing me up with a compliment before... bumming me with criticism."

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S1E5

SKINT

Originally broadcast: 2 November 2017
Directed by: Andrew Chaplin
Written by: Roisin Conaty

Graham insists that being skint is no reason to end the therapy sessions, Marcella promises that she will speak to Jon about her true feelings, and her dad suggests tough love when he's told that Billy is back on the coke.

"Yeah, I've been eating out of date bread for 24 hours. I'm gluten intolerant. My chins are swelling."

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 7

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S1E6

CONCH

Originally broadcast: 9 November 2017
Directed by: Andrew Chaplin
Written by: Roisin Conaty

Marcella talks to Caroline after discovering that Simon has new moves, Billy finds that intervention means having sausages thrown at him, and Jon doesn't know what to believe when a family crisis spoils a day out.

"You look good. Thoroughly decent. You'd never know you were slapping a married man's balls all night."

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

MARCELLA

Played by Roisin Conaty
in... Pilot (-)

MARCELLA

Played by Roisin Conaty
6 episodes (2017)
in... Spider (S1E4)

JON

Played by Brendan Patricks
in... Pilot (-)

JON

Played by Damien Molony
6 episodes (2017)
in... Wild (S1E2)

SIMON

Played by Dustin Demri-Burns
6 episodes (2017)
in... Conch (2017)

JAMES

Played by Mike Wozniak
in... Pilot (-)

GRAHAM

Played by Karl Theobald
6 episodes (2017)
in... Spider (S1E4)

CAROLINE

Played by Caroline Ginty
in... Pilot (-)

CAROLINE

Played by Caroline Ginty
6 episodes (2017)
in... Skint (S1E5)

LUCY

Played by Cariad Lloyd
in... Pilot (-)

LUCY

Played by Nina Toussaint-White
6 episodes (2017)
in... Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar (S1E1)

MOIRA

Played by Pauline McLynn
in... Pilot (-)

MOIRA

Played by Pauline McLynn
4 episodes (2017)
in... Onion (S1E3)

BILLY

Played by Dylan Edwards
4 episodes (2017)
in... Onion (S1E3)

MICHAEL

Played by Francis Magee
2 episodes (2017)
in... Conch (S1E6)