A personal sitcom from a prominent UK comedian and a Brexit drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch are coming to BritBox this October.
On October 6th, season one of “Out of Her Mind” arrives on BritBox. Created by and starring Sara Pascoe, a regular on UK comedy panel game shows like “8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown” and “Taskmaster”, it follows a fictionalised version of the comedian as she attempts to navigate her life after being left at the altar.
“Out of Her Mind” frequently breaks the fourth wall and engages the viewer, so it should prove popular with fans of the acclaimed “Fleabag”, while its frank and funny dissection of family, sexual relationships, and romance in the 21st century led to many positive reviews from critics.
Not content to simply let the country digest its monumental decision, a film all about the events of Brexit was released in 2019, forcing viewers to relive it all over again. “Brexit: The Uncivil War” – simply titled “Brexit” in the US – comes to BritBox on October 7th, and depicts the buildup to the vital 2016 referendum, focusing on the activities of the strategists behind the Vote Leave campaign that ultimately led to the UK exiting the European Union.
Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the much-maligned Dominic Cummings, the political strategist behind Vote Leave, who would go onto become Chief Adviser to Boris Johnson until his very public departure at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The television film was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie at the 2019 Emmys, but lost to “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch”. At least Cumberbatch’s committed transformation managed to fool Cummings’ own son.
See the full list of titles below:
October 1st
“Ridley” (Season 1)
October 4th
“Sarah Beeny’s New Life in the Country” (Season 1)
October 6th
“Out of Her Mind” (Season 1)
October 7th
“Brexit: The Uncivil War”
October 11th
“The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge” (Season 1)
October 13th
“Karen Pirie”
October 14th
“The Night Watch”
October 18th
“Code Blue: Murder”
October 21st
“Doors Open”
October 25th
“All Creatures Great and Small”
October 27th
“Annika” (Season 1)
October 28th
“Vendetta for the Saint”
