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Raised by Wolves (British TV series)
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Raised by Wolves is a British television sitcom written by Caitlin Moran and her sister Caroline Moran, first broadcast between 2013 and 2016. It follows a loose account of the siblings' youth in Wolverhampton, transposed to the modern day. Helen Monks and Alexa Davies star as the oldest sisters in a large family raised by an unconventional single mother.
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Broadcast history
A pilot episode was developed by the BBC and broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 December 2013, and the show was subsequently ordered to series. A six-part series began broadcasting on Channel 4 on 16 March 2015.[1] The first series attracted an average of 1.3 million viewers and 6.3% share of audience per episode, making it Channel 4's second highest-rating comedy of 2015.[2] A second six-part series was filmed in late 2015, which began broadcasting on 2 March 2016.[2] The show was cancelled on 9 August 2016 due to Channel 4's "commitments to new programmes" for the following year.[3]
On 18 October 2016, the Moran sisters launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to make a third series of the show. The plan was to make a special one-off episode if the campaign received £320,000 by 20 November 2016; or to make a third series (to be premiered in late 2017) if more than £320,000 was donated.[4] The campaign was unsuccessful and plans for a third series were cancelled.[5]
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Cast
- Rebekah Staton as Della Garry
- Philip Jackson as Grampy
- Helen Monks as Germaine Garry
- Alexa Davies as Aretha Garry
- Molly Risker as Yoko Garry
- Caden Ellis Wall as Wyatt Garry
- Kaine Zajaz as Lee Rhind
- Erin Freeman as Mariah Garry
- Brandon Fellows as Callum
- Erin Kellyman as Cathy
- Paul Higgins as Sean (Series 2)
Episodes
Pilot (2013)
Series 1 (2015)
Series 2 (2016)
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Reception
Raised by Wolves was generally well received by critics: The Daily Telegraph called it "terrific" and "refreshingly honest", as "every one-liner was a zinger";[6] while The Independent described it as "great fun"[7] and with "joie de vivre to spare";[8] and The Guardian described it as a "loving and funny sitcom".[9]
Amidst this acclaim, the Glasgow Herald complained about the focus on a character's first period in the pilot episode, labelling the comedy "a bloody mess".[10]
With the arrival of the second series in 2016, the Radio Times declared that "the comedy gets even better. And filthier."[11]
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American series
It was announced in January 2017 that ABC would be remaking the series with Aaron Guzikowski and Diablo Cody as writers and Greg Berlanti producing.[12] In February it was announced that Georgia King would play the lead.[13]
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External links
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