‘Juno’ writer remaking ‘Raised by Wolves’ for American TV

American director Diablo Cody is writing a US remake of Channel 4 sitcom Raised by Wolves. Set on a Wolverhampton council estate and written by Caitlin Moran with her sister Caz, the original Raised by Wolves launched in the UK on Channel 4 in March 2015. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Diablo Cody is best known as the Oscar-winning writer … >

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Watch loads of TV stars singing ‘It Feels Like Christmas’

The lovely folks at Den of Geek have gathered together TV stars to sing ‘It Feels Like Christmas’ from The Muppet Christmas Carol as part of their brilliant Geeks Vs Loneliness campaign. The video includes Inside No. 9 star Reece Shearsmith, Tuppence Middleton from Sense8, film critic Mark Kermode and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actress … >

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‘Raised By Wolves’ to return for Season 2 in 2016

Channel 4 has announced the re-commission of Raised By Wolves for a second season. Caitlin and Caz Moran’s comedy will be back for six new 30-minute episodes next year. Starring Helen Monks, Alexa Davies, Rebekah Staton and Philip Jackson, the first season of Raised By Wolves launched on Channel 4 in March and attracted an … >

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‘Raised by Wolves’ Episode 6 review: ‘The Dorch’

Here we are, then, at the last episode of Raised by Wolves (for now). It’s a magnificent finale, full of little twists before ending with one very big twist, which we’ll speak about later. But in the preceding twenty-eight minutes, everyone gets a chance to shine as the girls prepare for a night out. Germaine … >

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‘Raised by Wolves’ Episode 5 review: ‘Little Orphan Mannie’

It’s a pity, really, that Germaine (Helen Monks) is home-schooled, because it means that she missed the science lesson about the centre of the universe. Clue: it isn’t, as she appears to think, her. So it’s with slightly too much glee that she bounds up the stairs to interrupt Grampy’s moment of solace with the … >

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‘Raised by Wolves’ Episode 3 review: ‘Mehmesis’

There’s a heatwave going on, and cousin Cathy is coming over to visit. Della doesn’t have the good china to dig out, but the guest does get to have a can of fizzy coke, a privilege not awarded to the rest of the family. Cathy is immediately funny and interesting (‘She’s had experience of life … >

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‘Raised by Wolves’ Episode 2 review: ‘Yoko’s Got Talent’

With one right of passage (your first period) covered in the previous episode, we’re onto another: buying decent underwear. Germaine (Helen Monks) hopes the lingerie department will introduce her to a grown-up world of lace and frills. Matriarch Della, a romantic not given to romanticism, is more pragmatic. When you’re a teenager on an estate … >

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‘Raised by Wolves’ Episode 1 review: ‘Hand Jam’

This first episode of Channel 4’s Raised by Wolves is a triumphantly confident opening to a series. Sure, there was a pilot last year, but that is in no way required viewing to get up to speed: it can be assumed that this episode wouldn’t have been much different even if it was the first … >

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