'It’s important to back funny, working class and regional stories'

Lucy Beaumont’s comedy Hullraisers is to return for a second series, Channel 4 has announced.

The broadcaster has ordered more episodes of the show, which the stand-up adapted from the hit Israeli  show Little Mom.

Stars Leah Brotherhead, Sinead Matthews and Taj Atwal will all be returning for the second series, alongside Shobna Gulati, Felicity Montagu as Gloria, the mother-in-law from hell.

Executive producers Faye Ward and Hannah Farrell from Fable Pictures said in a statement: ‘We’re chuffed to bits to be heading back to Hull for more adventures by the Humber.

‘Our Hullraisers will be getting into bigger, wilder scrapes this time. We can’t wait to share what our brilliant writers are cooking up.’

Scripts are written by Anne-Marie O’Connor, whose credits include Trollied and Mum, and Raised By Wolves’s Caroline Moran.

Laura Riseam, the commissioning editor at Channel 4, said: ‘We are so delighted to have these brilliant women, both on and off screen, back for a second outing on Channel 4. It’s important to be able to continually back funny, working class and regional stories.’

Made by: Fable Pictures
Commissioned by: Charlie Perkins, head of comedy; Laura Riseam, commissioning editor; Fiona McDermott, former head of comedy and Jack Bayles, former commissioning editor
Written by: Anne-Marie O’Connor and Caroline Moran
Producer: Faye Ward
Executive producer: Hannah Farrell
Director: Ian FitzGibbon 

Published: 23 Aug 2022