Almas not Normal - series finally here!

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I thought I had started a post about this programme when the pilot was out but just seen on Instagram that the series will be starting on 13th September. I hope it's as good as the pilot was.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09r3q71/episodes/guide

Amy Gledhill too!

Just finished watching this, it's the best thing I've watched in ages!

I love her “woo !”

Well … I was struggling a bit; S2 seemed such a ragbag of odds and ends flung together. But Ep 4 is just a bit epic.

Craig Parkinson! 😍 (Saw him once on a train and could scarcely stop staring - so much more handsome than Dot.) Also loved seeing the aquarium beneath Bolton Library - which I thought had closed.

And in general one can only be flabbergasted by the roster of stars in the cast. But everything’s such a rush and treated so superficially. Not sure. Couple more to go, though!

5 and 6 were something else.

I agree.

Just stunning TV and storytelling.

I do like Alma's Not Normal. Great characters. Yes, sometimes it's a bit broad but has a lot of warmth and has something to say about life and society. Alma is actually the most normal one in many ways! Her mum, played hilariously by Siobhan Finnerman is a wonder.

I just finished watching this and thought it was wonderful. Loved Siobhan finnermans acting and storyline very unusual and different

Just laughed and cried my way through episodes 5 & 6. Wonderful.

I loved the last two episodes.
It has a lot to say and I'm glad she's done so well.

I’ve just finished it I absolutely loved it and I don’t know anyone that watches it! Same with Mandy, I think you either get the humour or you don’t. The acting is phenomenal I’m so please life turned out well for her.

Well, that was just wonderful. Funny, sad, angry and empathic which is hard to pull off. I loved grandma's immaculately tidy house, and Siobhan Finneran.

Just excellent. Refreshing storyline, strong women, positivity. Made me cry!

And as an ex-professional in the area, it's spot on, and all the things that used to rage me!

Loved it, especially the last two. I hope we see a lot more from Sophie Willan.

Loved her great grandmas funeral episode. What a family! I wonder if any are close to real life members? I didn't like the next one so much. Think I found her dad far too awful.

I knew the real life "Lin" in a professional capacity, about 20 years ago
She portrayed spot on
She had a very tough life and was let down alot by services