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{{Short description|British black comedy TV series}}
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* [[Black comedy]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-01-26/sky-atlantic-commissions-new-julia-davis-comedy-hunderby |title=Sky Atlantic Commissions New Julia Davis Comedy ''Hunderby'' <nowiki>|</nowiki> Radio Times |date=January 26, 2012 |website=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/19900/julia-davis-and-rufus-jones-on-the-return-of-hunderby/ |title=Julia Davis and Rufus Jones on the Return of ''Hunderby'' – Gay Times |last=Megarry |first=Daniel |date=December 10, 2015 |website=[[Gay Times]] |access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Black comedy]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-01-26/sky-atlantic-commissions-new-julia-davis-comedy-hunderby |title=Sky Atlantic Commissions New Julia Davis Comedy ''Hunderby'' <nowiki>|</nowiki> Radio Times |date=January 26, 2012 |website=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=May 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/19900/julia-davis-and-rufus-jones-on-the-return-of-hunderby/ |title=Julia Davis and Rufus Jones on the Return of ''Hunderby'' – Gay Times |last=Megarry |first=Daniel |date=December 10, 2015 |website=[[Gay Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829084128/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/19900/julia-davis-and-rufus-jones-on-the-return-of-hunderby/ |access-date=May 3, 2016|archive-date=29 August 2018 }}</ref>
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| camera = Film, [[Single-camera setup|single camera]]
| camera = Film, [[Single-camera setup|single camera]]
| runtime = 8×30 mins (S1) 2×60 mins (S2)
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| creator = [[Julia Davis]]
| creator = [[Julia Davis]]
| writer = Julia Davis<br />[[Barunka O'Shaughnessy]]
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| starring = [[Alexandra Roach]]<br />Julia Davis<br />[[Alex Macqueen]]<br />[[Rufus Jones (actor)|Rufus Jones]]<br />[[Julian Barratt]]
| starring = [[Alexandra Roach]]<br />Julia Davis<br />[[Alex Macqueen]]<br />[[Rufus Jones (actor)|Rufus Jones]]<br />[[Julian Barratt]]
| executive_producer = Julia Davis<br />Lindsay Hughes<br />[[Armando Iannucci]]<br />Lucy Lumsden<br />[[Henry Normal]]
| executive_producer = Julia Davis<br />Lindsay Hughes<br />[[Armando Iannucci]]<br />Lucy Lumsden<br />[[Henry Normal]]
| producer = [[John Rushton (producer)|John Rushton]]
| producer = [[John Rushton (producer)|John Rushton]]
| director = [[Tony_Dow_(director)|Tony Dow]]
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'''''Hunderby''''' is a British [[black comedy]] produced by [[Sky (United Kingdom)|Sky]] and written by [[Julia Davis]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9502116/Julia-Davis-on-Hunderby-Sky-Atlantic-My-horror-of-cruelty-is-why-I-write-about-it..html |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |title = Julia Davis on Hunderby, Sky Atlantic: "My horror of cruelty is why I write about it." | access-date = 12 December 2012 | date = 27 August 2012 | first = Chris | last = Harvey}}</ref> It was first broadcast on [[Sky Atlantic]] in 2012. The series won two awards at the [[British Comedy Awards]] in 2012; it also won Davis a [[BAFTA TV Award]] for best comedy writing. ''Hunderby'' returned in December 2015 for a second series consisting of two one-hour specials.
'''''Hunderby''''' is a British [[black comedy]] television series produced by [[Sky (United Kingdom)|Sky]] and written by [[Julia Davis]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9502116/Julia-Davis-on-Hunderby-Sky-Atlantic-My-horror-of-cruelty-is-why-I-write-about-it..html |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |title = Julia Davis on Hunderby, Sky Atlantic: "My horror of cruelty is why I write about it." | access-date = 12 December 2012 | date = 27 August 2012 | first = Chris | last = Harvey}}</ref> It was first broadcast on [[Sky Atlantic]] in 2012. The series won two awards at the [[British Comedy Awards]] in 2012; it also won Davis a [[BAFTA TV Award]] for best comedy writing. ''Hunderby'' returned in December 2015 for a second series consisting of two one-hour specials.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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* [[Rebekah Staton]] as Annie
* [[Rebekah Staton]] as Annie
* [[Daniel Taylor (actor)|Daniel Lawrence Taylor]] as Geoff
* [[Daniel Lawrence Taylor]] as Geoff
* [[Rosie Cavaliero]] as Hester
* [[Rosie Cavaliero]] as Hester
* Ben Bishop as Tom
* Ben Bishop as Tom
* [[James Greene (Northern Irish actor)|James Greene]] as Old Ian
* [[James Greene (Northern Irish actor)|James Greene]] as Old Ian
* [[Jane Stanness]] as Biddy Ritherfoot
* [[Jane Stanness]] as Biddy Ritherfoot
* [[Rosalind Knight]] as Mother Matilde
* [[Rosalind Knight]] as Mother Mathilde
* [[Alexander Armstrong (comedian)|Alexander Armstrong]] as Brother Joseph
* [[Alexander Armstrong (comedian)|Alexander Armstrong]] as Brother Joseph
* [[Kevin Eldon]] as John Whiffin
* [[Kevin Eldon]] as John Whiffin
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==Reception==
==Reception==
Sam Wollaston, [[television critic]] for ''[[The Guardian]]'', was enthusiastic about the programme.<ref name="wollaston">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/dec/11/hunderby-julia-davis-woodland-sex-review |title=''Hunderby'' review: ‘Woodland sex before the opening credits – oh it’s good to have Julia Davis back’ |last=Wollaston |first=Sam |date=11 December 2015 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref> He concludes: "''Hunderby'' is filth... the filthiest filth, but also top quality filth, and you can get away with a lot by being very good, and very funny, which it is."<ref name="wollaston"/>
Sam Wollaston, [[television critic]] for ''[[The Guardian]]'', was enthusiastic about the programme.<ref name="wollaston">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/dec/11/hunderby-julia-davis-woodland-sex-review |title=''Hunderby'' review: 'Woodland sex before the opening credits – oh it's good to have Julia Davis back' |last=Wollaston |first=Sam |date=11 December 2015 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref> He concludes: "''Hunderby'' is filth... the filthiest filth, but also top quality filth, and you can get away with a lot by being very good, and very funny, which it is."<ref name="wollaston"/>


===Ratings===
===Ratings===
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In 2012, ''Hunderby'' won a [[British Comedy Awards|British Comedy Award]] for "Best Sitcom,” and another for "Best New Comedy Programme". For "Best Sitcom,” its competition was ''[[Rev. (TV series)|Rev]]'', ''[[The Thick of It]]'', and ''[[Twenty Twelve]]''; for "Best New Comedy Programme,” it competed with ''[[Cardinal Burns]]'', ''[[Moone Boy]]'', and ''[[Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/winners-2012.aspx |title=Winners 2012 |website=[[British Comedy Awards]]}}</ref>
In 2012, ''Hunderby'' won a [[British Comedy Awards|British Comedy Award]] for "Best Sitcom,” and another for "Best New Comedy Programme". For "Best Sitcom,” its competition was ''[[Rev. (TV series)|Rev]]'', ''[[The Thick of It]]'', and ''[[Twenty Twelve]]''; for "Best New Comedy Programme,” it competed with ''[[Cardinal Burns]]'', ''[[Moone Boy]]'', and ''[[Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/winners-2012.aspx |title=Winners 2012 |website=[[British Comedy Awards]]}}</ref>


In 2013, ''Hunderby'' won Julia Davis a [[British Academy Television Craft Awards|BAFTA Craft award]] for "Best Comedy Writing;” Davis was also nominated for a [[BAFTA TV Awards|BAFTA TV Award]] in the category "Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme.” ''Hunderby'' itself was nominated for a BAFTA in the "Situation Comedy" category.{{cn|date=March 2020}}
In 2013, ''Hunderby'' won Julia Davis a [[British Academy Television Craft Awards|BAFTA Craft award]] for "Best Comedy Writing;” Davis was also nominated for a [[BAFTA TV Awards|BAFTA TV Award]] in the category "Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme.” ''Hunderby'' itself was nominated for a BAFTA in the "Situation Comedy" category.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
==References==
==References==
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* {{British Comedy Guide|tv|hunderby|Hunderby}}
* {{British Comedy Guide|tv|hunderby|Hunderby}}
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Hunderby
Genre
Created byJulia Davis
Written byJulia Davis
Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Directed byTony Dow
StarringAlexandra Roach
Julia Davis
Alex Macqueen
Rufus Jones
Julian Barratt
Country of originEngland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producersJulia Davis
Lindsay Hughes
Armando Iannucci
Lucy Lumsden
Henry Normal
ProducerJohn Rushton
Camera setupFilm, single camera
Running time8×30 mins (S1) 2×60 mins (S2)
Production companyBaby Cow Productions
Original release
NetworkSky Atlantic
Release27 August 2012 (2012-08-27) –
17 December 2015 (2015-12-17)

Hunderby is a British black comedy television series produced by Sky and written by Julia Davis.[3] It was first broadcast on Sky Atlantic in 2012. The series won two awards at the British Comedy Awards in 2012; it also won Davis a BAFTA TV Award for best comedy writing. Hunderby returned in December 2015 for a second series consisting of two one-hour specials.

Plot

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Set in the 1830s, this black comedy centres on Helene, a woman who is washed ashore after her ship is wrecked off the English coast. There, she is courted by Edmund, a local pastor, and they soon get married under the understanding that Helene is still pure. However, she has a dark past that she must hide from him.

When Helene moves into Edmund's home, she falls under the watchful eye of housekeeper Dorothy, who is more than a little involved in her master's life and quite obsessed with his dead first wife, Arabelle, to whom, in her opinion, Helene simply does not compare. While Helene battles to keep her past a secret, she must navigate Dorothy's devious scheming, her husband's harsh critique and a potential new love interest in the form of Dr. Foggerty.

Cast

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Main characters

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Supporting roles

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Reception

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Sam Wollaston, television critic for The Guardian, was enthusiastic about the programme.[4] He concludes: "Hunderby is filth... the filthiest filth, but also top quality filth, and you can get away with a lot by being very good, and very funny, which it is."[4]

Ratings

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Hunderby debuted on Sky Atlantic in August 2012 with 246,000 viewers, the channel's second highest rated show of the week, after The Borgias.[5] In subsequent weeks ratings remained high for Sky Atlantic, with figures all above 100,000. The series had 211,000 viewers.

Awards

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In 2012, Hunderby won a British Comedy Award for "Best Sitcom,” and another for "Best New Comedy Programme". For "Best Sitcom,” its competition was Rev, The Thick of It, and Twenty Twelve; for "Best New Comedy Programme,” it competed with Cardinal Burns, Moone Boy, and Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life.[6]

In 2013, Hunderby won Julia Davis a BAFTA Craft award for "Best Comedy Writing;” Davis was also nominated for a BAFTA TV Award in the category "Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme.” Hunderby itself was nominated for a BAFTA in the "Situation Comedy" category.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Sky Atlantic Commissions New Julia Davis Comedy Hunderby | Radio Times". Radio Times. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ Megarry, Daniel (10 December 2015). "Julia Davis and Rufus Jones on the Return of Hunderby – Gay Times". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ^ Harvey, Chris (27 August 2012). "Julia Davis on Hunderby, Sky Atlantic: "My horror of cruelty is why I write about it."". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. ^ a b Wollaston, Sam (11 December 2015). "Hunderby review: 'Woodland sex before the opening credits – oh it's good to have Julia Davis back'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Top 10 Programmes - BARB". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Winners 2012". British Comedy Awards.
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