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This Way Up – Season 2, Episode 6 Review

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

The second season of This Way Up has come to its conclusion on British television. The season’s finale is one of the best episodes the series has ever produced. Aine receives the tragic news that her friend from rehab, Tom, has killed himself. She sets out to pay her respects and his death makes Aine try and set things […]

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This Way Up – Season 2, Episode 5 Review

August 15, 2021August 15, 2021Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

The fourth episode of This Way Up’s second season was disappointing because it was a nothing episode. The follow-up episode was a big improvement as it was filled with character drama. It’s Shona’s Hen Do, but it has to be a scaled-back affair due to the rise of the Coronavirus. Vish drops a bombshell on […]

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This Way Up – Season 2, Episode 3 Review

July 30, 2021August 6, 2021Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

After two decent if unremarkable episodes, the second season of This Way Up finally hits it stride with its third episode. Áine makes steps setting up an educational business with James. However, Shona is still sceptical and gives Áine a grilling at a meeting. Áine also has to face relationship and personal issues. There were three things […]

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This Way Up – Season 1, Episode 6 Review

September 14, 2019May 13, 2022Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

After six episodes the storylines of This Way Up culminate for the season finale and the show’s strongest entry. A day approaches for both Aine (Aisling Bea) and Shona (Sharon Horgan). It’s Richard’s (Tobias Menzies) birthday which Aine believes to be the perfect time to make her move. Sharon is set to launch her female networking group […]

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This Way Up – Season 1, Episode 4 Review

September 1, 2019May 13, 2022Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

After the story-lite Episode 3, This Way Up returns to form with the fourth episode. Aine (Aisling Bea) and Shona (Sharon Horgan) are set to attend a birthday party for Vish’s father (Jeff Mirza). Their mother (Sorcha Cusack) has also been invited which is awkward for Aine since it’s the first time the two have seen each […]

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This Way Up – Season 1, Episode 2 Review

August 18, 2019May 12, 2022Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

Following on from the strong opening This Way Up continues in that vein with Aine trying to take too much at once. In this episode Aine has agreed to tutor a French boy who has recently moved to London. But the commitment to the boy is tested when one of her EFL student, Victor (Todor Jordanov), has […]

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This Way Up – Season 1, Episode 1 Review

August 11, 2019May 12, 2022Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

This Way Up is a new comedy created by Irish comedian Aisling Bea and it has been heavily promoted by Channel 4 as a part of their Summer of Comedy. Aine (Bea) is a young woman who has spent time at a rehab facility after succumbing to a nervous breakdown. Four months after leaving the facility she’s […]

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