We Might Regret This

We Might Regret This is a BBC Two comedy drama created by and starring Kyla Harris about a thirty-something Canadian tetraplegic who moves to London.

We Might Regret This
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Kyla Harris Lee Getty
Written by	Kyla Harris Lee Getty
Directed by	Nick Collett[1]
Starring	Kyla Harris Elena Saurel Darren Boyd Sally Phillips Aasiya Shah Edward Bluemel
Theme music composer	Andrew Yee
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Ash Atalla Alex Smith Rebecca Murrell
Producer	Inez Gordon
Cinematography	Will Hanke
Editor	Hettie Griffiths
Production companies	Roughcut Television Village Roadshow Television
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	19 August 2024 (2024-08-19) – present

Premise

Freya (Harris) is a Canadian tetraplegic in her thirties when she moves to London to live with Abe (Boyd). Freya requires constant personal assistance to provide her care but after not successfully finding an appropriate Personal Assistant (PA) for this intimate role in London invites her chaotic and impulsive best friend Jo (Saurel) to take the job.^[2]

Cast

• Kyla Harris as Freya
• Darren Boyd as Abe
• Elena Saurel as Jo
• Aasiya Shah
• Edward Bluemel
• Emma Sidi
• Sally Phillips
• Jessie Mei Li

Production

We Might Regret This was initially reported in November 2022 to be in development as a Channel 4 pilot.^[3] The series was greenlit by the BBC in June 2023 to be a joint British and American production between Village Roadshow and Roughcut. The director is Nick Collett. It is produced by Inez Gordon and executive produced by Ash Atalla, Alex Smith and Rebecca Murrell.^[4] The story is inspired by the lived experience of co-writers Harris and Getty. Executive producer Atalla, a wheelchair user himself, has spoken of his wish to produce a high-end quality show on the subject matter.^[5] Filming got underway in October 2023.^[6]

Broadcast

The series was broadcast in the UK on BBC Two on 19 August 2024.^[7]

References

1. "We Might Regret This". IMDb.
2. Seddon, Dan (23 June 2023). "BBC confirms new comedy drama We Might Regret This from Big Boys team". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
3. Richardson, Jay (1 November 2022). "Channel 4 pilots sitcom from disability activist Kyla Harris". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
4. Goldbart, Max (22 June 2023). "'We Might Regret This': BBC Greenlights Relationship Comedy-Drama From 'Stath Lets Flats' Indie Roughcut & Village Roadshow". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
5. Goldbart, Max (29 November 2023). "We Might Regret This': Producers Say BBC Show Starring & Written By Disabled Performer Can Reach "Very Top Table Of Creativity"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
6. Singh, Jashandeep (29 August 2023). "New BBC Drama We Might Regret This Kicks Off Production in October". Cinemaholic. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
7. Heritage, Stuart; Abbott, Kate (28 December 2023). "'Guaranteed to be a banger': the 50 must-see TV shows for 2024". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

External links

• We Might Regret This at BBC Online
• We Might Regret This at IMDb