57-398: Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge (born 14 July 1985) is an English actress, screenwriter and producer. As the creator, head writer, and lead star of the comedy series Fleabag (2016–2019), she won various accolades , including three Primetime Emmy Awards , two Golden Globes and a British Academy Television Award . She received further Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for writing and producing
114-854: A television adaptation of the 2005 film Mr. and Mrs. Smith , but in September 2021, it was revealed that Waller-Bridge had exited the series over creative differences. Waller-Bridge was developing a Tomb Raider TV series for Amazon Prime . She appears in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny , as Helena Shaw, which was released in June 2023. Waller-Bridge lives in the Shoreditch area of London . She married Irish presenter and documentary filmmaker Conor Woodman in 2014. By 2017, they had separated and filed for divorce. Since 2017, she has been in
171-589: A Comedy Series . Fleabag ' s second and final series aired in 2019. For the second series, Waller-Bridge received Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series , Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series , and Outstanding Comedy Series . She also topped the Radio Times's TV 100 power list that year. She voiced and performed droid L3-37 in the Star Wars film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). Waller-Bridge wrote and produced
228-534: A Comedy Series; additional acting nominations were received by Clifford, Olivia Colman , and guest stars Fiona Shaw and Kristin Scott Thomas . The series received the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series and Best Actress for Waller-Bridge, and a nomination for Scott. The show is adapted from Waller-Bridge's 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe one-woman play of the same name which won
285-413: A Fringe First Award. The initial idea of the character of Fleabag came from a challenge by a friend, where Waller-Bridge was given the task of creating a sketch for a 10-minute section in a stand-up storytelling night. BBC Three was the original broadcast channel for the show with a repeat run broadcast on BBC Two between 21 August and 25 September 2016. The second series was broadcast on BBC One at
342-545: A distant relative of politician and author Egerton Leigh , Conservative MP for Mid Cheshire from 1873 to his death in 1876. Waller-Bridge grew up in Ealing in London and has two siblings: an older sister, Isobel Waller-Bridge , a composer, with whom she has collaborated; and a younger brother, Jasper. Her parents are divorced. She was educated at St Augustine's Priory , a Catholic independent school for girls, followed by
399-455: A drug counsellor; and Kevin Schwimer ( Kyle Soller ), a fraudulent History teacher who competes with Alfie for the affection of Class K. The special revival episode featured most of the original cast of pupils, with the exception of Alexander. Bernadette Hoburn ( Vicki Pepperdine ) is introduced as the blunt, strict new headmistress of Abbey Grove; Horne reprises his role as Fraser, but it
456-450: A first episode of a comedy, which was previously held by Horne & Corden , but is now held by Cuckoo . On 23 August 2012, it was announced that Bad Education would have a second series. The second series premiered on BBC iPlayer on 27 August 2013, a week before the television air date of 3 September. This was part of BBC Three's plans to premiere all its scripted comedy programmes online. The experiment proved successful, as
513-456: A guest appearance in the fourth and fifth series while Hilary Whitehall reprises her role as Stephen Carmichael's mother. Bianca Del Rio makes a guest appearance in episode two. The series received mixed reviews from the British press. The Guardian called it "funny and occasionally in creditably poor taste", but accused Whitehall of "phoning it in". The Daily Telegraph gave the show
570-442: A producer. In March 2019, HBO ordered the series Run , with Waller-Bridge as executive producer. In the series, she also portrayed the recurring character Laurel. It was cancelled after one season. In 2019, Waller-Bridge co-wrote the screenplay for No Time to Die (2021), the 25th James Bond film , along with Neal Purvis , Robert Wade and Cary Joji Fukunaga . It was stated she was brought on to introduce "more humour and
627-468: A rating of 2 out of 5, claiming that the show "uses too many stereotypes" and that Whitehall "tends to repeat many jokes" rather than creating new ones. Both the Daily Mirror and The Sun gave the sitcom a rating of 2 out of 5. Rotten Tomatoes gave the show 71%; a critic said, "the script is patchy and the story is too silly for its own good but there are enough laughs to make this a hit with
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#1732780944407684-496: A relationship with playwright Martin McDonagh . Waller-Bridge describes herself as an atheist , although she says she "hopped around a bit from religion to religion" while growing up. She avoids social media, stating in a 2019 interview that she "would feel pressure to be funny the whole time" and that she did not feel confident enough to deal with the negative comments that come with social media use. Fleabag Fleabag
741-622: A tragedy". Hank Stuever of The Washington Post characterised it as a "funny, highly profane but surprisingly poignant dramedy". Mike Hale in The New York Times praised the show for its "restless, almost feral energy and its slap-in-the-face attitude." Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times commended its unpredictability, acting, and "clear eye for truth that often becomes, like all good comedy, quite devastating". The second series received unanimous acclaim and
798-492: A will-they-won't-they relationship through most of the series. Alfie is good friends with headteacher Shaquille Banter "Simon" Fraser ( Mathew Horne ), the school’s eccentric, laidback and incompetent headmaster who invests the school's money in unprofitable schemes. While Alfie enjoys a good relationship with Fraser, he clashes with the school's deputy headteachers, beginning with the strict disciplinarian and fascistic Isobel Pickwell ( Michelle Gomez ), who fakes her death. She
855-595: Is a British comedy-drama television series created and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge , based on her one-woman show first performed in 2013 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival . The series was produced by Two Brothers Pictures for digital channel BBC Three , in a co-production agreement with Amazon Studios . Waller-Bridge stars as the title character, a free-spirited but angry and confused young woman living in London. Sian Clifford co-stars as Fleabag's sister Claire, with Andrew Scott joining in
912-402: Is clarified in the third series that the three series spanned a single academic year - the final year of secondary school. Series 4 focuses on Stephen and Mitchell, who return to Abbey Grove to teach a new cohort of Class K. The school also has a new headteacher, Bernadette Hoburn ( Vicki Pepperdine ), with Fraser now working in the canteen. The new pupils are the glamorous Usma (Asha Hassan),
969-467: Is explained that he accepted a promotion to working in the school's kitchens. The episode introduced a new set of Class K pupils, and set the premise for Williams and Wernham to reprise their roles as Stephen Carmichael and Mitchell Harper in the fourth series, teaching Drama and PE. Hoburn navigates their rivalries and antics, as do the pupils with whom they compete for affection. The new Class K pupils were: Hoffman reprised her role as Olive Mollinson in
1026-539: Is replaced in Series 2 by Professor Celia "Pro Green" Green ( Samantha Spiro ), who begins a relationship with Alfie's father, Martin Wickers ( Harry Enfield ), who in turn replaces Green as deputy headteacher after they marry and Green leaves Martin destitute. The Class K pupils are: Recurring characters include: Other notable guest characters who were the focus of episodes included India ( Phoebe Waller-Bridge ),
1083-592: The Channel 4 comedy Crashing about a group of twenty-somethings living in an abandoned hospital under the property guardianship scheme. It began streaming on Netflix after airing in the UK, with W Magazine calling it Waller-Bridge's "twisted take on Friends ." GQ Magazine described the show's six episodes as: "perfect little whirlwinds of comedy building to one big maelstrom where everyone falls to pieces—some are better off for it, and some are not. No matter where
1140-630: The Worshipful Company of Ironmongers . The Bridge, later Waller-Bridge, family were soldiers and clergymen, who came to rank among the landed gentry of Cuckfield in Sussex. Her grandfather, Cyprian Waller-Bridge (1918-1960), "a Wodehousian sort of character... 'the eccentric son of an eccentric vicar'", was an actor and BBC announcer. On her father's side, she is a descendant of the Revd Sir Egerton Leigh, 2nd Baronet , and
1197-572: The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century. In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked Fleabag as the fifth-greatest TV show of all time. Former United States President Barack Obama named the second season of Fleabag among his favourite films and television series of 2019. In his annual list, which he released on Twitter on 29 December 2019, he added a small addendum with the title, "and a quick list of TV shows that I considered as powerful as movies: Fleabag: Season 2 , Unbelievable , and Watchmen ." Waller-Bridge's sister, Isobel Waller-Bridge , composed
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#17327809444071254-635: The 2009 productions Roaring Trade at Soho Theatre and Rope at the Almeida Theatre. She performed in a production of Noël Coward 's Hay Fever in 2011 and Mydidae in 2012. Waller-Bridge then wrote and starred in Fleabag , which she first performed as part of the London Storytelling Festival on 25 November 2012. The first full version of Fleabag premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013. She later wrote
1311-486: The BBC's plans to invest more money in high-impact comedy programming. The special episode aired on 15 December 2022. Alfred Prufrock "Alfie" Wickers ( Jack Whitehall ) stars as a newly-qualified History teacher of Class K. An incompetent but fun-loving teacher, he struggles for authority in his form. He has a crush on fellow teacher Rosie Gulliver ( Sarah Solemani ), a socially-conscious Biology teacher with whom he enjoys
1368-463: The British education system". Set at the fictional Abbey Grove School in Hertfordshire , the series follows Wickers' class of misfits, Class K, headed by eccentric headmaster Shaquille "Simon" Fraser ( Mathew Horne ), and Wickers' ploys to win the affection of crush Rosie Gulliver ( Sarah Solemani ). Despite a mixed reception from critics, the show remained "a hit with the target audience", and
1425-637: The Horror of the English Blood Beast , in which she played actress Hillary Dwyer , and a 2014 adaptation of an Agatha Christie story. She has provided narration in short films, including a 2015 television documentary on dating apps and a 2016 Christmas themed animated short film. She has also voiced ads for companies such as The Cotswold Company, Warburtons , Gordon's Gin , Trainline , Travel Republic , Kuoni Travel , and Tropicana . In 2016, she wrote and starred in her first television project,
1482-594: The chips fall, you'll have a good time." After an initial release on BBC Three, Fleabag was broadcast on BBC Two from August 2016. It was picked up by the on-demand Amazon Video service and premiered in the United States in September 2016. For her performance in the series she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance and was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in
1539-411: The conclusion as "the most electrifying, devastating TV in years," writing of the second series that "it seems as though many who either did not watch the first series, or who didn't think it lived up to the hype, have been converted". According to Metacritic's aggregate of decade-end lists, Fleabag was the second-highest ranked show of the 2010s. In 2019, it was ranked 8th on The Guardian' s list of
1596-618: The first episode of the second series received 1.5 million requests prior to its television airing. A Christmas special aired on 17 December 2013. A pilot for a U.S. adaptation of Bad Education , named An American Education , was ordered by the American Broadcasting Company with Whitehall set to reprise his role as Alfie Wickers. The pilot began filming in Los Angeles in January 2014. However, ABC passed on
1653-621: The first series received a weighted average score of 88 out of 100, based on 19 critics, while the second series received a score of 96, based on 21 critics, both signifying "universal acclaim". Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker described the first series as "a precision black-humour mechanism, a warped and affecting fable about one single woman's existence." Maureen Ryan at Variety called it "scathingly funny", concluding that "long after it's pulled you in with its irreverence and jokes about sex, and beguiled you with its cutting wit and messily human characters, it reveals that it's actually
1710-474: The hustling Blessing (Francesca Amewudah-Rivers), the wannabe-rapper Inchez (Anthony J Abraham), the dim-witted Harrison (Bobby Johnson), the smart and introverted Warren (Ali Hadji-Heshmati), and the socially-conscious Jinx (Laura Marcus). The first series started airing on 14 August 2012. At the time of the series launch in August 2012, Bad Education broke BBC Three 's record for the highest viewing figure for
1767-656: The independent sixth form college DLD College London in the Marylebone area of London. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Waller-Bridge's performing credits begin in theatre in 2007. At that time, she co-founded the DryWrite Theatre Company with Vicky Jones . They are co-artistic directors of the company. The two women met and became friends while working on theatre productions. Among her acting theatre credits are
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1824-947: The insect), it started airing on 3 June 2019 on pay channel Canal+ . Mouche is a close remake, though set in Paris with Camille Cottin in the starring role. Filming took place in and around London, mostly North West and Central with the primary location being Dartmouth Park , North West London. Street scenes were filmed on five main roads in the area, including Southampton Road, Laurier Road, Croftdown Road, Highgate Road, and York Rise. Other locations include Twickenham , Hampton Hill , Highgate , Tufnell Park , Belsize Park , Maida Vale , Kentish Town , Parliament Hill Fields in Hampstead Heath , Southwark , Bloomsbury , Soho , Stanmore , Lincoln's Inn Fields and Finsbury Square . Bold Cafe & Restaurant in Dartmouth Park
1881-483: The music for both series. Distributor Information Rating Distributor Information Rating See individual release for all other information Bad Education (TV series) Bad Education is a British television sitcom set in a dysfunctional secondary school broadcast on BBC Three . Running from August 2012 to October 2014, the first three series were written by Jack Whitehall , who starred as Alfie Wickers, "the worst teacher ever to grace
1938-414: The offbeat style of writing she is best known for." In 2020, Waller-Bridge voiced Sayan Kötör in series 2 of the television show His Dark Materials . She also directed the music video for "Saviour Complex" by Phoebe Bridgers . Waller-Bridge then appeared in the music video for "Treat People with Kindness" by Harry Styles , which premiered on 1 January 2021. She was set to co-star with Donald Glover in
1995-401: The pilot on 22 May 2014. Whitehall would continue with the original UK series of the show. The third series of Bad Education began transmission on 16 September 2014, and ended on 21 October 2014. In late 2014, Whitehall confirmed that the show would not receive a fourth series. Part of the second series was filmed at St Michael's Catholic High School , Finchley , London . Bad Education
2052-562: The same time as being released on BBC Three, by this time only available online. It was picked up by the on-demand Amazon Prime Video (formerly Amazon Video) service and premiered in the United States on 16 September 2016. Fleabag is also available on IFC in the US. In the Netherlands, it was picked up by Net5 . The show has been remade for French television by Jeanne Herry . Titled Mouche [ fr ] (French for 'fly',
2109-434: The same time, Alfie finds himself having to cope with the antics of his eccentric, laidback headmaster , Shaquille "Simon" Fraser ( Mathew Horne ), and meet the expectations of a string of deputy heads: at first ruthless authoritarian Isobel Pickwell ( Michelle Gomez ), then the cruel yet pathetic Professor Celia "Pro Green" Green ( Samantha Spiro ), and then his own father, goofy and naïve Martin Wickers ( Harry Enfield ). It
2166-581: The school football team, organising a weapons amnesty, and fielding a candidate for the school elections. He turns to Class K for help in these efforts, despite them often being unsupportive. The class includes shy Joe ( Ethan Lawrence ), wannabe hard man Mitchell ( Charlie Wernham ), paraplegic rude boy Rem Dogg ( Jack Binstead ), sexually promiscuous Chantelle (Nikki Runeckles), camp Stephen ( Layton Williams ), intelligent but snooty Jing ( Kae Alexander ), hot-tempered Cleopatra ( Weruche Opia ), and school bully Frank (Jack Bence) who often bullies Alfie. At
2223-617: The school cook. A fifth and final series premiered in January 2024 following a 2023 Christmas special. The sitcom focuses on Class K, a class of misfits at the fictional Abbey Grove School, a failing secondary school in Watford or Tring , Hertfordshire , and their incompetent teachers. Series 1-3 focuses on Alfred "Alfie" Wickers ( Jack Whitehall ) – a posh, newly graduated History teacher. Ever determined to impress his crush, fellow teacher Rosie Gulliver ( Sarah Solemani ), Alfie makes repeated efforts to appear "cool", such as by coaching
2280-545: The screenplay of the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021) and starred in the adventure film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge was born in Hammersmith , London, on 14 July 1985, the daughter of Michael Cyprian Waller-Bridge, founder of the electronic trading platform Tradepoint , and Theresa Mary, daughter of Sir John Edward Longueville Clerke, 12th Baronet , employed by
2337-468: The second season of the crime drama series Broadchurch in 2015. Her first feature length theatrical film roles were in 2011 for Albert Nobbs and The Iron Lady . Her role in Albert Nobbs had her cast alongside Emerald Fennell , to whom she would later hand off showrunner duties for Killing Eve . Waller-Bridge has voice acted for several BBC Radio plays, such as 2013's Vincent Price and
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2394-432: The second season; most of the show's main characters are never named, including Waller-Bridge's and Scott's. The protagonist frequently breaks the fourth wall , providing exposition, internal monologues, and running commentary to the audience. The show premiered on 21 July 2016 and concluded its second and final series on 8 April 2019. It received widespread acclaim from critics, particularly for its writing, acting, and
2451-556: The short plays production Good. Clean. Fun. Waller-Bridge returned to the stage for further productions of Fleabag between 2013 and 2019. Waller-Bridge began her screen career in 2009, playing roles in short films and in individual episodes of television sitcoms and dramas. Her early television appearances include the 2011 film The Night Watch , as well as Bad Education and Coming Up in 2013 and Blandings in 2014. She had supporting roles in The Café from 2011 to 2013 and in
2508-467: The show's tenth anniversary, the BBC confirmed that a special reunion episode would be broadcast on the recently relaunched BBC Three channel. The special followed the characters Stephen Carmichael ( Layton Williams ) and Mitchell Harper ( Charlie Wernham ) becoming teachers. The BBC also announced that the special would be followed by a new six-part series "written by a team of breakthrough writers" following
2565-508: The site's critical consensus reading: "Clever and viciously funny, Fleabag is a touching, wildly inventive comedy about a complicated young woman navigating the aftermath of trauma." The second series received an average rating of 9.3/10, based on 99 reviews, with the critical consensus stating: " Fleabag jumps back into the fray with a bracing second season that upholds its predecessor's frenzied wit and delicate heart, replete with Phoebe Waller-Bridge's indefatigable charisma". At Metacritic ,
2622-428: The spy thriller series Killing Eve (2018–2022). Waller-Bridge has also created, written, and starred in the comedy series Crashing (2016). She has also acted in the comedy series The Café (2011–2013), in the second season of Broadchurch (2015), and in the films Albert Nobbs (2011), The Iron Lady (2011), Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017), and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). She contributed to
2679-460: The strength of the Williams and Wernham as a double-act, the writing, the "genius" and "outrageous" reinvention of Horne's character, and the introduction of Pepperdine's headmistress and the new student characters. In The Guardian , Jack Seale gave the series two stars, calling it "juvenile", "still lack[ing] any coherent structure or purpose", and a "pointless revival", but "slightly better" than
2736-416: The target audience" The revival series received a mixed reception. Radio Times praised the decision to allow viewers to say goodbye to Whitehall's character in the reunion special and noted "this new season of Bad Education is a joyful, quick-witted and comforting reminder of the old show, while still marking out its own territory with some smart casting decisions and structural shake-ups" and highlighted
2793-535: The thriller television series Killing Eve , based on novels by Luke Jennings . She was also the showrunner for series 1 . The BBC America series stars Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer and premiered in April 2018 to critical acclaim. For her work on the series, she received nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series , the latter as
2850-441: The uniqueness and personality of the title character. Many critics and viewers have called it one of the greatest comedy series of all time. Waller-Bridge won the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for the first series. The second series received 11 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won six, with Waller-Bridge earning Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress, and Outstanding Writing for
2907-481: Was 137 – Taylor and Taylor in Shoreditch . Series one was filmed from April to May 2016 and released from July to August 2016 and series two was filmed from August to September 2018 and released from March to April 2019. Both series of Fleabag received widespread acclaim from television critics. At review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes , both series received approval ratings of 100%. The first series received an average rating of 8.5/10, based on 42 reviews, with
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#17327809444072964-434: Was adapted to a 2015 film starring the original cast. In January 2023, a fourth series aired, though no longer starring Whitehall. In the revived show, former pupils Stephen Carmichael ( Layton Williams ) and Mitchell Harper ( Charlie Wernham ) return to teach Class K at Abbey Grove, now headed by Bernadette Hoburn ( Vicki Pepperdine ), with their pupils caught amid their schemes and rivalries. Mathew Horne also returned now as
3021-572: Was also partially filmed at the former site of Ashmount Primary School on Hornsey Lane. Some scenes were filmed at the former Salesian College in Battersea , London. Parts of Series 3 were filmed at Ricards Lodge High School in Merton . Seasons 4 & 5 were filmed at St Joseph’s Catholic College in Croydon. On 27 February 2015, Whitehall confirmed that a feature film edition of Bad Education
3078-620: Was considered a cultural phenomenon. Serena Davies of The Daily Telegraph lauded the second series as "a near-perfect work of art". Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon praised its "brilliant swan song", finding the series's conclusion satisfying and "well-earned". For Rolling Stone , Alan Sepinwall wrote that the "tragicomic masterpiece reaches new heights in its second outing". James Poniewozik of The New York Times wrote that "the new season feels immediately confident, if inevitably less groundbreaking. Yet it continues to push its form". Hannah Jane Parkinson of The Guardian described
3135-909: Was held at the Tate Modern in Bankside . The second series premiered with a family dinner party filmed at the American steakhouse, Smith & Wollensky in Covent Garden . Hot Priest's church was the Romanian orthodox and former anglican church St. Andrew's in Neasden . Claire's penthouse office was filmed from Heron Tower in Bishopsgate . The funeral in series two was filmed at St Dunstan and All Saints Church in Stepney . The hair salon
3192-577: Was in production. Filming took place in Cornwall, with the majority of the main cast reprising their roles for the film. The Bad Education Movie was released on 21 August 2015 in the UK, and saw Alfie Wickers and Class K travel to Cornwall . Entertainment Film Distributors , who also handled the release of the box-office 2011 hit The Inbetweeners Movie , dealt with the release of the Bad Education Movie . On 11 May 2022, to celebrate
3249-810: Was used for Fleabag's Guinea Pig Cafe. The graveyard that Fleabag jogs through daily is Kensal Green Cemetery in Kensal Green . The feminist lecture was at the Lecture Theatre in the British Museum in Russell Square . The silent retreat that Fleabag and Claire attend on mother's day was filmed at Hedsor House in Maidenhead , Berkshire . Dad and Stepmother's house was on Cambridge Park Road in Twickenham . Stepmother's sexhibition
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