Could you survive being a PA to your best friend? That’s the question posed by BBC Two’s sharp and witty new sitcom. And judging by the series’ title – We Might Regret This – it might not be a smooth journey to find the answer.

If you’re in the market for a brand new show to sink your teeth into, one that will make you snort with laughter moments after punching you in the gut, this is it. Following the messy, darkly funny lives of emotionally complicated 30-somethings in London, the series is already drawing natural comparisons to Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag, which is high praise indeed. Not only that, but it also comes from the producers of Big Boys, Smothered, People Just Do Nothing and Stath Lets Flats, so it’s pretty much guaranteed to contain comedy gold. But what is We Might Regret This all about?

Centring around a new relationship, a soon-to-be blended family and an intense female friendship, the series follows Freya (Kyla Harris) a 30-something Canadian artist and tetraplegic. She’s moved to London for Abe (Darren Boyd), a 50-something straight-laced lawyer who thinks he’s the old dog that can learn new tricks. Freya and Abe’s relationship is a high-speed romance which sees Abe inviting Freya to move into his house before she’s even seen upstairs. 

Because of Freya’s disability, living together also includes personal assistants, who are always there – a third person in earshot for every romantic moment and domestic screaming match. After failing to find the right person for this more than intimate role, Freya invites chaotic and impulsive best friend Jo (Elena Saurel) to take the job. What could go wrong?

There is an element of real-life to the story too, as the show is inspired by the lives and experiences of its creators Kyla Harris and Lee Getty. “We are thrilled that Roughcut TV, the BBC and Village Roadshow Television feel that our messiest and most joyous lived experiences of friendship, love and disability can amuse audiences. And here we just thought they were bad decisions,” they shared in a statement.

Thankfully there isn’t long to wait until you can immerse yourself in that messy world of Freya and Jo as the series will be on BBC Two on Monday 19 August at 10pm. 

Until then, this trailer will give you an excellent idea of what to expect. TLDR: sex, intense relationships and taking over the world, after going to the loo…

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