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There are some strong ideas and sharply observed family dysfunction drama in this feature debut by documentary maker Ed Morris. But none are enough to stop the film sinking into silliness, with a highly implausible abduction followed by a road trip across the South Downs.
Bridgertonâs Ruby Barker plays troubled 19-year-old Yakira, who lives with her dad, his second wife and her lairy 12-year-old half-sister Kelly (Lily-Rose Aslandogdu). Family life is an emotional battlefield in their suburban semi, the two girls constantly at each otherâs throats. Yakira resents the way their parents ignore Kellyâs nasty nickname for her: âNo mum.â The whereabouts of her birth mother isnât revealed until later on, but Barkerâs compelling performance hints at a childhood trauma that has left Yakira feeling adrift in the world, vulnerable and impulsive.
Bridgerton: Everything you need to know about Netflix’s steamy period drama January 27 2021, 5.07pm
Sparks fly between Daphne, played by Phoebe Dynevor, and the rebellious Duke of Hastings, played by Rege-Jean Page ((Liam Daniel/Netflix/PA)
Bridgerton has become Netflix’s biggest ever original series, it has been announced.
According to Netflix, a record 82 million households around the world chose to watch Bridgerton in its first 28 days.
The series, which debuted in December 2020, sees Dame Julie Andrews voice anonymous gossip writer Lady Whistledown in the raunchy, romantic period drama, described as Gossip Girl meets Downton Abbey.
The drama is the first series from Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes’s production company Shondaland, after her lucrative deal with the streaming giant.
Dame Julie Andrews returns to the small screen on Christmas Day as the voice of an anonymous and mysterious gossip writer.
Dame Julie is the voice of Lady Whistledown in Netflix’s new romantic period drama Bridgerton, described as Gossip Girl meets Downton Abbey.
The drama is the first series from Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal creator Shonda Rhimes’s production company Shondaland, after her lucrative deal with the streaming giant.
Here is what you need to know about Bridgerton:
What is the premise?
The series follows Phoebe Dynevor’s Daphne Bridgerton, the eldest daughter of the powerful Bridgerton family, as she makes her debut on Regency London’s competitive marriage market.