Writer Tim Dawson on the return of Coming of Age
The idea for Coming of Age came to me when I was eighteen and trying to find a way out of doing more exams. I've always loved sitcom and I'd always wondered why there wasn't a proper sitcom about teenage life, so one weekend I sat down, wrote a script and sent it to the Â鶹Éç.
Then the weird bit happened. The Â鶹Éç loved it, and lo and behold here we are on Series Two. Series Two!! Incredible. It seems like only yesterday we made the pilot now here I am practically middle aged telling you about Series Two.
So what's changed at Wooton College? Well, as we pick the story up, not much. Jas is still with Ollie, Chloe's still with Matt and DK's still with anyone who'll have him - which is tragically still no-one. But this year I really wanted to take advantage of the show's serial element, so by episode eight everyone's in a very different place to episode one. I'm not telling you what'll happenÌýthough, you'll have to watch, but it's big and threatens to split the group up forever.
Apart from that, Coming of Age Series Two is just as loud, outrageous and sassy as you'd expect - and I think even funnier than before. Highlights for me include Chloe making Matt give her virginity back, Jas and Ollie playing brand new computer game Lederhosen Hero, the gang putting on a radio play, and DK rapping with a ventriloquists doll. Plus we've thrown some fabulous guest stars into the mix: Stephen K Amos hams it up gloriously as ex-army officer Captain Gannett, and the amazing Miriam Margolyes puts in a show stopper as Doreen, a rank cockney pensioner who leads DK astray in episode six.
Frankly, it's unmissable. But don't take my word for it - I'm the writer after all. Watch every Tuesday at 10.30pm on Â鶹Éç Three and find out for yourself!
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Comment number 1.
At 4th Feb 2010, Dave L wrote:Well done!
You have made just about the worst programme in the history of television.
Tasteless, unfunny, brain dead garbage.
I am not part of the target audience but I just cannot imagine anybody of any age finding this amusing or entertaining.
I shouldn't be too harsh on you as you obviously don't know any better.
It does beggar belief though that there are people at the Â鶹Éç who have allowed this to be broadcast.
God help us!
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Comment number 2.
At 8th Feb 2010, thenextpope wrote:I am part of the target audience and I agree with everything Dave L said in the above comment.
This TV programme is shockingly awful, amazingly so. I can't belive it's made it to a second series.
I actually get quite angry about how bad it is
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Comment number 3.
At 13th Feb 2010, David Morris wrote:Personally, I love this show. The jokes are tasteless and brutal but that's kind of the point.
It makes you look inside your self and think "can I laugh at this?" then laugh anyway, or maybe that's just my dark sense of humour.
I also think is Tim is an inspiration to any young writers out there, my self included. Not only did he write a script but it was good enough for the Â鶹Éç to pick.
Cheers Tim.
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At 22nd Feb 2010, Rachel wrote:I love this show its amazing, every epsiode i watch i laugh sooo much :) lol
Tim Dawson You are a FABULOUS writer cuz this is one of the best shows i've watched in along time. :D
xx
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Comment number 5.
At 27th Feb 2010, The_Stark wrote:This is awful. It has no redeeming or culturally contextual features.
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At 30th Jun 2010, bluequarters wrote:All this user's posts have been removed.Why?
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