Genres: | Comedy, HBO Original |
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Emmy(R)-winning comedy legend Tracey Ullman returns to HBO with this six-part sketch show in which she portrays a dizzying array of everyday characters and famous faces who pop up in modern life on the British side of the pond.
Season Two Premiere. Delinquent Dame Judi Dench relies on her 'national treasure' status to get her out of trouble; overachieving BBC broadcaster Clare Balding can't keep herself off-camera; dinner gets dramatic at the Murdoch family home; German Chancellor Angela Merkel sings a heartfelt song to express her loneliness.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, makes some unexpected purchases while shopping; a news anchor brings her cats to work; Kay and her elderly mother get caught in a flood but refuse to leave their home; Dame Maggie Smith starts a YouTube channel; and 'Northern Powerhouse' Pam Garrity is less than thrilled when she meets her son's fiance.
Security guard Leah takes her duties too far; Dame Judi Dench visits a china shop; Nicola Sturgeon schemes to get Angela Merkel's look; health nut Mabel shows off her new blender; and a mother laments her family's technology through song. New York producer Bernice Rubin tries to secure some Shakespeare for Broadway, and Rupert Murdoch doesn't play fair during family game night.
Dame Maggie Smith gives acting tips; singer Adele's recent happiness threatens her new album; a taxi driver tries to find work-life balance; a therapist has trouble with patient confidentiality; Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch have a date night; and Nicola Sturgeon returns with a song about world domination.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, babysits Princess Charlotte; the Murdochs pose for a family photo; a military intelligence spy stakes out her son's girlfriend; a masseuse juggles work and a baby. Plus, Nicola Sturgeon takes a famous actor into her lair; a dance troupe is reunited after forty years; and Dame Judi Dench stirs up trouble at an award ceremony.
Season Two Finale. A military-intelligence spy uses her resources to help her daughter with an exam; Angela Merkel and her stylist Birgit go on a tour of London; provocative artist Sharon Utley opens her new gallery. Also, Dame Maggie Smith tries a first-person shooter game; Nicola Sturgeon captures a well-known tennis player; and Kay looks in to her family tree.