A quirky sitcom from a UK comedian and a TV film about Brexit starring Benedict Cumberbatch are heading to BritBox this October.
On October 6th, season one of Out of Her Mind arrives on BritBox. Created by and starring Sara Pascoe, a regular on UK comedy panel game shows like 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Taskmaster, it follows a fictionalised version of the comedian as she attempts to navigate her life after being left at the altar.
Out of Her Mind frequently breaks the fourth wall and engages the viewer, so it should prove popular with fans of the acclaimed Fleabag, while its frank and funny dissection of family, sexual relationships, and romance in the 21st century led to many positive reviews from critics
Not content to simply let the country digest its monumental decision, a film all about the events of Brexit was released in 2019, forcing viewers to relive it all over again. Brexit: The Uncivil War – simply titled Brexit in the US – comes to BritBox on October 7th, and depicts the buildup to the vital 2016 referendum, focusing on the activities of the strategists behind the Vote Leave campaign that ultimately led to the UK exiting the European Union.
Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the much-maligned Dominic Cummings, the political strategist behind Vote Leave, who would go onto become Chief Adviser to Boris Johnson until his very public departure at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The television film was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie at the 2019 Emmys, but lost to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch. At least Cumberbatch’s committed transformation managed to fool Cummings’ own son.
Check out the full October lineup below.
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October 1st
Ridley (Season 1)
October 4th
Sarah Beeny’s New Life in the Country (Season 1)
October 6th
Out of Her Mind (Season 1)
October 7th
Brexit: The Uncivil War
October 11th
The Great Big Tiny Design Challenge (Season 1)
October 13th
Karen Pirie
October 14th
The Night Watch
October 18th
Code Blue: Murder
October 21st
Doors Open
October 25th
All Creatures Great and Small
October 27th
Annika (Season 1)
October 28th
Vendetta for the Saint
