Such Brave Girls

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Such Brave Girls
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GenreComedy
Written by Kat Sadler
Directed by Simon Bird
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Phil Clarke
  • Jack Bayles
  • Piers Wenger
  • Kat Sadler
ProducerCatherine Gosling Fuller
Production companies
  • Various Artists Limited
  • A24
Original release
Network BBC Three
Release22 November 2023 (2023-11-22) 
present

Such Brave Girls is a British sitcom about a dysfunctional single-parent family created by Kat Sadler for BBC Three. It stars Sadler, with Louise Brealey and Lizzie Davidson. It is directed by Simon Bird and produced by A24 with Various Artists Ltd. The first series was released on 22 November 2023. The second series ran from 3 July 2025 with all episodes released on BBC iPlayer. [1]

Contents

Sadler has described the series as being a “family sitcom about trauma”, but that it’s also about “being narcissistic losers who are pathetically obsessed with what people think about us.” [2]

Synopsis

Deb, a forty-something single mother, is trying to rebuild her life with her boyfriend Dev. Her two adult daughters, Josie and Billie, still live with her and complicate her life.

The older sibling, Josie, is navigating mental illness and her sexual identity. Her young sister, Billie, is in toxic relationships.

Cast and characters

Episodes

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 622 November 2023 (2023-11-22)22 November 2023 (2023-11-22)
2 63 July 2025 (2025-07-03)3 July 2025 (2025-07-03)

Series 1

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Such Happy Girls"Marco Alessi & Simon BirdKat Sadler22 November 2023 (2023-11-22)
Deb invites Dev to her house for the first time, and orders Josie and Billie to behave happier for him. Billie struggles with her fracturing relationship with on-and-off boyfriend Nicky, bleaching her hair to look more like his current girlfriend, Bianca.
22"Such Unavailable Girls"Simon BirdKat Sadler22 November 2023 (2023-11-22)
Deb visits Dev's house, and learns that he is a widower; Deb lies and claims that her ex-husband had died too, bringing her and Dev closer. Josie attempts to break up with her boyfriend Seb and initiate a relationship with lesbian bartender Sid; both are unsuccessful. Billie is back together with Nicky, but finds him too unwilling to commit to their relationship. The episode ends with Billie learning that she is pregnant.
33"Such Birthday Girls"Simon BirdKat Sadler22 November 2023 (2023-11-22)
The family goes out to a birthday dinner for Josie, which she prolongs in order to avoid giving a handjob to Seb. Billie gets an abortion; Nicky walks out on her once Josie mentions this to him. In revenge, Billie outs Josie as a lesbian to Seb, but this has no effect.
44"Such Outdoorsy Girls"Simon BirdKat Sadler22 November 2023 (2023-11-22)
The family goes on an outdoor expedition. Dev remains distraught over the death of his previous wife, leading Deb to believe she's acting as a replacement for her. Josie attempts to get back to her art, but suffers from debilitating writer's block. After the two daughters visit a remote church, Billie dabbles with religion as a coping mechanism for Nicky's exit.
55"Such Friendly Girls"Simon BirdKat Sadler22 November 2023 (2023-11-22)
After visiting their dying grandmother in the hospital, Josie and Billie cope by going to a nightclub. After the two do cocaine in the bathroom, Josie decides to try again with Sid, while Billie plots revenge on Bianca. When Dev suggests the daughters try therapy, Deb is offended by the suggestion; insisting that having a man in their life is enough. On this advice, Seb has moved in with the family.
66"Such Daddy's Girls"Simon BirdKat Sadler22 November 2023 (2023-11-22)
The family visits the funeral of the girls' grandmother, where the two daughters hope to meet their absent father. After their father doesn't show up, Dev (who still believes he's dead) asks to see his tombstone. Meanwhile, Billie goes to Manchester for the opening of Nicky's ice bar. In Manchester, she runs into Bianca again. At the end of the episode, Dev unwittingly reveals that the girls' father had been present at the funeral after all, but ran away in fear after seeing his daughters there.

Series 2

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