Hullraisers

Did You Know?

• Beaumont wrote the pilot after being approached by Fable to create an adaptation of the Israeli show Little Mom.
• O'Connor and Moran joined the project when the series was commissioned for Channel 4.
• All episodes were made available on All4 following the first episode's premiere on 12 April 2022.

Synopsis

The series is set in Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire and follows the lives of struggling actress and mother Toni, her older sister Paula, and Paula's sister-in-law, police officer Rana, who is sexually confident and the only unmarried, childless member of the group. Beaumont considered it important to set the show in Hull because the city had received little representation in UK media. Beaumont stated that she was proud of the show because everyone involved shared an understanding of class, noting that many production companies are London-centric and that authentic working-class portrayals, especially in comedy, are rare. O'Connor remarked that in places like Bradford or Hull, two women talking from a distance might appear to be fighting but are actually discussing what they will have for tea, and that the show is not misery tourism but reflects that life is a laugh. Moran said that growing up in a council house on benefits made seeing working-class life on television affirming, with characters who are funny and intelligent rather than merely the butt of jokes, and that Hullraisers celebrates Hull rather than sending it up.