Am I Being Unreasonable?
A comedy-thriller about friendship, secrets, and small-town life.
Am I Being Unreasonable? is a British comedy-thriller television series created by and starring Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli. Produced by Boffola Pictures and Lookout Point, it first aired on BBC One in September 2022. The series was renewed for a second and later a third and final series.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Comedy; Thriller
- Creator
- Daisy May Cooper; Selin Hizli
- Director
- Jonny Campbell; Emily McDonald
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Series
- 2
- Episodes
- 12
- Executive producers
- Selin Hizli
- Daisy May Cooper
- Jack Thorne
- Shane Allen
- Jonny Campbell
- Faith Penhale
- Kate Daughton
- Tanya Qureshi
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Production
The title comes from the Mumsnet message board; Cooper told the Times that posting about marriage on AIBU often prompts replies of 'Leave the bastard.' Cooper and Hizli met at drama school, and the show was partly improvised. Filming for the first series took place in 2021 at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol and on location in Gloucestershire, with principal photography finishing in February 2022. The producer is Pippa Brown, the director Jonny Campbell, and executive producers include Jack Thorne, Shane Allen, Jonny Campbell, Daisy May Cooper, Kate Daughton, and Selin Hizli. A second series was commissioned in October 2022 and filmed in October 2024, with guest appearances including Chelsea Peretti, Tom Davis, Denise Black, Jamali Maddix, Kojey Radical, and Charlie Cooper. Filming for the third and final series was under way in June 2026, with broadcast expected later that year.
Broadcast
The show landed on BBC One and iPlayer on 23 September 2022, after its initial premiere was pushed back a week due to the mourning period following Queen Elizabeth II's death. BBC Studios manage the international rights. It reached Hulu in the US on 11 April 2023. The second series debuted in the UK on BBC One and iPlayer on 5 February 2025.
Awards
On 9 January 2023 the show received a nomination at the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022 in the Best Comedy Drama Series category. On 23 January 2023 Cooper was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Actress at the National Comedy Awards 2023, while Rush received a breakthrough award. At the Royal Television Society Programme Awards on 29 March 2023, Lenny Rush won the Breakthrough Award and the Performance (Male) Award, Daisy May Cooper won the Comedy Performance (Female) award, and the show was nominated for the Comedy Drama Award. At the British Academy Television Awards announced on 22 March 2023, Cooper was nominated for Female Performance In A Comedy Programme, Rush for Male Performance In A Comedy Programme, and the programme for Best Scripted Comedy. Jamie Pearson and Helena Evans were nominated in the Best Editing - Entertainment and Comedy category at the 2023 Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards. In 2026, Lenny Rush was nominated for Best Male Comedy Performance at the British Academy Television Awards.
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