Comics join Alma's Not Normal cast : News 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Thanyia Moore, Dave Spikey and Ben Willbond to appear in Sophie Willan’s sitcom Chortle last week reported how filming had begun on the six-part series in Bolton and Central Manchester, following the success of a pilot last year. Now the BBC has officially confirmed the show’s return with the core cast all coming back. Willan, who wrote the semi-autobiographical series, plays Alma with Siobhan Finneran as her mum Lin; Lorraine Ashbourne as her Nan Joan, Jayde Adams as Alma’s best friend Leanne, James Baxter as Alma’s ex-boyfriend Anthony and Nicholas Asbury as Jim. The roles of th...