Fleabag is a British comedy-drama television series created and written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge , based on her one-woman show first performed in at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Sian Clifford co-stars as Fleabag's sister Claire, with Andrew Scott joining in the second season; most of the show's main characters are never named, including Waller-Bridge's and Scott's.
The protagonist frequently breaks the fourth wall , providing exposition, internal monologues, and running commentary to the audience. The show premiered on 21 July and concluded its second and final series on 8 April Many critics and viewers have called it one of the greatest comedy series of all time.
In the Netherlands, it was picked up by Net5. The show has been remade for French television by Jeanne Herry. Mouche is a close remake, though set in Paris with Camille Cottin in the starring role.
The silent retreat that Fleabag and Claire attend on mother's day was filmed at Hedsor House in Maidenhead , Berkshire. Stepmother's sexhibition was held at the Tate Modern in Bankside. Hot Priest's church was the Romanian orthodox and former anglican church St. Andrew's in Neasden. Claire's penthouse office was filmed from Heron Tower in Bishopsgate. The hair salon was β Taylor and Taylor in Shoreditch. Series one was filmed from April to May and released from July to August and series two was filmed from August to September and released from March to April Waller-Bridge's sister, Isobel Waller-Bridge , composed the music for both series.
Both series of Fleabag received widespread acclaim from television critics. The first series received an average rating of 8. Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker described the first series as "a precision black-humour mechanism, a warped and affecting fable about one single woman's existence. The second series received unanimous acclaim and was considered a cultural phenomenon.
