“I like to make it as authentic as possible”

The demonstration depicts depression, abandonment, self -harm, suicide thought and trauma in a way that you will see only a serious drama or a compulsory workplace training module. Has no character used suicide as an emotional blackmail?

Sadler, a former stand-up comedian and rental writer, designed the Series as two attempts to take their own life and designed under the hospital in 2020. He called Davidson to say that he was parted, and Davidson then admitted that he had collected an £ 20,000 debt – and they both began to laugh; A common response to dealing with trauma in their families.

Before Very brave girlsSadler never took advantage of his own experiences for his article, but he was hiding it a little.

“I was writing for other people and radio shows and comedy shows, you will not be able to say what we said here, or he says. “That’s why I went too dark with this show.”

There was also a blog to analyze his personal life. “I didn’t think I would bring it to television in front of millions of people, but here we are.”

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“He came to the fact that there was a obsession with personal stories on TV, Sad says Sadler,“ So in this sense … What was people looking for? But I used it for my advantage and then how do I wash this expectation? ”

It is safe to say that Sadler destroyed many things. Very brave girls No character is a moral compass, no other taboo border, and almost every scene is uncomfortable bite funny sitcom.

If you lived, the sadler says, you can get rid of everything. A soft approach was not something he wanted to use especially in a depiction of mental unhealthy.

“I think this is a useless way to process mental health, or he says. “We don’t talk about it like this, and people feel worried when they talk about it. Or if it is in a gentle comedy and delicacies, she is ashamed to talk about it in my real life.”

He still wanted to make people laugh while depicting the “type of numbness that came with him”.

Sadler’s Melancholic Josie is the butt of many vicious jokes, but when people discuss their trauma – there is a scene in which he and another woman shared their personal damage with an increasingly loaded change.

“This is a little bit of me, Sad Sadler accepts,“ and at the same time it was a part of this response to the TV ‘authentic trauma’.

The first season was a surprise hit and the sadler did not see that it was coming, especially Double BAFTA Awards – one for the best scenario comedy, the other is developing talent: fiction – last year.

“Did you see my conversation? You can say I wasn’t there. I left my body.” In the video of the ceremony, Sadler and actors accept the award and look really scared. He did not prepare an acceptance speech, he did not allow him to think they could win.

“Because then you can be disappointed. I just For this reason shock. I think we felt very lucky to be in the room with all these celebrities, it didn’t even come to me to prepare anything. “

He and Davidson weren’t even stuck to celebrate their wins. “We made a small circle of the room and then we just left because we were like ‘we will say something wrong.’

Very brand for Josie; Sadler is cheerful and vibrant during our conversation, but Josie is leaking from time to time. He and Davidson grew up with a single mother who contributed to ideas for the show.

Sadler said, kimse No one in our family would not dream of doing such a thing-and cannot believe it was. At first he didn’t understand; I think he just thought it was a funny web series for Youtube, Sad says Sadler. “I think he just thought it was real when we won Bafta, and when his friends texted him, ‘Are your children on television, your daughters on stage?’ Now he loves him.

And for more stories, their lives mining. “Actually, it is quite understanding and is also really sad – tells stories that I am not aware of that I can use it for the demonstration in our childhood!”

Sadler captures his phone to read a text that his mother sent to him. “He watched the new season and texted me ‘God bless our dysfunctional family’.”

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Sadler and Davidson, çık Get out and live their lives ”, and let each other back to see if there is anything they can use later. Orum I like to do as much authentic as possible, especially I like to do something about the trauma side. And then we would like to see how much we can force the audience. ”

Bafta is excited about his victory, but even more with the feedback of the audience. “People find me on Instagram, and they say, ‘Oh my God, my family. These are the best messages because they, for people, you know.”

“This is the best feeling.”

Very brave girls It is now broadcast at Stan.