The Change (2023)★ 7.4/10

GB · 22 min · June 21, 2023 · 2 seasons

Comedy

Directed by: Al Campbell, Bridget Christie, Mackenzie Crook

Written by: Bridget Christie

Sharp comedy series following 50 year old Linda as she goes through the menopause.

Original title

The Change

Storyline

Linda, a 50-year-old working class married mother of two, is having an existential crisis. Who is she? What is she? Is this it? Convinced she's got early onset dementia after forgetting what a shoe is called, Linda's GP informs her it is, in fact, the menopause. Feeling invigorated and empowered by this information, Linda decides to claw back some of the time she's spent doing 'invisible work' over the years (not all 3.5 million minutes, just 131,500 of them) to do something for herself... for a change. Dusting off her old Triumph motorbike that she hasn't ridden in 30 years, Linda sets off alone to the spectacular wilderness of The Forest of Dean - in search of an identity, a purpose, and tree she climbed as a child. Along the way she meets an array of eccentric locals, including the infamous Eel Sisters, an angry local radio presenter and a mysterious man who lives in the woods with a wild boar. What could possibly go wrong?

Rating

7.4 / 10 · 1,978

Companies

Expectation, Channel 4 Television, Channel 4, All4, Channel 4 Television Corporation, BritBox, SBS on Demand, Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)

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