The Change coming to BritBox
July 12, 2024
Season one of the Channel 4 BAFTA-nominated comedy, The Change, produced by Expectation, will be streaming on BritBox International from August 1st.
The comedy, which is created, written by, and stars the stand-up comedian, actor and writer Bridget Christie, follows Linda, who is convinced she’s got early onset dementia but is informed by her doctor 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 and 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 –on an adventure of self-discovery. 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 the wild boar. What could possibly go wrong?
Christie said: “I can’t think of a better way for Linda to make her American debut than on BritBox International, home of all things great and British. Hollywood here we come, I’m packed already.”
The series garnered a raft of award nominations including a Broadcast award nomination for Best Comedy, the RTS Comedy Writer category for Christie, and she was shortlisted in the Female Performance in a Comedy category in the BAFTA TV Awards. Christie was also the recipient of the Debut Writer award at the New Voice Awards 2024 in recognition of the first series’ success, and the show is nominated for Best Comedy Series, with Christie nominated for Best TV Actor in this year’s Edinburgh TV Awards.