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Feel Good is a British comedy-drama television programme created by Mae Martin and Joe Hampson.[1] It is a semi-autobiographical romantic comedy starring Mae Martin as a fictionalised version of themself (the character has expressed gender uncertainty, but uses she/her pronouns throughout the show) and Charlotte Ritchie as Mae's girlfriend George.[2]

Feel Good
Genre	Comedy drama
Written by	Mae Martin Joe Hampson
Starring	Mae Martin Charlotte Ritchie Lisa Kudrow Adrian Lukis Sophie Thompson Phil Burgers
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12 (list of episodes)
Production
Production company	Objective Fiction
Release
Original network	Channel 4 All 4 Netflix
Original release	18 March 2020 (2020-03-18) – June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)

The six-part programme premiered its first episode on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2020, after which all six episodes were released on All 4. Netflix handled international distribution and released it internationally on 19 March 2020.[3] Independently of Channel 4, Netflix renewed the series for a second and final season which was released on 4 June 2021.[4][5]

Plot

The show follows the development of George and Mae's romance in contemporary Manchester.[6] Mae (Mae Martin), a Canadian comedian (a version of Mae Martin's own personal life), meets George (Charlotte Ritchie), a repressed, middle-class English woman, at the comedy club where Mae performs. The pair begin dating, and George learns that Mae is a former drug addict. George encourages her to attend a Narcotics Anonymous meeting, where Mae meets fellow recovering addicts. Mae's addiction causes problems in their relationship, as does George's reluctance to come out and tell friends and family about her relationship with Mae.

In the second season Mae's career advances, while she also addresses trauma in her past after receiving a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Cast and characters

Main

• Mae Martin as Mae Martin, a fictionalised version of themself
• Charlotte Ritchie as Georgina "George" Lawson, Mae's girlfriend
• Lisa Kudrow as Linda Martin, Mae's mother

Recurring

• Phil Burgers as Phil, George's flatmate
• Adrian Lukis as Malcolm Martin, Mae's father
• Pippa Haywood as Felicity, George's mother
• Ophelia Lovibond (season 1) and Stephanie Leonidas (season 2) as Binky, George's best friend
• Tom Durant Pritchard as Hugh, Binky's husband
• Al Roberts as Jared, an unwelcome love interest
• Tobi Bamtefa as Nick, MC of the Gag Bin comedy club
• Jack Barry as Jack, a fellow comedian and Gag Bin regular
• Sophie Thompson as Maggie, Mae's Narcotics Anonymous (NA) sponsor (season 1)
• Ritu Arya as Lava, Maggie's daughter (season 1)
• Ramon Tikaram as David, NA leader (season 1)
• Tom Andrews as Kevin, NA member (season 1)
• Jordan Stephens as Elliott, George's colleague (season 2)
• John Ross Bowie as Scott, Mae's former housemate (season 2)
• Anthony Head as George's father (season 2)
• Steen Raskopoulos as Pete Lewis (season 1 and 2)

Episodes

Series	Episodes		Originally released
1	6		18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)
2	6		4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)

Series 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Episode 1"	Ally Pankiw	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)
Mae's comedy club performance has a lukewarm reception, though one audience member—George—seemed to enjoy it. They stay at the club, on a date, and kiss, before going back to George's flat. George and Mae have sex and begin a relationship; it is George's first relationship with a woman. Three months later, George has moved in with Mae, but only discovers she is a former narcotics addict when calling Mae's parents. Mae does not want to talk about it, but George encourages her to take up Narcotics Anonymous meetings again. At a meeting, Mae panics and quickly leaves, but Maggie follows her and they go for coffee. Maggie gives her lots of advice and informally becomes her "sponsor", in lieu of Mae attending meetings. George and Mae argue over this; George has searched through Mae's belongings for evidence of her past, while Mae is upset that George will not introduce her to her friends. Mae impulsively burns items from her past. Later, she tells George about her cocaine addiction, drug dealing and time in prison.
2	2	"Episode 2"	Ally Pankiw	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)
3	3	"Episode 3"	Ally Pankiw	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)
4	4	"Episode 4"	Ally Pankiw	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)
5	5	"Episode 5"	Ally Pankiw	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)
6	6	"Episode 6"	Ally Pankiw	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)

Series 2 (2021)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [4]
7	1	"Episode 1"	Luke Snellin	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)
In Canada, Mae goes into rehab, where she runs into an old friend, but ends up leaving. Mae calls George and tells her they should break up with each other. George goes to an office party and has sex with one of her male colleagues.
8	2	"Episode 2"	Luke Snellin	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)
Mae moves back to England. She visits George, and finds out that George is now with Elliott. Mae finds an agent to help with her career. After a stand-up set, George comes backstage and tells Mae that she has broken up with Elliott. Mae and George spend the night together.
9	3	"Episode 3"	Luke Snellin	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)
George wants to get back with her old friends for dinner, but Mae gets into an argument with Binky, who is very pregnant. Binky's water breaks, and she is rushed to the hospital to give birth. Mae becomes very upset when she receives a phone call from a woman who also had a bad experience with Scott. At the hospital, a doctor tells Mae that she is exhibiting all the classic symptoms of PTSD.
10	4	"Episode 4"	Luke Snellin	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)
Mae's agent gets her booked on a live TV show, and tells Mae that she should confront Arnie, who is the host of the show, about the time he had tried to expose himself to her. George receives a surprise visit from her Dad, who tells her she will soon be having a baby brother. At the live TV show, Mae decides not to go after Arnie, because she thinks she may have a better future in show business after her appearance.
11	5	"Episode 5"	Luke Snellin	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)
Mae does some stand-up shows from her living room. George organizes a social justice show for her students to put on for their family and friends. After it ends, Mae embarrasses George by proposing marriage to her in front of all the show guests.
12	6	"Episode 6"	Luke Snellin	Joe Hampson and Mae Martin	4 June 2021 (2021-06-04)
Mae, George and Phil fly to Toronto, where Mae ends up confronting Scott about her sexual trauma when she lived with him as a teenager. Phil bonds with Mae's parents, and Mae and her parents finally resolve what happened to the missing pear ornaments in the living room when Mae was a young girl living there.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, season 1 has an approval rating of 100% based on reviews from 41 critics, with an average rating of 8.3 out of 10.[7]

Caroline Framke of Variety wrote: "Feel Good feels lowkey, insightful and real in a way that so much of TV tries to be, but rarely achieves quite like this – and yes, it also can feel pretty damn good."[8]

At the 2021 RTS Programme Awards, Martin and Hampson won Best Writer – Comedy.[9]

References

External links

• Feel Good at IMDb
• Feel Good at Rotten Tomatoes
• Feel Good at British Comedy Guide

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