Flatmates is a British coming of age comedy drama series broadcast on BBC iPlayer and starring Tallulah Greive, Theo Stevenson and Richard Wisker reprising their roles from the series Millie Inbetween, although the series is intended for a much older audience. All ten episodes of the first series premiered on iPlayer on 5 August 2019. The second series consisted of eight episodes, all of which premiered on iPlayer on 1 April 2021. On 17 May 2023, Theo Stevenson confirmed on his Instagram stories that the show would not be returning for a third series.
Premise The series follows the lives of five teenagers as they begin their steps into the adult world.
Cast Tallulah Greive as Lauren McDonald (series 1) Theo Stevenson as Craig Taylor Richard Wisker as Declan Nethra Tilakumara as Yasmin, a waitress at the café the characters frequent Grace Hogg-Robinson as Mel, Craig's co-worker at the bowling alley Oliver Clayton as Russ, Lauren's co-worker, and rival Jordan Dawes as Craig 2, Craig and Mel's boss Hannah Jane Fox as Sharon Taylor, Lauren's mum. Fox reprises her role from Millie Inbetween. Jade Ogugua as Alex, Lauren's new boss Rebecca Atkinson as Erin (series 2), the landlady who owns the flats Theo Graham as Zak (series 2) Elèna Gyasi as Tiegan (series 2) Connor Calland as Callum (series 2)
Development Flatmates co-creator Steven Andrews said of the series "Flatmates represents the significant journey we all make from childhood to adulthood. With a balance of drama and comedy, the show taps perfectly into BBC iPlayer's millennial following and has all the elements we hope will make it a bingeable success".
Episodes
Series 1 Adapted from BBC iPlayer and IMDb.
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