Daddy Points – BBC Three orders Amiee Lou Wooden comedy

The Intercourse Schooling star will star in Daddy Points with David Morrissey. 

The graduating class of Intercourse Schooling appear intent on taking up the airwaves.

Ncuti Gatwa is the brand new Physician Who and was in Barbie together with Emma Mackey. So was Conor Swindells, who’ll be returning for an second collection of SAS: Rogue Heroes. Then there’s Asa Butterfield, with one other Christmas film out, a sequel to final yr’s Your Place or Mine.

One other main expertise who’s emerged from the collection is Aimee Lou Wooden. Following a task reverse Invoice Nighy in Residing, and a West Finish run in Cabaret, she’s quickly to seem with Jodie Whittaker within the forthcoming Poisonous City for Netflix, and in Alice & Jack for Channel 4.

Now, she’s additionally been introduced as one of many stars of the forthcoming comedy Daddy Points alongside David Morrissey.

imee Lou Wooden (Picture: Matt Holyoak) and David Morrissey (Picture: Simon Annand)

With an odd couple father/daughter dynamic at its coronary heart, the present guarantees courting disasters and failed romances, poisonous friendships and messy household dynamics, plus a dangerously sociopathic antenatal trainer.

Right here’s what we all know…

The present follows Gemma (Aimee Lou Wooden), who lives for the weekend when she will get blasted and social gathering arduous in Stockport, Manchester. However after becoming a member of the mile excessive membership with a random hook-up on her approach again from a vacation to Portugal, she’s pregnant, and it couldn’t come at a worse time.

The one individual Gemma has left in her life is her dad Malcolm (David Morrissey), who’s form hearted however ineffective – he can’t load a washer, boil an egg or change the Wi-Fi password. Malcolm is affected by the collapse of his household and dwelling in a bedsit for divorced males.

Which is how Gemma and her dad find yourself dwelling in Gemma’s flat. She wants help at a important time in a lady’s life, he wants assist microwaving rice with out it exploding.

The present comes from author Danielle Ward (Brassic) is a Fudge Park manufacturing for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. The administrators are Catherine Morshead (The Full Monty) and Damon Beesley (White Gold). The producer is Lynn Roberts, government producers are Phil Gilbert (Fudge Park Productions) with Aimee Lou Wooden, David Morrissey, Danielle Ward and Damon Beesley.

Aimee Lou Wooden says:

“It had been a really very long time since a script had made me snigger out loud. Danielle’s did precisely that. Then once I heard David was concerned, I used to be much more excited. He’s somebody I’ve admired all through my life. Watching exhibits like Blackpool and Pink Using once I was youthful fuelled my curiosity in performing and so it feels surreal and superb to be working with somebody I class as a legend and inspiration.”

David Morrissey provides:

“I’m delighted to be working with Aimee Lou Wooden as she’s somebody I’ve admired for some time now. She’s a very distinctive and gifted expertise. Danielle has crafted such a humorous and heartfelt piece and I’m so excited to be a part of it.”

Daddy Points runs for six episodes, with filming already underway.