This Way Up (TV series)


This Way Up is a 2019 British comedy-drama television series which is broadcast on Channel 4. It was written by and stars Aisling Bea. She and Sharon Horgan executive produced the series.
It aired in the US on Hulu.

Premise

The series is set in London and is about a young single Irish Catholic woman, Áine, who has had a nervous breakdown. She teaches English as a second language. Horgan plays Áine's protective elder sister, Shona.

Cast

Main

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, series 1 has an approval rating of 90% based on reviews from 20 critics. The site's consensus describes the show as "Devastating, hilarious, and surprisingly light, This Way Up captures the complexities of mental health with an empathetic -- if at times wandering -- eye." Bustle compared it positively with Fleabag. It also gained comparisons with Back to Life and Catastrophe. The Daily Telegraph called This Way Up "one of the best new shows of the year," awarding it five stars. In The Hollywood Reporter, Daniel Fienberg was less positive, but called it a "solid and familiar blend of comic and melancholic." The Atlantic praised the show, calling it "small in scope, infinitely charming, and intermittently devastating."