Mandy (TV series)


Mandy is a British absurdist comedy series, created, written and directed by Diane Morgan, who also stars as the title character Mandy Carter. After a pilot in 2019, the first series was broadcast in August 2020 on BBC Two. A second series was commissioned by the BBC in July 2021, which aired in January 2022. A third series was confirmed in May 2023 and aired in March 2024. A fourth series was confirmed in January 2025 and aired in July 2025.

Production

Following a pilot episode that was filmed between 20 and 25 February 2019 and released on 25 July 2019, the BBC announced that Mandy had been commissioned for a full series in February 2020.
The first series was filmed in February 2020 and aired in mid August 2020. The second series was filmed in June 2021 and aired in early January 2022, with the 2021 Christmas special being released a month earlier in December 2021. The third series was filmed in October 2023 and aired in late March 2024. The fourth series was filmed in February 2025 and aired in mid July 2025. The 2025 Christmas special, The Mandy Who Knew Too Much, was scheduled to air on 22 December 2025, but was postponed last minute to allow for additional edits. The special is now expected to air in 2026.

Filming

Filming took place across England with the primary locations being in London and Hertfordshire, as well as in Buckinghamshire. The pilot episode was filmed in Brentford. In the Broadsword to Donna Ball episode, the pub scene was filmed at The Palm Tree, Mile End and the funeral scene in the same episode was filmed at Heath Lane Cemetery. The funeral scene in the Christmas Special was filmed at St Michael's, Chenies. Chenies Manor doubled as Brampton Hall in the first episode of the second series. Scenes in the SpaceMandy and Fatberg episodes were filmed at the BRE Testing complex in Watford. The library scene in the Fatberg episode was filmed at the Haberdashers' Girls' School; however, the leisure centre/pool scenes in the same episode were filmed at the Haberdashers' Boys' School. Scenes in the Get Mandy Carter episode of the third series were filmed at Gadebridge Park. In the Career Ladder episode, the church was St. Paul’s Church in Sarratt. In the Ballad of Mandy Carter episode, Hemel Hempstead Hospital doubled as Crumbs Biscuit Factory. The line dancing competition in the Susan Bloody Blower episode of the first series, as well as the psychic show in the Humandy Statue episode of the third series, were filmed at the Boxmoor Playhouse.

Main cast

Episodes

Pilot (2019)

Series 1 (2020)

Series 2 (2021–2022)

Series 3 (2024)

Series 4 (2025–2026)