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Buffering

  • TV Series
  • 2021–2023
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
293
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Elena Saurel, Iain Stirling, Paul G. Raymond, Rosa Robson, and Janine Harouni in Buffering (2021)
SitcomComedy

Children's-TV presenter Iain navigates his way through a complicated relationship with TV producer Olivia.Children's-TV presenter Iain navigates his way through a complicated relationship with TV producer Olivia.Children's-TV presenter Iain navigates his way through a complicated relationship with TV producer Olivia.

  • Creators
    • Steve Bugeja
    • Iain Stirling
  • Stars
    • Iain Stirling
    • Jessie Cave
    • Paul G. Raymond
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    293
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Steve Bugeja
      • Iain Stirling
    • Stars
      • Iain Stirling
      • Jessie Cave
      • Paul G. Raymond
    • 32User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Iain Stirling
    Iain Stirling
    • Iain
    • 2021–2023
    Jessie Cave
    Jessie Cave
    • Rosie
    • 2021–2023
    Paul G. Raymond
    Paul G. Raymond
    • Greg
    • 2021–2023
    Rosa Robson
    Rosa Robson
    • Ashley
    • 2021–2023
    Steve Bugeja
    Steve Bugeja
    • Finn
    • 2021–2023
    Janine Harouni
    • Thalia
    • 2021–2023
    Elena Saurel
    Elena Saurel
    • Olivia
    • 2021–2023
    Phil Fletcher
    • Larry the Lizard
    • 2021–2023
    Sean Sagar
    • Robbie
    • 2021–2023
    Laura Whitmore
    Laura Whitmore
    • Vic
    • 2023
    David Carlyle
    David Carlyle
    • Grant
    • 2023
    Lolly Adefope
    Lolly Adefope
    • Chef Diane
    • 2021
    Samantha Womack
    Samantha Womack
    • Steph
    • 2021
    Benjamin Cawley
    Benjamin Cawley
    • Watson
    • 2023
    Iz Hesketh
    Iz Hesketh
    • Kaia
    • 2023
    Layo-Christina Akinlude
    Layo-Christina Akinlude
    • Jay
    • 2023
    Gordon Kane
    • Gordon
    • 2023
    Tyne-Lexy Clarson
    Tyne-Lexy Clarson
    • Amber
    • 2023
    • Creators
      • Steve Bugeja
      • Iain Stirling
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    4akaslammin

    Mediocre

    C+ "Nice first attempt but needs more work and polish particularly on dialogue, humour, character development and narrative flow. I think your style is more suited to children's books than adult comedy". This I'm sure was the mark and comment from the Creative Writing for TV professor who set this 1st year writing assignment.

    The comment goes on to say, "You did successfully address one of the assignment's key goals to create a group of characters that demonstrate the most annoying characteristics of the millennial generation".

    The greatest achievement of this show is that it went from a mediocre 1st year creative writing assignment to a funded tv show.
    10RoseHart123

    Excellent show!

    Had us crying with laughter at times and also brought me to unexpected tears of sadness once or twice. Excellent show with likeable characters and manages to poke fun at our generation in an enjoyable way!
    stewartcarl

    terrible

    Some itv cabbage wants knocking out,for believing this is comedy.
    1derrirp9

    Mind-numbing awfulness

    This is most likely the worst thing I've ever seen in my life.

    A group of self obsessed zoomers endlessly talk talk talking at each other, infinitely impressed with how clever they all think they are.

    But no one's clever. They're self infatuated Peter Pan types, speaking the things they write on Twitter to get likes from other Peter Pan types. If talking in Twitter posts doesn't sound real, that's because it's not.

    Snark followed by sarcasm followed by more snark. None of it's endearing, all of it is off-putting.

    No one likes these kinds of people but themselves. No one outside of their bubble finds people like this bearable.

    Oh, and the gimmicky "long take/one shot" style of filming a scene is far too on the nose. The camera, constantly moving to get the next bit of staging in frame, make sure everyone's blocked perfectly now HIT YOUR MARK AND SAY YOUR SNARKY LINE!

    Yawn.
    8leebarrow

    Don't listen to all the bad reviews!

    I actually really enjoyed this! All the characters we're funny & relatable. I hope there's a second season!

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      On Friday, 16 September 2022, ITV2 announced that they have commissioned Avalon Television to produce a 6-episode second series of the sitcom for 2023. The first series began with an initial audience of just under half a million viewers consolidated over a month, but this dropped to fewer than 250,000 by the end of the first series. Series one also garnered some very mixed reviews from the critics.

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      • August 5, 2021 (United Kingdom)
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