The Change is a new comedy-drama that will be showing on Channel 4, which has been created, written by and starring Bridget Christie.
She plays a character called Linda, who has a bit of reckoning after what she thought was early on-set dementia turns out was her starting menopause.
In response, she digs out her old Triumph motorcycle and goes on a pilgrimage around her old haunts in the Forest of Dean to do something for herself for a change and reconnect with the person that she used to be.
Speaking about the series when it was first announced, Morwenna Gordon – executive producer for Expectation Entertainment – said: "We couldn't be more excited to work with Bridget on channelling her brilliant comic voice into a narrative comedy.
Oooooooooo!!!! HERE IT IS!!!!! Trailer for a the Change! Feels like I bin working towards this my whole life. Hope you love. Eeeeeee!! pic.twitter.com/CjmWNt7NYQ
— Bridget Christie (@BridgetChristie) June 8, 2023
"She's putting the menopause at the heart of the story, against the beautiful, magical and at times unsettling backdrop of The Forest of Dean, and we’ve no doubt The Change will be a real treat for Channel 4 viewers."
Alongside Bridget a whole cast of talent features in the show, including Monica Dolan and Omid Djalili.
The Change full cast
- Bridget Christie as Linda
- Monica Dolan as Carmel
- Omid Djalili as Steve
- Jim Howick as Verderer
- Liza Tarbuck as Siobhain
- Tanya Moodie as Joy
- Paul Whitehouse as Tony
- Jerome Flynn as Pig Man
- Susan Lynch as Eel sister
- Sonny Charlton as Ryan
- Rich Keeble as Trevor
- Nicholas A. Newman as Jerry
- Amanda Lawrence as Janet
- Ashley McGuire as Bernadette
- Souad Faress as Annie
- Murray McArthur as Brian
- Colin Bennett as Alan
- Frances Wilding as June
- Judith Paris as Judith
When will The Change be on Channel 4?
The first episode of The Change will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 10 pm on Wednesday, June 21.
Immediately following that the second episode will be shown at 10.35 pm.
The remaining four episodes will air two at a time on the next two Wednesdays at 10 pm.
Alternatively, all episodes will be available on the All4 website and app from the first episode airing.
The Change will air at 10 pm on Channel 4 on Wednesday, June 21
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