Nicola Coughlan is back on our screens in comedy series, Big Mood.
The Channel 4 show is returning for a second season.
Big Mood is written and created by Camilla Whitehill and follows Nicola’s character, Maggie, who is struggling with the return of her bipolar disorder.
Camilla and Nicola have been best friends for almost two decades.
Speaking ahead of the new season dropping this month, Nicola discussed what it’s like working with her best friend.
“It’s really funny, because we always joke that I never actually agreed to do it,” she joked.
“We’ve known each other for such a long time — seventeen years this year, which is nuts to me. We met at drama school. She started out as an actor, and then when she started writing short plays I was like, oh my God, she is amazingly talented. So I always wanted to work with her, and I had no doubt in my mind about that.”
While she didn’t confirm or deny that the role of Maggie was specifically written for her, she gushed about the opportunity to play the role.
“And Maggie is such a great character to get to play, because she doesn’t worry about being likeable at all. I’d love to say I’m completely unburdened by other people’s opinions, but that’s just not true — so it’s quite refreshing to play someone who truly is.
“She really only cares, for better or worse, what Eddie thinks of her. She can quite easily cut everyone else out, I think.”
The six-episode series will launch on Channel 4 on Thursday, 16th April.
