Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Sara’s hysterical heartbreak story
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OUT OF HER MIND BBC2, 10pm THE White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland is beckoning us into the story.
And then we have comedian Sara Pascoe roller-skating i n a Lycra rainbow bodysuit.
“I am the main character, this is my story. I’m going to destroy your faith in love,” says Sara , who plays a fictionalised version of herself in this self-penned sitcom.
It’s a completely mad, weird world, as we follow Sara in a comedy about a comedian making her own TV show about, well, herself.
Are you keeping up?
As the character delves into her own terrible heartbreak, dealing with family and friends, it’s a bit like a nervous breakdown played out on screen.
A lot of wine is drunk. Every now and again the characters reference the fact they’re making a TV show.
Now and again, Sara reappears on her roller-skates either to muse on what is happening or to give a scientific powerpoint presentation.
“Out Of Her Mind is a direct expression of my mind,” says the real Sara.
“We’ve turned my brain into a theme park, and everyone’s invited!” It has a brilliant cast.
Juliet Stevenson plays her mother, bitter after her husband had a fling with her friend.
Fiona Button plays her sister Lucy, who is getting married – something Sara is not happy about.
Cariad Lloyd is her friend Sarah, nicknamed Scoopy, who is having a baby – this news has also not been received well.
Embittered by a back story of “exquisite pain and rejection”, Sara is convinced that “other people just ruin everything”. As a result, she just seems to ruin everything…