Alice and Steve

Matt Roush says...

British TV treasure Nicola Walker (Unforgotten, The Split) and New Zealand’s own Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords, What We Do in the Shadows) are the title characters in a terrific if uncomfortably spiky U.K. comedy about a lifelong friendship that may not survive its latest hurdle. The married Alice (Walker) and divorced Steve (Clement) dated way back in their 20s, but now pushing 50 and merrily platonic, they enjoy making mischief at funerals and pubs. Until one drug-addled night, Steve and Alice’s independent-minded 26-year-old daughter Izzy (Yali Topol Margalith) impulsively hook up and decide to make a go of it. A revolted and furious Alice takes it badly, no surprise, though the extent to which these former soulmates proceed to blow up each other’s lives in the ensuing feud is shocking and often painfully funny. All six episodes are available for binge-watching.

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