When Bad Sisters season one landed on Apple TV+ in 2022, it filled a hole left by the likes of Big Little Lies and Fleabag, that many shows had tried and failed to fill – ie bloody good TV led by believable women. There have been so many copycats since, often titled with inane adjectives and reference to something small. Tiny Pretty Things. Little Fires Everywhere. You get the picture.
But the women of Bad Sisters are not small. They’re big, brash, bold and colourful. They own some ridiculous knitwear and never match their pants to their bras. They bicker constantly. They’re very real, even when covering up and committing unbelievable crimes. It’s a testament to creator, writer and star Sharon Horgan, who plays the oldest Garvey sister, Eva, and also happens to be one of the most entertaining TV writers working right now.
