Much like Fleabag and Chewing Gum before it, Mood (BBC Three) is a TV transfer of a one-woman play. This six-part series started life as the well-received Superhoe at the Royal Court theatre in London, and though the name did not survive the transition, writer and star Nicôle Lecky reprises her role as Sasha here. Sasha is 25, lives at home with her mother and stepfather in east London, and in the tradition of all good dramas, she kicks off proceedings by blowing up her life.
Almost literally, in fact. In the first episode, Sasha wakes up in her bedroom at home, next to a half-full kebab tray, and attempts to piece together the events of the previous night. Mood’s ability to cook up an atmosphere of anxiety is remarkable: when Sasha checks her phone to see 44 outgoing calls to a man named Anton, I felt my chest tighten. There is a voice note that she musters up the courage to listen to – with growing horror – and short flashes of scenes that may or may not be helpful revivals of her memories. The fact that her hands look distinctly fire-blackened suggests the night did not end well.
