''Shadazzle'' is a British
comedy-drama
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web series
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following a group of friends, inspired by soap operas.
The show was created by Brett Barnett and Stacey Mackenzie and premiered on 25 January 2012. The series is filmed primarily in
Wombwell
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and
Sheffield
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, with exteriors shot in
Wath-upon-Dearne
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.
Synopsis
A parody of over-the-top
soap operas
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originated from radio dramas original ...
, ''Shadazzle'' follows the melodrama in the lives of a group of friends, centred on Florence Smith (played by Helen Hall) and her fiancé, Fred Flagglebush (Brett Barnett).
When Fred decides to hire a "vodka swilling cleaner,"
the couple's personal expenses become tighter and Florence is forced to accept a job as an exotic dancer at a local club.
She soon becomes the center of an unstable Trevor Shaw's (Jonathan Homer) unwanted affection, that ends in disaster when Trevor crashes the wedding.
Later seasons explore romance, loneliness, and ultimately the murder of Alex Abernathy (Leigh-Anne Homer) and the clash between Florence and her murderer, Billy (Ellis Marsh), all told from the perspectives of Florence and those closest to her.
Each episode of ''Shadazzle'' follows the perspective of a different character, with story lines eventually interlinking as the series progresses,
and features themes of personal struggle and alcoholism, among others.
See also
*
List of Web television series
This is a list of notable web series and streaming television series organized alphabetically by name.
Numbers and symbols
* ''Adulting (web series), #Adulting''
* ''1 Man's Treasure''
* ''13 Reasons Why''
* ''The 21 Conspiracy''
* ''The 410'' ...
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title
2012 web series debuts
British comedy web series