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Friday March 8

Comedy: EXTRAORDINARY

The best of all the superhero comedies and we’ll fight anyone who says otherwise. called it anmashes together a 20-something flatshare sitcom with superheroes in a kind of comedy version of It’s really about your directionless 20s, and the fact that having a special power isn’t really going to fix that. Also, some of the superpowers are rubbish. It focuses on Jen (Máiréad Tyers), who is literally powerless (see what they did there?) In season two, Julian Barratt has been added to the cast, and Derek Jacobi voices a special cameo role.

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