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Coming Up

2003 – 2013Show11 seasons80 episodes

Drama
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.0
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.0

Summary

Coming Up is a British Channel 4 television series of films made for television by new directors and writers. The first series was in 2006, and each year's series comprises seven or eight films.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Binge-friendly

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Coming Up episodes

11 seasons · 80 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Naked, 7.5
  2. S1 E3 Re-ignited, 4.3
  3. S1 E8 Bed Bugs, 7.6
  1. S2 E1 The Baader Meinhoff Gang Show, 7.3
  2. S2 E3 Tame, 8.2
  1. S3 E3 Rockabye, 7.2
  2. S3 E5 Karma Cowboys, 8.5
  3. S3 E7 Viva Liberty!, 8.2
  1. S4 E2 Happy $lapz, 5.4
  2. S4 E4 Service, 6.2
  3. S4 E8 The Animator, 8.3
  1. S5 E1 The Spastic King, 7.2
  2. S5 E2 Scapegoat, 7.2
  3. S5 E3 Imprints, 7.6
  4. S5 E4 99, 100, 6.9
  5. S5 E5 In the Dark, 7.2
  6. S5 E6 Brussels, 8.0
  7. S5 E7 A Man in a Box, 7.5
  8. S5 E8 Spoil, 6.8
  1. S6 E1 The Thai Bride, 7.3
  2. S6 E2 The Circle, 6.6
  3. S6 E3 Emo, 6.6
  4. S6 E5 Kings of London, 3.7
  5. S6 E6 And Kill Them, 8.5
  6. S6 E7 Thinspiration, 6.7
  1. S7 E1 Adha Cup, 8.2
  2. S7 E2 Foreign John, 8.4
  3. S7 E3 Pornography, 6.6
  4. S7 E5 Raising Baby Rio, 7.4
  1. S8 E1 Would Like to Meet, 8.1
  2. S8 E3 The Future WAGs of Great Britain, 6.4
  3. S8 E4 I Don't Care, 6.5
  4. S8 E5 Boy, 7.0
  5. S8 E6 Eclipse, 6.8
  6. S8 E7 Dip, 8.3
  1. S9 E1 Rough Skin, 6.2
  2. S9 E2 Home, 8.8
  3. S9 E3 Micah, 8.8
  4. S9 E5 Magic, 7.2
  1. S10 E1 New Cross, 5.8
  2. S10 E2 Ben and Lump, 8.3
  3. S10 E4 Spoof or Die, 6.9
  4. S10 E5 Postcode Lottery, 7.2
  5. S10 E7 Colour, 7.0
  1. S11 E1 Henry, 7.0
  2. S11 E2 Burger Van Champion, 6.9
  3. S11 E3 Big Girl, 6.7
  4. S11 E4 Doughnuts, 6.6
  5. S11 E5 Sammy's War, 6.0
  6. S11 E6 Call It a Night, 6.6
  7. S11 E7 Sink or Swim, 6.2

Cast

24 of 175 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Paloma Baeza, Andrea Arnold, Kate Hardie
Written by
Kate Hardie, Nick Mohammed, Nicole Taylor
Produced by
John Chapman, Polly Leys, Kate Norris
Music by
Dan Parry, Steve Isles

Everyone

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Facts

August 20, 2003 · August 12, 2013 · Ended

First aired
August 20, 2003
Last aired
August 12, 2013
Status
Ended
Length
11 seasons · 80 episodes
Content
Strong Language, Violence, Sexual Content, Drug Use
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is Coming Up worth watching?"

Questions about Coming Up

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Coming Up worth watching?

58
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58 (IMDb 6). Season 4 is the weak spot, with an IMDb average of 6.5 against 8.3 for the best season.

Which season of Coming Up is best?

Season 9, with an IMDb average of 8.3. Season 4 is the weakest at 6.5. The highest-rated episode is Home (season 9, episode 2) at 8.8, and the lowest is Kings of London (season 6, episode 5) at 3.7.

How long does it take to watch Coming Up?

36 h

About 36 hours: 80 episodes in 11 seasons of about 27 minutes each, aired from 2003 to 2013.

Is Coming Up plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (7 of 10) and pathos (6 of 10) more than on its plot.