Queenie cast, plot and filming locations explained – all about the C4 Jamaican British comedy
BRITISH comedy series Queenie is making its debut on Channel 4, and has been hailed as the “Black Bridget Jones”.
Read on to find out more about the new Channel 4 comedy series and its characters.
Who is in the cast of Queenie?
Dionne Brown plays the lead character, 25-year-old Queenie Jenkins.
Viewers will recognise her from her roles in ITV drama The Walk-In, and Apple TV thriller Criminal Record.
Dionne is supported by a cast of well-known faces.
Queenie's Supporting Cast
Who's starring in the Channel 4 comedy alongside Dionne Brown?
Jon Ponting is Queenie’s long-term boyfriend Tom, although viewers will know him from Channel 4 comedy Big Boys.
Singer-songwriter Bellah plays her longest-serving best friend Kyazike.
Samuel Adewunmi stars as Frank, a man who went to Queenie’s high school and has big plans for his future.
He’s previously starred in Secret Invasion and You Don’t Know Me.
Bridget Jones star Sally Phillips appears as Gina, Queenie’s editor at The Daily Read.
Michelle Greenidge plays Aunty Maggie, fresh from starring in the Doctor Who Christmas special.
What is Queenie about?
Queenie is described as a razor-sharp, utterly honest, blisteringly funny and achingly yet beautifully relatable series, full of as much heart and soul as the lady herself.
Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman.
She works in South London as a journalist, and the show is dubbed “the black Bridget Jones” by the original book’s author Candice Carty-Williams.
The comedy follows her life as a young Black woman as she navigates the trials and tribulations of life.
The show’s creators say it’s full of “as much heart and soul as the lady herself”.
After a messy breakup from her long-term boyfriend Tom, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places and begins to realise she has to face the past head-on before she can rebuild.
As well as the show’s funnier moments, Queenie doesn’t shy away from addressing issues such as racism, feeling out of place and mental health.
Where was Queenie filmed?
Queenie is set in Brixton in South London.
As well as much of the filming taking place there, Channel 4 also held a launch event for the show at event venue Pop Brixton.
Stars from the show gathered at the launch, which also included the unveiling of a mural of the show’s title character on the side of a building.
How can I watch Queenie?
Queenie starts on Channel 4 on Friday, 4th June 2024.
The first episode is on at 10pm, and is immediately followed by episode two.
All eight episodes of the first series are also available to watch online on Channel 4’s streaming service.