Channel 4 releases trailer for Nicola Coughlan drama I Am Helen
Channel 4 has released the first trailer for I Am Helen, a two-part drama starring Nicola Coughlan and Joe Cole, the next in Dominic Savage's I Am… anthology. It deals with toxic masculinity in a relationship.
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Centre · 2Channel 4 has released a first-look trailer for I Am Helen, a two-part drama starring Nicola Coughlan, the next instalment of Dominic Savage's I Am… anthology. Digital SpyN “we now have a first-look trailer for I Am Helen starring Nicola Coughlan, the next instalment in Dominic Savage's acclaimed Channel 4 anthology drama” Read at Digital Spy ↗ DeadlineN “Nicola Coughlan and Dominic Savage‘s new Channel 4 show I Am Helen” Read at Deadline ↗ Centre · 1Coughlan, known for Derry Girls and Bridgerton, plays Helen, and Joe Cole plays her partner Steve. Digital SpyN “sees Derry Girls and Bridgerton star Coughlan take on the titular role”“her partner Steve (played by Joe Cole)” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Centre · 1According to Digital Spy, the trailer opens with Helen describing a "rough patch" with Steve after five years together, before his behaviour becomes increasingly controlling and dangerous and she has to decide what to do about her safety. Digital SpyN “which she says has hit a "rough patch" after five years”“Steve's behaviour becomes increasingly controlling and dangerous” Read at Digital Spy ↗
Centre · 1Deadline highlights a line in the trailer spoken to Steve by a male confidant: "It's tough for blokes. You're made to be the bad guy." DeadlineN ““It’s tough for blokes. You’re made to be the bad guy.”” Read at Deadline ↗ Centre · 2The official logline says the story, told through a female lens, examines pressures and expectations placed on women while confronting toxic masculinity and the damage it can do in modern relationships. Digital SpyN “"Told through a female lens, the story examines the pressures and expectations placed on women while confronting the realities of toxic masculinity and the damage it can create in modern relationships," reads the logline.” Read at Digital Spy ↗ DeadlineN “Told through a female lens, the story examines the pressures and expectations placed on women” Read at Deadline ↗ Centre · 2The series began in 2019 with Vicky McClure, Samantha Morton and Gemma Chan, followed by Suranne Jones, Letitia Wright and Lesley Manville in 2021 and the feature-length I Am Ruth with Kate Winslet in 2022; Deadline says Winslet won a BAFTA for it. Digital SpyN “I Am… premiered in 2019 with three episodes as Vicky McClure, Samantha Morton and Gemma Chan took the lead roles”“A feature-length instalment, titled I Am Ruth, was released in 2022, with Winslet leading the drama.” Read at Digital Spy ↗ DeadlineN “which won Kate Winslet a BAFTA for I Am Ruth” Read at Deadline ↗
Centre · 1Digital Spy describes I Am Helen as the first instalment in four years. Savage has written and directed every episode, and Krishnendu Majumdar and Josh Hyams produce, according to Digital Spy. Digital SpyN “The latest chapter, the first in four years”“Savage has written and directed all the episodes, while Krishnendu Majumdar and Josh Hyams serve as producers.” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Centre · 1On the project's announcement last year, Coughlan called it "an absolute honour" to work with Savage. Channel 4's drama commissioning editor Gemma Boswell called the pair a "powerhouse" and the story a "powerful and timely portrait of our times". Digital SpyN “It's an absolute honour to be part of telling the next I Am… story alongside Dominic Savage”“praised Savage and Coughlan as a "powerhouse" team” Read at Digital Spy ↗ Centre · 1Deadline places the drama after other high-profile work on the manosphere, such as Netflix's Adolescence and Louis Theroux's Inside the Manosphere, and says Me+ You Productions is behind it, co-funded by Sky Studios, with international sales handled by NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution. DeadlineN “I Am Helen comes after high-profile shows about the manosphere like Netflix’s Adolescence and Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere.”“I Am is co-funded by Sky Studios and international sales are handled by NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution.” Read at Deadline ↗
Centre · 1Digital Spy says I Am Helen will air and stream on Channel 4 later this year; no exact date is given in either report. Digital SpyN “I Am Helen will air and stream on Channel 4 later this year.” Read at Digital Spy ↗
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- Trade and entertainment-press trailer coverage: Digital Spy leads with anticipation and a plot summary; Deadline leads with the toxic-masculinity theme and ties it to the manosphere debate.
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- Digital Spy: plot, cast, anthology history, quotes from Coughlan and Channel 4. Deadline: theme, the quoted line, funding and distribution.
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“After months of anticipation and waiting, we now have a first-look trailer” — Digital Spy
“This one tackles the hot-button topic of toxic masculinity” — Deadline
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- Channel 4 has released a trailer for I Am Helen starring Nicola Coughlan and Joe Cole.
- It is a two-part drama in Dominic Savage's I Am… anthology.
- The story deals with toxic masculinity in a modern relationship.
- Krishnendu Majumdar produces.
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First look at dramatic trailer of Nicola Coughlan in emotional Channel 4 drama I Am Helen
Sympathetic Promotional, anticipatory preview with plot and cast detail and quotes from Coughlan and Channel 4.
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Neutral Industry-news brief focusing on the toxic-masculinity theme, linked to wider manosphere programming, with production and sales details.
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- 26 Oct 13:49 First Digital SpyN First look at dramatic trailer of Nicola Coughlan in emotional Channel 4 drama I Am Helen
- 26 Oct 14:09 +21m DeadlineN Nicola Coughlan’s ‘I Am Helen’ Trailer Shows Dark Side Of Modern Relationships As Toxic Masculinity Takes Its Toll
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