We Might Regret This review: disabled-led comedy continues to skewer its targets

The BBC's disabled-led comedy We Might Regret This returns with a second series filmed last summer amid debate over disability benefits; it blends messy friendships and sharp satire while following Freya and her missing friend Jo.

We Might Regret This returns with a second series that follows Freya, a disabled artist, and her best friend-turned-personal assistant Jo. The show was filmed last summer as the government was debating cuts to disability benefits, and the first episode opens with Freya shooting a public-information-style advert. The series mixes everyday relationship moments with pointed satire of media and institutional attitudes. Kyla Harris co-created and co-writes the show and plays Freya. Key points: - Filmed last summer amid government debate over disability benefits. - The story follows Freya (played by co-creator Kyla Harris) and her missing friend Jo, with Freya now engaged to Abe. - The opening episode features Freya filming a Department for Work and Pensions–style advert that satirises welfare messaging. - Levi has moved in with Freya and Abe and is shown dealing with depression while Jo remains absent. - The show intentionally subverts expectations about disability, for example by making the wheelchair user the more capable figure and the PA the chaotic one. - Recurring characters include Ty and the agents known as the Olivias, and guest appearances include Lolly Adefope, Sally Phillips and Sophie Thompson. Summary: The new series continues to use humour and character-driven scenes to examine how disability is portrayed and sometimes commodified in media and public life. It reunites core characters and develops plotlines about engagement, a missing friend and social-media interest. Undetermined at this time.