From its scalpel-sharp satire to the minutely observed character comedy, Natasia Demetriou and Ellie White’s new series is a rare joy that recalls the greats
You might recognise Natasia Demetriou from her star turn as imperious vampire Nadja in the hit mockumentary series What We Do in the Shadows, or from her brother Jamie’s Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats, in which she plays the titular estate agent’s meek, vacantly grinning sister. You might also recognise Ellie White from Stath (she is stony-faced postwoman Katia), or as an impeccably plummy Princess Beatrice in royal spoof The Windsors.
You probably won’t recognise Demetriou and White from their sketch double act. Alhough the pair have been performing together for many years, their idiosyncratic brand of chaotic yet minutely observed character comedy has never had a proper TV platform. Until now: Ellie and Natasia (BBC Three) extends their 2019 pilot of the same name into six 15-minute episodes.
