Scripted series · Channel 4
Feel Good
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mae Martin
Mae
12 eps
Charlotte Ritchie
George
12 eps
Phil Burgers
Phil
12 eps
Sophie Thompson
Maggie
6 eps
Ramon Tikaram
David
6 eps
Tom Andrews
Kevin
6 eps
John Ross Bowie
Scott
5 eps
Eleanor Matsuura
Donna Ridley
2 eps
Tom Durant-Pritchard
Hugh
5 eps
Tsion Habte
Samira
1 eps
Lolly Adefope
Florence
1 eps
Ophelia Lovibond
Binky
5 eps
Chetna Pandya
Joyce
3 eps
Marisha Wallace
Marsha
1 eps
Eve
Audrey
1 eps
Tobi Bamtefa
Nick
7 eps
Jack Barry
Jack
9 eps
Amy Trigg
Fan
1 eps
Pippa Haywood
Felicity
3 eps
Stephanie Leonidas
Binky
1 eps
Natasha Jayetileke
Doctor
1 eps
Paul Bazely
Clocky
3 eps
Anthony Stewart Head
George
1 eps
Barry Ward
Arnie Rivers
2 eps
Tessa Coates
Becky
2 eps
Jordan Stephens
Elliot
3 eps
Danny Ashok
Mark
1 eps
Al Roberts
Jared
4 eps
Lisa Kudrow
Linda
7 eps
Adrian Lukis
Malcolm
7 eps
Rosalind March
Brenda
1 eps
Steen Raskopoulos
Pete Lewis
1 eps
Sindhu Vee
Karen
1 eps
Hamish Gray
Security Guard
1 eps
Phil Dunning
Professor Spink
1 eps
LJ Bennion
Daniel
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Feel Good actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Feel Good reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Recovering addict and comedian Mae tries to control the addictive behaviors and intense romanticism that permeate every facet of their life. Life is further complicated by a new and all-consuming relationship with their new girlfriend George.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 12 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20206 episodes
5.9IMDbBest episode · S01E03 Episode 3
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20216 episodes
5.9IMDbMae & George's complicated love story continues as Mae struggles to come to terms with the ghosts from her past and George tries to reinvent her present. Can they grow together or will they grow apart?
Best episode · S02E02 Episode 2
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E02
Episode 2
Back in England, Mae is devastated to learn that George has moved on — and disastrously attempts to have a platonic friendship with her.
S01E03
Episode 3
George's reluctance to tell her friends about Mae is taking its toll on their sex life. Can George do the one thing that scares her the most?
S01E02
Episode 2
When George goes away to a wedding, Mae realises that she can't cope on her own and turns to her sponsor Maggie for support. Meanwhile, George hasn't told anyone she's in a relationship with a woman.
S01E04
Episode 4
When her parents come to England, Mae tries to apologise for her past transgressions as an addict. But if she's expecting anything in return, she's going to have a long wait...
S02E03
Episode 3
An awkward dinner with George's old friends becomes contentious after Mae receives a disturbing phone call, then picks a fight with Binky.
S02E04
Episode 4
Mae can't wait to go on a TV show and expose a star's sexually inappropriate behavior. But George and Phil worry about how this will affect Mae.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Toby StevensExecutive Producer
- Hannah MackayExecutive Producer
- Ben FarrellExecutive Producer
- Ally PankiwExecutive Producer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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