Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan on This Way Up | BFI Q&A

Aisling Bea, writer and star of Channel 4's upcoming sitcom This Way Up, talks about how the pin-sharp and poignant six-part series explores the social, mental and personal obstacles that people face in their own pursuit of happiness. Bea plays Aine, a woman trying to pull her life back together after a ‘teeny little nervous breakdown’, as her fretful sister Shona (Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan) worries not only about her sibling, but also about her own life choices.
This Way Up starts on Channel 4 at 10pm on Thursday 8th August 2019.
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[@gnuttz1972]

Aisling is possibly one of the most gorgeous woman alive - beautiful, talented and very very funny! This Way Up is absolutely fantastic loved it, well written and tackling mental health is daring and welcome 👏👏

[@kgjames3603]

Could listen to Aisling Bea talk forever.

[@MostCommentsAreFake-ud8by]

That is handy

[@annesweeney5552]

Agree

[@CliffLewis28]

Same👍

[@tomtarpey2656]

Ditto

[@morr8596]

Catastrophe, This Way Up, Moone Boy, Derry Girls... absolutely brilliant shows. Love them all.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

Aisling and Sharon are magnificent!

[@edie8931]

aisling just bullying sharon when her dress split open is so funny

[@Dags470]

Aisling is God damn gorgeous, in every way.

[@brettgreene1476]

she certainly looking beautiful in thus video 😍😍😍😍

[@SirReptitious]

I sure as hell wouldn't say no to a three some with her and Sharon. ;-p

[@sassyjintheuk]

What an amazingly talented yet down to earth, extremely funny lady. She belongs in Hollywood but we want to keep her. Love her. Xx 💕 😁💕

[@jolaczerlanis269]

Beautifully said Sassy 😊

[@lani2023]

I love both of these women and I adore that they both write!

[@noneone2u]

More, More, More!! Season Two Now!!! PLEASE

[@zbr76]

It's just been confirmed! WAHOOO!!!!

[@elloguvna6820]

Zach Brookes do you know when it’s coming out?

[@KerryNeeds]

Watching this series at the moment and I love it!

[@fredmila]

This show is really good. Anya, Aina, An.... she endears you to her within the first 5 minutes of the show.

[@ainehunt6799]

It’s Aine. I have the same name as the character

[@helloim3j]

I adore these two ladies. They're hilarious. Add Saoirse Ronan to the mix and you have the three loveliest Irish women on the planet.

[@battousaikenshin7357]

She's great acting comedian and she's beautiful

[@lincoln3307]

I would love to be Mr. Aisling Bea!!!!!!

[@shutterant]

I've just finished watching series 1 of This Way Up. Brilliant! @Aisling Bea your blend of serious acting and outright comedy is sublime. I love your work. You and the entire cast have done an amazing job in brightening my TV evenings. Thank you. ❤️❤️❤️

[@wellbeingandtraininghubkil7044]

Aisling is a naturally born messer. We all want to be like that. But settle for having a friend like this. 😊

[@virginiaipazia6149]

Stupende, meravigliose, adorabili, intelligenti, spiritose, tutto insieme, incredibile, un miracolo I love them

[@sazbear3913]

Sharon’s dress is to die for

[@iain860]

Beautiful.

[@Flux_One]

Two beautiful and funny Irish women FTW

[@vishbhai6607]

Shonaaa! Aineeee!

[@edie8931]

can’t understand people who don’t find aisling and sharon funny, each to their own i guess

[@CliffLewis28]

I know, right?!

[@cuptainmarr-ell4569]

Aisling is like Sarah P....smart & gorgeous.

[@moaningpheromones]

My doctor says I caught loneliness from Aisling in this video. Now I don't know which way is up.

[@gnomedeguerre2482]

Real funny

[@waltergiles86]

These Two 🤪😍🤩🥳🌞🥴

[@richardcummins9364]

'kin ell mate. d'you know who those blokes are?

[@Cheeseatingjunlista]

Pair of em are brilliant, funny but nailing the dark bits in a piss yersel kinda way.....

[@pillayl]

Is that piecings?

[@danbywinston]

does Aisling have any faults?? stunning lady.

[@kmm2442]

Who is the guy on the left?

[@helicoptergunship]

@15:51

[@grahamfleming7642]

Irish colleens are the most attractive on planet, the island of god indeed ,Aislinn what a DREAM enchanting, a star,so bright.

[@ccdd24]

-Why has this show got BLACK BARS , what is wrong with full screen.--

[@always12lovemusic]

Not sure if this is what you're getting at, but they chose a slightly different aspect ratio. Question is asked @25:50 and he mentions the "slightly pretentious" aspect ratio @26:18 in his answer.

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

Two of the hottest women on earth

[@fixitmann6685]

OK what were they drinking. Wasn't water... something with a slight yellowish tinge... just a guess, er, even the cameraman was toasted by the end...

[@lani2023]

Looked like a white wine. 😉

[@creepycraig73]

Em drinking game...

[@EpicWinz]

Great rack there

[@ChrisPhoenixMusic]

Aisling is drop dead from a harpoon in the chest gorgeous and I'll probably never date anyone for that and I am kind of mad at her about it, though I also can't blame her but instead just get used to it and be happy that I've got a damn good idea of what my type is... which I suppose is a stranger I'll never get to meet. Fitting.

[@smokeweedevryday88]

Irish women do that to men

[@wheresrain]

This is such a strangely beautiful comment

[@karinpowers1018]

Chris Phoenix, work on becoming equally charming and brilliant and beautiful yourself, and you might indeed get the chance to interact with a woman like her.

[@PatrickRyan147]

She's beautiful, intelligent, talented and incredibly funny. She must have loving, supportive parents.

[@carolinedelves2272]

Go back to 5:00 mins in - embrace life and live in hopefulness

[@drumgold23]

It's a good series but that Lou Sanders proves to be a terrible actress in addition to all the other things she's terrible at. Utterly baffled as to how she is a thing. Students probably. Everyone else in this is amazing though.

[@raindropsonroses3919]

Isn’t she in like, one scene?!

[@somanyplacestogo]

Love Aisling Bea but her persistent misuse of the word 'sentimentality' is kind of grating.... does she mean 'mentality'?

[@telectronix1368]

It is the quality or essence of being sentimental.

[@telectronix1368]

It is the quality or essence of being sentimental.

[@PatrickRyan147]

You must be thinking about cheese..