Lily Allen shared a hilarious trailer for her upcoming comedy Dreamland on Thursday as she prepares to make her TV debut.
The 37-year-old singer, who plays Mel in the six-part series, surprises her family in Margate, as they band together to ‘manifest’ a baby girl for her pregnant sister.
Arriving in the seaside town in a rowdy bus, the character attends his sister’s baby shower, before will discover that she herself is pregnant.
Lily is seen dragging her suitcase down the boardwalk after suffering a rude awakening from a rowdy hen party during her trip.
After being ill herself, Mel discovers her own surprise pregnancy, with the nurse exclaiming, “There’s a baby in there!” after examining her belly.
Brand new: Lily Allen, 37, shared a hilarious trailer for her upcoming comedy Dreamland on Thursday as she prepares to make her television debut
The series is created by Sharon Horgan from Catastrophe and is based on the short film Morgana Robinson’s Summer from Sky Arts.
Lily was first seen filming for Dreamland in July, when she was pictured on the set of the namesake seaside funfair in Kent.
Said to be the UK’s oldest amusement park, the funfair was also the setting for the 1989 Christmas special Only Fools And Horses: The Jolly Boys’ Outing.
A release date for the series has not yet been confirmed, but it is expected to air this year on Sky Atlantic and NOW.
Alongside the clip, which Lily shared on social media, she wrote, “OH MY GOODNESS!” Dreamland, available soon on Sky Atlantic and NOW.
Alongside her in comedy are Doctor Who’s Freema Agyeman as her older sister, Trish, Gabby Best as Clare and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Lelia.
Frances Barber plays the sister’s mother and Sheila Reid of Benidorm fame will take on the role of their Nan.
Best known as a popular singer, she was also recently nominated for an Olivier Award for her lead role in her London West End debut in 2:22 A Ghost Story.
Surprise: the singer, who plays Mel in the six-part series, attends her sister’s baby shower, before discovering that she herself is pregnant
Funny: Lily’s character is first seen surprising her family in Margate, as they band together to ‘manifest’ a baby girl for her pregnant sister
It comes after Lily and her husband David Harbor delighted fans this week when they toured their amazing Brooklyn townhouse with Architectural Digest.
And it seems viewers not only loved seeing the gorgeous home, but also loved seeing how the couple gently interacted with each other.
The couple opened up about their kitchen and Stranger Things star David, 47, revealed singer Lily once said she wanted ‘simple English cooking’ in their future home in a ‘bold’ statement during of their first date.
Coming soon: Lily was first seen filming for Dreamland in July, when she was pictured on the set of the namesake seaside funfair in Kent
Exciting: Along with the clip, which Lily shared on social media, she wrote: ‘OH MY GOODNESS!’ Dreamland, soon available on Sky Atlantic and NOW’
Viewers flocked to Instagram to comment below the Architectural Digest clip, writing, “They are having a lot of fun it seems. It was fun to watch.
Another said: ‘Omg I love them! I don’t even care how their house looks, I just want to see them interact.
“Someone give these two a TV show, I would watch them everyday,” added another.
As they toured the kitchen, Lily joked: ‘[This is] our simple English cuisine!
Cast: Alongside him in the comedy, Doctor Who’s Freema Agyeman stars as his older sister, Trish and Benidorm’s Sheila Reid as their nan
David explained: “When I first met Lily Allen, we first went on a date and at one point you said to me, ‘I’ve always wanted simple English food.
She said: “It would be quite bold on a first date, like ‘nice to meet you, by the way, English is the name of the kitchen’.
David laughed and then kindly said, “I liked that, I kind of liked that, I was like, ‘Okay, let’s do this!’
Lily and David showed fans around their luxurious Brooklyn townhouse which they just renovated with the help of AD100 designer Billy Cotton and architect Ben Bischoff of MADE.
“They are having a lot of fun! It comes after Lily and her husband David Harbor delighted fans this week when they toured their incredible Brooklyn townhouse with Architectural Digest.
