BBC’s new mystery drama, Wild Cherry, is a compelling watch thanks to its intriguing premise: a close-knit group of teenage girls in a private, gated community are keeping a dark secret. The show explores themes of class and race as the mystery unfolds.
Nicôle Lecky, the creator and star of Sweetpea, brings us Wild Cherry, a fresh take on a classic story with a modern, technology-focused twist. The series boasts a talented ensemble cast, with Lecky also playing the role of life coach, Gigi.
The show avoids trying to sound like teenagers and instead focuses on what happens when they’re left to manage things themselves. It centers around a popular hookup app used by bored, wealthy teens in the isolated town of Richford Lake, a place so privileged and full of family drama that it’s more funny than upsetting.
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Allegra (played by Amelia May) and Grace (Imogen Faires) are the brains behind everything, and they’re close friends. They’re both popular students at a mostly white, private all-girls school in town.
They come up with a plan to take back control of their stories and themselves, hoping to make some money along the way. However, their parents and the school administration, who are quick to worry, probably won’t appreciate their initiative.
When a scandal begins to emerge, Allegra and Grace’s mothers – Juliet (played by Eve Best), a writer and parenting guru, and Lorna (played by Carmen Ejogo), a successful businesswoman – seem unconcerned. However, everything shifts when a surprising development turns the girls against each other, compelling their mothers to choose sides.
The new teen drama, Wild Cherry, starts tonight on BBC One and iPlayer, and it feels like a classic of the genre, honestly portraying how teens use technology.
The show realistically portrays how kids interact with their phones, acknowledging the negative sides of always being reachable without being overly dramatic about it.
The app, called The Catalogue, is like a modern version of the Burn Book from the movie Mean Girls – it’s shrouded in secrecy. While users think they’re sharing their stories and taking control of their own lives, they’re actually opening themselves up to potential harm that goes far beyond the cost of joining. The information shared could easily be misused for bullying or other negative purposes.
The girls, especially, feel pressured to change who they are to fit in, but it won’t bring them success. Iris, a friend of Allegra and Grace who disappears after being suspected of betraying the group, understands this firsthand.
Beyond the legal issues, the film Wild Cherry delves into the fear surrounding teenage girls’ sexuality, portraying it as a force that’s both potent and beyond control. Importantly, the film highlights how society labels this natural part of growing up as inappropriately ‘lewd,’ as the school principal observes.
Throughout the series, a clear double standard is evident. Lecky skillfully shows how the women and their mothers often make poor choices because of men’s behavior, and then suffer the consequences. Meanwhile, the men seem to face no repercussions for their actions in the world of Wild Cherry.
Juliet and Lorna are just as important to the story as their daughters. Both women are hiding secrets and personal struggles, carefully protecting their reputations within the community.
Gigi, an American lifestyle coach with a mysterious past, watches the drama unfold with a bit of enjoyment. Though she preaches positivity, she desperately wants to be fully accepted into Allegra’s inner circle and will happily cause trouble to climb the social ladder.
Each episode features narration, and the series was sparked by Lecky’s fascination with the secretive lives lived within gated communities.
I was inspired to write Wild Cherry after driving through a gated community in Surrey. I’d often see these gorgeous houses and wonder about the people who lived there. I really wanted to explore that world in my story, because I felt it was a side of England that hadn’t been shown on screen before, as Lecky explained.
This British drama, similar to Big Little Lies, moves the setting from California to the countryside of Surrey, England. While it doesn’t offer anything completely new, it’s a compelling and intricate mystery that keeps you guessing.
Lecky’s clever writing and humorous take on white feminism keep her novel, Wild Cherry, a blend of tragedy and comedy, despite the increasingly ominous foreshadowing of a violent event, presented in the style of a mystery.
Wild Cherry premieres on BBC One and iPlayer at 9pm on Saturday 15 November.
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