Sheridan Smith has featured in her fair share of ‘Britcoms’. However, it’s unlikely her newest TV appearance will have anywhere near the cultural impact of Gavin & Stacey or The Royle Family. Sometimes funny but flat overall, this new Sky Comedy produced by Hartswood Films fails to meet the necessary standards for an outstanding sitcom.

Rosie Molloy is a punchy powerhouse of a 35-year-old woman who is addicted to pretty much everything. From drugs and alcohol to Terry’s Chocolate Orange, her substance abuse controls her life. In a New Year resolution-style bid to rescue her unravelling relationships, she decides to go cold turkey on fags, booze and kumquats.

The concept (written by Susan Nickson) could have passed for black humour if it had been better delivered. Instead, a lack of laughs fails to balance out the heavy subject matter, leaving viewers unsure and uncomfortable.

Father Ted’s Pauline McLynn is the series’ saving grace, delivering hilarious one-liners as Rosie’s Irish mum. Despite its half-hearted LGBT representation (embedded in Rosie’s bisexual tenant, Nico), there remains an overwhelming abundance of jokes targeted at the trans community (two in the opening episode’s first four-and-a-half minutes), rendering this brand-new comedy utterly dated already. In short, it’s just not that funny. 

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything is available to stream now.