Things You Should Have Done series two opens with aunt Karen's death

Series two of the BBC Three comedy Things You Should Have Done opens with another family death: aunt Karen is killed off early in the run, a change the review says is glaring given the character’s prominence in series one. The reviewer adds, "Presumably Hizli was unavailable", noting Selin Hizli also stars in Am I Being Unreasonable?.

The first series, which aired on BBC Three in early 2024, introduced Lucia Keskin’s recently bereaved stay-at-home daughter Chi and marked Keskin’s move from online comic to television. Backed by Roughcut and producer Ash Atalla, the dry, quirky show mixed zany episodes — Chi briefly embracing early retirement in a care home, a cooking lesson ending with two family members hospitalised — with darkly comic beats such as recurring insults from Karen, characters spitting into pancake mix and ghostly appearances by Chi’s dead parents.

Series two leans into new supporting roles. Bridget Christie plays Ruth, a therapist who oversteps professional boundaries and even doxes clients; the show mines gags from Karen’s funeral, including Chi believing her aunt has been reincarnated as a vacuum cleaner. Sarah Kendall returns as Sarah Gilbeaux, Juliet Cowan appears as Dave’s unstable sister Claudia, and Keskin remains gormless as Chi, sometimes aided by miniature versions of her heroes.

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Culture, Chi, Lucia Keskin, Selin Hizli, Bridget Christie, Roughcut