New Comedy Blap Misguided coming to Channel 4

Previous Blaps have included Chewing Gum, Gameface, and Stath Lets Flats.

Channel 4 has announced Misguided, a brand new Comedy Blap, launching Thursday 14th May on Channel 4's streaming and YouTube channels.

From BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing winner Carys Thomas, Misguided follows former popular girl and full-time rebel Rhiannon as she's forced to join a deeply uncool Girl Guides group. There, she reluctantly befriends straight-A student Kate, hormone-addled Libby, and the permanently unimpressed Nisha.

Determined to reclaim her reputation and reunite with her old mates, she sneaks off in search of a new hangout spot, 'The Log', with disastrous consequences.

Set in Cardiff, Misguided brings together an exciting wave of up-and-coming Welsh talent, alongside established comedy favourites.

The ensemble includes Lauren Morais, Sarah Hadland, Nerys Amber Stocks, Meg Alexandra, Nia Gandhi, Mike Bubblins and Elis James.

Speaking about Misguided, writer and creator Carys Thomas, said "Going from entering Bafta Rocliffe to seeing these characters brought to life has been a truly wild experience. It's been a joy to channel all the chaos and hilarity of my teenage years in Cardiff into Misguided, and to work with incredible up and coming Welsh talent to bring it to the screen."

"As a lifelong lover of British comedy, working with Channel 4 and Objective on this has been a dream. The whole team has been amazing, and I can't wait for everyone to meet Rhi, Kate, Nisha and Libby!"

To which Objective Fiction's Head of Comedy, Charlie Lewis, added, "Misguided felt special from the start – painfully relatable, chaotic and very funny. We’ve loved bringing Carys’s world to life, we are hugely grateful to Channel 4 for backing it, and hope this is just the beginning for our misfit gang."

Made by Objective Fiction, part of Objective Media Group, an All3Media Company, Misguided is directed by Akaash Meeda, produced by Charlie Lewis, who also executive produces alongside Ben Farrell.

Carys Thomas is a writer and creative from Cardiff, now based in London and won the 2024 BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing competition, and was selected to join the inaugural All3Media Edinburgh Television Festival New Writers' Collective.

She has been shortlisted and placed in the top 1% of the BBC Writers' Room Open Call, featured in Philip Shelley's script library, and has written and directed short films that have screened at festivals worldwide, including the Portland Comedy Film Festival.

To date, Channel 4’s Comedy Blaps, their short-form comedy pilot strand, have been the launching pad for many beloved comedy series, including Gameface, We Are Lady Parts, Stath Lets Flats and Disability Benefits (later Pushers).

Misguided airs Thursday 14th May on Channel 4 and YouTube