Mammals: a ‘clever’ comedy-drama starring a ‘shouty’ James Corden

Jez Butterworth’s new Amazon Prime show also casts Sally Hawkins and Melia Kreiling in major roles

James Corden and Melia Kreiling
James Corden and Melia Kreiling in Mammals
(Image credit: Craig Sugden/Amazon Studios/Dignity Productions Ltd)

This “pitch-black” comedy-drama was written by the much-celebrated playwright Jez Butterworth, and it’s not at all bad, said Barbara Ellen in The Observer.

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