Cliff Notes – ITV viewers ‘love’ new LGBTQ+ sitcom with all 6 episodes free to binge
- Positive Reception: Viewers have praised Transaction for its comic timing and engaging characters, with many taking to social media to express their enjoyment.
- Unique Premise: The sitcom follows Liv, a transgender supermarket worker, navigating a PR crisis while balancing personal challenges, showcasing both humour and heartfelt moments.
- Binge-Worthy Content: All six episodes were released simultaneously on ITVX, providing an ideal opportunity for viewers to binge-watch during Pride Month.
ITV viewers ‘love’ new LGBTQ+ sitcom with all 6 episodes free to binge
ITV viewers have applauded the new LGBTQ+ show Transaction, as the first episode aired on Tuesday.
Transaction aired as all six episodes of the new sitcom dropped on ITVX the same day, giving viewers the perfect new comedy binge for Pride Month.
The ITV2 show follows transgender supermarket worker Liv, played by comedian and writer Jordan Gray, who is hired by Pellocks supermarket to try and paper over a live PR crisis.
Liv only agrees to take on the shelf-stacking gig because her housemate Tom (Thomas Gray, no relation) has made it pretty clear he wants her to start contributing to the rent.
Manager of Pellocks supermarket Simon, played by Nick Frost in full David Brent mode, hires Liv on the spot to quell an ongoing protest outside the store in the wake of an inadvertently offensive ad campaign.
Liv uses the situation to her advantage, cracking up her fair share of pranks and shop hijinks – not to say there aren’t heartfelt moments in the mix, too.
Liv soon gets the hang of working the night shift – as Simon says, ‘while the customer snores, we sweep up the floors’ – and settles into a workplace comedy with a real bunch of characters for co-workers.
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Transaction viewers took to X as the episodes dropped on Tuesday to praise the show’s comic timing and urge others to jump on the bandwagon.
‘The sitcom is written by Gray, who described her character Liv as follows: ‘She’s a lone wolf character but really just wants to have a family, and then she finds this little weird dysfunctional family.’
A review in the RadioTimes described the sitcom as ‘sharp, surreally funny’ and ‘gleefully crude’, adding that the show could become an ITV mainstay.
Essex-born Gray first shot to fame after reaching the finals in The Voice in 2016. She followed the competition show up with a hit live comedy Is It a Bird?
Transaction is on ITVX and ITV2 from Jun 24.