BBC drama labelled an ‘exquisite masterpiece’ is leaving UK streamer in days-Asyia Iftikhar-Entertainment – Metro

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s acclaimed BBC comedy Fleabag has only days left before it leaves Amazon Prime Video – so catch it while you can.

The two-season drama, based on Phoebe’s Edinburgh Fringe show, has wowed critics and audiences over the years with its dry humour, fourth-wall-breaks and candid exploration of messy sisterhood and even messier grief.

The multi-Emmy-winning show, which aired from 2016 to 2019, has even landed a rare 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Fleabag follows our titular character (portrayed by Phoebe) after the sudden death of her best friend and cafe business partner Boo (Jenny Rainsford).

In her quest to process her grief, find love and thrive in the busy streets of London, we meet her polar opposite sister, Claire (Sian Clifford), haughty stepmother Matrigna (Olivia Coleman) and, of course, Hot Priest (played by Andrew Scott).

There’s sexcapades, gut-wrenching moments of platonic and romantic love, and plenty of awkward blunders along the way.

Fleabag will leave Prime in the next couple of weeks (Picture: Amazon/ AP)

‘Just rewatched for the 50th time, the EMMY-winning, exquisite masterpiece that is Fleabag Season 2, Episode 1. Not one single fault. PERFECTION,’ @missezramay wrote on X.

‘Snarky, meta, and filled with brutal honesty. A comedy must-see! Easily one of the best comedies of our generation,’ Rotten Tomatoes user Cue D shared.

‘This is singularly my favourite show of all time! The Character development of Fleabag, the fourth wall, the incredible distance, and the relatability is unbelievable- you will laugh, you will cry, and you will be so tied in to see what happens next,’ Savannah G echoed.

‘I just watched this again for the first time in years and it is still INCREDIBLE. Such a well written, funny, sad, well-acted show. One of the best of all time,’ Lewis G agreed.

‘Elite tier series. The balance between heart and humour that packs a punch!’ Adam M said.

The show has won multiple awards and praised as one of the comedies of this generation (Picture: BBC/Two Brothers/Luke Varley)

Andrew Scott almost didn’t plat fan-favourite character Hot Priest (Picture: BBC/Two Brothers/Luke Varley)

Luckily for UK viewers with a TV licence, you can still catch Fleabag on BBC iPlayer.

Last year, Former BBC Director of Comedy Shane Allen revealed fan-favourite character Hot Priest almost wasn’t portrayed by the Sherlock star after executives demanded he was recast.

That is until Amazon co-financed the second season.

Shane explained: ‘A whole raft of US male execs turned up to the read-through and – bear in mind this was a piece exploring self-destructive feminism – proceeded to tear the show apart and demand Andrew Scott was recast with only four days until the shoot started.’

Fleabag leaves Prime Video at the end of February.

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