I'm absolutely addicted to the new US drama The Big C on More 4, which deals with cancer in a fun, witty and laugh out loud way.
The series follows reserved suburban wife and mother Cathy Jamison, who vows to dramatically shake up her life after being diagnosed with terminal skin cancer. However she keeps the news of the illness between her and her fitty of an oncologist, Dr Todd.
Wanting to live life to the full, she orders only desserts and alcoholic beverages at posh restaurants,throws her infantile husband Paul out of the house after coming home to him and his friends playing computer games, and orders a pool to be built in the garden so she can teach her teenage son Adam her favourite dives from her childhood.
She also starts to make amends with her recluse of a neighbourhood, grouchy Marlene, whose dog she confides in, and encourages an overweight student (Andrea) she teaches at summer school to lose weight and stop smoking by bribing her.
All this and she has to contend with her eco maniac brother, who chooses to live in the carpark of a supermarket warning shoppers of the damage they are doing to the environment, and her unruly son, who she vows to teach manners and essential lessons in life, but not before she cancels his trip to soccer camp.
The Big C is on every Thursday @ 11pm on More4.
