'Black Bridget Jones' Queenie hailed as 'grittier and raunchier' than Helen Fielding's tale as critics rave over rising star Dionne Brown's 'charming' performance as a heartbroken woman in new Channel 4 drama Critics and viewers alike have raved over the TV adaptation of the novel By Jessica Taylor For Mailonline Published: 13:26 BST, 5 June 2024 | Updated: 13:33 BST, 5 June 2024 e-mail View comments The TV adaptation of the 'Black Bridget Jones' has made a splash with critics and viewers alike as Queenie, a tale about a young black woman navigating her career, identity and love life, burst onto screens on Tuesday night. The eight-part series, an adaptation of Candice Carty-Williams's bestselling novel about the 25-year-old south Londoner, has impressed critics almost across the board - with a few exceptions - while viewers have been left waiting hungrily for the next episodes after the first two instalments premiered on Channel 4 . While the tale of Queenie was compared to Helen Fielding's 1996 novel Bridget Jones's Diary when it was first published in 2019, one critic has suggested that the TV adaptation of Carty-Williams's story (written by the author herself) is 'raunchier and more truthful' than its predecessor.
Across the board, Dionne Brown is hailed for depicting a young black woman trying to find her way in the world as she navigates her British-Jamaican identity and experiences struggles in the workplace and her love life. The supporting and ensemble cast are also p.
