Pramface (2012)

I know you're not a slut. A drunk and borderline paedophile, maybe, but not a slut. 

16 year old Jamie has just finished his exams and with his friend Mike crashes a party in the hopes of getting laid. Jamie is the only one to accomplish the task with the help of alcohol and a girl named Laura, a straight A student on her way to university who was just angry at her parents that night and in her drunkenness thought Jamie was sweet. After their night of drunken condom failings, Laura becomes pregnant and must now deal with all the trials and stigma of being a teenage mother as well as the lifestyle differences between Jamie's working class family and her upper class, rich one.

This short little comedy series deals with its subject matter in a very real and relate-able way while still being funny. The characters are actually fun and dynamic with even the secondary characters having some depth to them. Laura's parents are working through an affair by her father and Mike is a heaping load of comic relief with his shenanigans while still being a great friend. Jamie's other friend is a girl named Beth who despite her propensity to take up causes and charity, is rather insufferable about it. Jamie and Laura are the main source of drama as they clash over the pregnancy, but still manage to cooperate (mostly) even though they are basically strangers.

There was a little bit of a learning curve since the show is very British and being an American I wasn't always clear on the slang. I even had to look up the title, which while appropriate could probably still have used some more thought for marketing purposes. This also worked in the show's favor as the unique American prudishness about this type of subject isn't present and adds that more realistic touch whereas things like smoking and swearing would have been excised on this side of the Atlantic. A short and sweet 6 episode run.

Buyer's Guide:
Available to US audiences for free on Hulu. Here.

3½ Interrupted masturbation sessions out of 5