Smoggie Queens

An award-winning six-part comedy created by and starring Middlesbrough's own Phil Dunning.

Set in Middlesbrough, the series follows Dickie — volatile, vain and secretly soft-hearted — and his chosen family of misfit, mostly queer friends: drag matriarch Mam, self-styled hun Lucinda, awkward Sal and newly-out Stewart. When Dickie's boyfriend dumps him on the doorstep, the gang rally round, and across glitter, gags and the odd Titanic-themed brunch they navigate love, identity and fierce pride in a town the rest of the country tends to overlook. Brash, filthy and gloriously silly on the surface, it's a show about chosen family with a big heart beating underneath.

AWARDS: 

Broadcast Digital Awards 2025 - Best Comedy 
RTS North East 2025 - Best Comedy
RTS North East 2025 - Best Newcomer, Phil Dunning

PRESS: 

• "A slapstick sitcom with such a big heart it moved me to tears" - The Daily Mail ★★★★★
• "A surreal love letter to Middlesbrough" — The i Paper ★★★★ 
• "Funny, charming, delightful and moving... all at once." — North East Bylines