ITV viewers ‘love’ new LGBTQ+ sitcom with all 6 episodes free to binge

ITV viewers have applauded the new LGBTQ+ show Transaction, as the first episode aired on Tuesday.

Transaction aired as all six episodes of the new sitcom dropped on ITVX the same day, giving viewers the perfect new comedy binge for Pride Month.

The ITV2 show follows transgender supermarket worker Liv, played by comedian and writer Jordan Gray, who is hired by Pellocks supermarket to try and paper over a live PR crisis.

Liv only agrees to take on the shelf-stacking gig because her housemate Tom (Thomas Gray, no relation) has made it pretty clear he wants her to start contributing to the rent.

Manager of Pellocks supermarket Simon, played by Nick Frost in full David Brent mode, hires Liv on the spot to quell an ongoing protest outside the store in the wake of an inadvertently offensive ad campaign.

Liv uses the situation to her advantage, cracking up her fair share of pranks and shop hijinks – not to say there aren’t heartfelt moments in the mix too.

Liv soon gets the hang of working the night shift – as Simon says, ‘while the customer snores, we sweep up the floors’ – and settles in to a workplace comedy with a real bunch of characters for co-workers.

Transaction viewers took to X as the episodes dropped on Tuesday to praise the show’s comic timing and urge others to jump on the bandwagon.

@_MxMike tweeted: ‘Just watched the first episode of #Transaction on ITVX. If you know Jordan Gray and her humour, you’ll love this.’

@BenMorrisGill echoed: ‘Watching #Transaction and while I must say, firstly, it’s so funny. I’m just a little confused at why the store manager and assistant manager work only at night?’

@DoddsyKev weighed in to say they had already watched the first three episodes of the show, writing: ‘Love it! Very funny and can’t wait to watch the rest.’

‘Well that was funny I hope it gets traction,’ added @Matts_Tweeting after the first episode aired.

Gray told the Metro in an exclusive interview ahead of the show’s premiere that the six-parter was years in the making.

The sitcom is written by Gray, who described her character Liv as follows: ‘She’s a lone wolf character but really just wants to have a family, and then she finds this little weird dysfunctional family.’

A review in the RadioTimes described the sitcom as ‘sharp, surreally funny’ and ‘gleefully crude’, adding that the show could become an ITV mainstay.

Essex-born Gray first shot to fame after reaching the finals in The Voice in 2016. She followed the competition show up with a hit live comedy Is It a Bird?

Transaction is on ITVX and ITV2 from Jun 24.

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