History Series / RaisedByWolves2013

* HomeschooledKids: Something of an InformedAttribute, as we never actually see any homeschooling going on. WordOfGod claims that this was TruthInTelevision - the schooling of the Moran sisters involved watching a lot of TV, daily visits to the library, and not much else.

* SeriesFinale: Though it was not [[ScrewedByTheNetwork necessarily intended as the last episode]], there is a kind of resolution - [[spoiler:Both Germaine and Aretha have their hearts broken, Germaine gains a modicum of empathy, Aretha admits to having emotions, Grampy accepts his divorce, Della reunites with Sean, father of all her children, and there's even a DancePartyEnding]]. According to Caitlin Moran, this still left the SeriesGoal unfulfilled - [[spoiler: Germaine losing her virginity]].

* Germaine, a [[AnythingThatMoves hypersexual]] - and [[GenkiGirl just plain hyper]] - misfit with an outlandish taste in clothes and a vivid imagination

* ADateWithRosiePalms: The greatest discovery of Germaine's young life.

* GirlOnGirlIsHot: Germaine's justification for coming on to her sister Yoko to impress [[UnrequitedLove Lee Rhind]]. [[ArmorPiercingSlap Aretha is not impressed]].

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: There are six children in the family, plus Grampy and Della and various peripheral characters, and yet everyone gets their time in the spotlight, including [[AndTheRest Wyatt and Mariah]].

[[caption-width-right:350:(From left to right) - [[OutnumberedSibling Wyatt]], [[TheStoner Grampy]], [[CloudCuckoolander Yoko]], [[BrattyHalfPint Mariah]], [[ActionMom Della]], [[AndTheRest Cher]], [[GenkiGirl Germaine]], [[EmotionlessGirl Aretha]].]]

* AerithAndBob: Della decided to name her girls after strong female role models. Her [[OutnumberedSibling one son]], Wyatt, got off lightly in comparison.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Germaine sees herself as a cross between Liz Taylor and Audrey Hepburn, and the star of her own sexy teen comedy. Instead, her [[UnrequitedLove love interest]] refers to her as TheGruffalo, and she's constantly annoyed at how real life refuses to conform to what she's seen in her favourite movies.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: The usual result of Della’s parenting style.
-->'''Della''': There’s nothing wrong with a bit of hate, Germaine. It’s only human. You’ve just got to learn to mask it, that’s all ... Be two faced. That’s my advice, Germaine. You’ll get your chance to let out all the hate when capitalism goes tits up and you’re fighting for a dead rat with a home-made cleaver.

For the unrelated science fiction series on Creator/HBOMax, see Series/RaisedByWolves2020.

"Raised By Wolves" (2013-2016) is a British comedy series from writer Creator/CaitlinMoran and her sister Creator/CarolineMoran, focusing on a large and eccentric homeschooled family from Wolverhampton in the British [[TheMidlands Midlands]], led by single mother Della. It is based on the experiences of the two Moran sisters, with the character of Germaine acting as an {{Expy}} for Caitlin and Aretha standing in for Caroline.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Aretha, insofar as she can bear the company of any other human being.

"Raised By Wolves" (2013-2016?) is a British comedy series from writer Creator/CaitlinMoran and her sister Creator/CarolineMoran, focusing on a large and eccentric homeschooled family from Wolverhampton in the British [[TheMidlands Midlands]], led by single mother Della. It is based on the experiences of the two Moran sisters, with the character of Germaine acting as an {{Expy}} for Caitlin and Aretha standing in for Caroline.

The Moran sisters subsequently mounted a crowdfunding campaign to produce a [[WrapItUp final episode or series to tie up loose ends]], which was not successful in meeting its goal. It is currently unclear whether further efforts will be made to turn this into an {{Uncancelled}} series.

The Moran sisters subsequently mounted a crowdfunding campaign to produce a [[WrapItUp final episode or series to tie up loose ends]], which was not successful in meeting its goal. Subsequent comments by the Morans suggest they have no plans to shop the series elsewhere. Currently, it appears unlikely that this will become an {{Uncancelled}} series.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: A cornerstone of Della’s parenting style.

* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: Vigorously averted by Germaine at the end of Series 1.

Though it was reportedly Channel 4's second highest rating program of 2015 and won the prestigious Rose d'Or for Best Sitcom in 2016, the network revealed in August 2016 that they did not plan to renew the show. The Moran sisters subsequently mounted a crowdfunding campaign to produce a [[WrapItUp final episode or series to tie up loose ends]], which was not successful in meeting its goal. Time will tell whether this becomes an {{Uncancelled}} series.

[[caption-width-right:350:(From left to right) - [[OutnumberedSibling Wyatt]], [[TheStoner Grampy]], [[CloudCuckoolander Yoko]], [[AndTheRest Mariah]], [[ActionMom Della]], [[AndTheRest Cher]], [[GenkiGirl Germaine]], [[EmotionlessGirl Aretha]].]]

Though it was reportedly Channel 4's second highest rating program of 2015 and won the prestigious Rose d'Or for Best Sitcom in 2016, the network revealed in August 2016 that they did not plan to renew the show. The Moran sisters have subsequently mounted a crowdfunding campaign to produce a [[WrapItUp final episode or series to tie up loose ends]]. Time will tell whether this becomes an {{Uncancelled}} series.

An American adaptation to be written by Creator/DiabloCody had already been announced at the time of the British version's cancellation, and is expected to appear on ABC.

"Raised By Wolves" (2013-2016?) is a British comedy series from writer Creator/CaitlinMoran and her sister Creator/CarolineMoran, focusing on a large and eccentric homeschooled family from Wolverhampton in the British [[TheMidlands Midlands]], led by single mother Della. It is based on the experiences of the two Moran sisters, with the character of Germaine acting as an {{Expy}} for Caitlin and Aretha standing in for Caroline. Two series aired on Britain's Channel 4 between 2013 and 2015, and were praised for their sympathetic depiction of working-class British women.

* Aretha, Germaine's polar opposite, a misanthropic intellectual and BlackSheep of the family

* AccidentalDanceCraze: Yoko starts one of these at the Dorch, apparently inspired by Germaine's guerilla [[TheMakeover makeover]].

* EvilMatriarch: Although [[TheGhost we never actually see her]], everyone is afraid of Della's mother. Including Della. And Grampy.

-->'''Della''': There’s nothing wrong with a bit of hate, Germaine. It’s only human. You’ve just got to learn to mask it, that’s all. Be two faced. That’s my advice, Germaine. You’ll get your chance to let out all the hate when capitalism goes tits up and you’re fighting for a dead rat with a home-made cleaver.

* HandsOffParenting: Della, to a large extent. Not that she's a neglectful mother - she's just happy to let her kids make their own mistakes. Part of the [[Main/RaisedByWolves meaning of the title]]

* HomeschooledKids: Something of an InformedAttribute, as we never actually see any homeschooling going on.

* LovableSexManiac: Some of the things from which Germaine manages to derive sexual pleasure: A letterbox. The theme music that plays before Parliamentary Question Time. Her own nose.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Yes and no. There are six children in the family, but because they are [[HomeschooledKids homeschooled]] we rarely see anyone outside the family.

* NotInFrontOfTheKid: Averted. Della is something of a SirSwearsalot, and doesn’t seem to care if her kids overhear.

* ParentalSexualitySquick: Poor Aretha gets an unwanted dose of this after accidentally witnessing her grandparents in the throes of … ew. According to Della, a fairy has its wings ripped off every time her father [[TooMuchInformation discusses his sex life]].

* Yoko, the family [[TheWoobie Woobie]], who is scared of everything.

* AndTheRest: Any family member under the age of five is collectively described as 'The Babbies'.

* DoubleEntendre: Does Della like it backwards? Yeah. Della likes it backwards.

* NotInFrontOfTheKid: Averted. Della is something of a SirSwearsalot, and doesn’t seem to care if her kids hear.

* HandsOffParenting: Della, to a large extent. Not that she's a neglectful mother - she's just happy to let her kids make their own mistakes.
* HippieParents: It's never clear whether Grampy is a tad vague because he's a ScatterbrainedSenior or just because he's [[TheStoner a bit high all the time]]. Averted with Della who, though she homeschools her children, maintains her own vegetable garden and favours fossicking over supermarket shopping, is definitely no GranolaGirl.

* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted very early on.

Though it was reportedly Channel 4's second highest rating program of 2015 and won the prestigious Rose d'Or for Best Sitcom in 2016, the network revealed in August 2016 that they did not plan to renew the show. The Moran sisters have subsequently mounted a crowdfunding campaign to produce a [[PostscriptSeason final episode or series to tie up loose ends]]. Time will tell as to whether this becomes an {{Uncancelled}} series.

* CloudCuckoolander: Yoko, whose greatest fear in life is her uncle's creepy looking hands.

"Raised By Wolves" (2013-2016?) is a British comedy series from writer Creator/CaitlinMoran and her sister Creator/CarolineMoran, focusing on a large and eccentric homeschooled family from Wolverhampton in the British midlands, led by single mother Della. It is based on the experiences of the two Moran sisters, with the character of Germaine acting as an {{Expy}} for Caitlin and Aretha standing in for Caroline. Two series aired on Britain's Channel 4 between 2013 and 2015, and were praised for their sympathetic depiction of working-class British women.

"Raised By Wolves" (2013-2016?) is a British comedy series from writer Creator/CaitlinMoran and her sister Creator/CarolineMoran, focusing on a large and eccentric homeschooled family from Wolverhampton in the British midlands, led by single mother Della. It is based on the experiences of the two Moran sisters, with the character of Germaine acting as an [[Expy]] for Caitlin and Aretha standing in for Caroline. Two series aired on Britain's Channel 4 between 2013 and 2015, and were praised for their sympathetic depiction of working-class British women.

"We're not southern twats, and we're not northern twats. We're Midlands twats."

[[caption-width-right:350:(From left to right) - [[OutnumberedSibling Wyatt]], [[TheStoner Grampy]], [[CloudCuckoolander Yoko]], [[AndTheRest Mariah]], [[ActionMom Della]], [[AndTheRest Cher]], [[GenkiGirl Germaine]], [[EmotionlessGirl Aretha]]