Peter Kay's Car Share
| Peter Kay's Car Share | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by |
Paul Coleman[1] Tim Reid[2] |
| Written by |
Paul Coleman Peter Kay Sian Gibson Tim Reid |
| Directed by | Peter Kay |
| Starring |
Peter Kay Sian Gibson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Gill Isles |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Production company(s) | Goodnight Vienna |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 29 April 2015 – present |
Peter Kay's Car Share is a British sitcom set around supermarket assistant manager John Redmond (Peter Kay) and promotions rep Kayleigh Kitson (Sian Gibson) and their participation in a company car share scheme. Whilst driving to and from work in John's Fiat 500L, the two have conversations whilst listening to fictional radio station Forever FM. In December 2015, Kay confirmed that a second series had been commissioned.[3] The first series was filmed in and around Greater Manchester, notably Bolton, Manchester, Trafford and Salford.[4] Filming locations for the second series also included Burnley, Wirral and Southport.[5] Peter Kay's Car Share won Best Comedy at the 2016 National Television Awards, and the BAFTA TV Awards for Best Male Comedy Performance and Best Scripted Comedy at the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards.
Production
The series was commissioned in 2013 by the BBC and was initially made available on BBC iPlayer.[2] Co-writers Tim Reid and Paul Coleman's inspiration for the show included Alfred Molina and Dawn French in the BBC's Roger & Val Have Just Got In and The Smoking Room. Paul Coleman pitched the idea to Peter Kay who he had previously worked with on Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere.[1] The programme was mainly filmed in and around Manchester, Farnworth (Bolton), Westhoughton, Horwich, Swinton, Bury, Walkden, Altrincham (Trafford) and Little Hulton (Salford). John and Kayleigh's place of work was filmed around the goods entrance and car park at the back of the large Halfords Autocentre off Viaduct Way in the Broadheath area of Altrincham. The exterior was dressed with fake windows containing large images of fresh fruit and vegetables, with car park features, trolleys, staff uniforms and signage vaguely in the style and colour of Tesco. In Episode 3, two members of Halfords staff in their gold and black uniforms can be seen in the unloading bay as John and Kayleigh drop off their colleague "Stink" Ray (Reece Shearsmith) the fishmonger.
The Forever FM presenters are voiced by Rob Charles (breakfast presenter Mike) and Martin Emery (Andy on the Big Drive Home). The station's tagline is "Forever FM: playing timeless hits, now and forever".
In May 2016 the second series began filming.[6]
On 3rd December Peter Kay announced that the second series will aired on BBC in May 2017.[7]
Reception
An exclusive screening of all six episodes was held in Blackpool on 28 March 2015, in aid of Chorley children’s hospice Derian House.[8] The entire first series was briefly available on BBC iPlayer where it became the most watched series to be released as a box set.[9] Critic Grace Dent wrote "I laughed over and over again, loudly and gracelessly, during BBC1's Car Share".[10]
Episode list
Series 1 (2015)
| Series No. |
Episode No. |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (million)[11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 29 April 2015 | 7.01 |
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A new scheme at a supermarket pairs John and Kayleigh together commuting to work and back home, whilst listening to the radio. Forever FM Playlist: Martika - Martika's Kitchen, Spagna - Call Me, Tina Charles - I Love To Love, Texas - When We Are Together, R.E.M. - Losing My Religion, B*Witched - C'est la Vie, Erasure - A Little Respect, Anastacia - I'm Outta Love, Sad Cafe - Every Day Hurts | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 30 April 2015 | 4.67 |
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John and Kayleigh are forced to take the morning off work due to the death of a long-standing colleague. Forever FM Playlist: They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul, R. Kelly - Ignition, Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock, Duran Duran - Ordinary World, Stiltskin - Inside, Blue - All Rise, Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles, Cyndi Lauper - True Colors, Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife, Laura Branigan - Gloria, Kylie Minogue - I Believe In You | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 6 May 2015 | 6.44 |
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John collects Kayleigh, who has woken from a late night partying, but are annoyed when they run into supermarket fishmonger Ray. To make matters worse, Kayleigh has a lunchtime date with a Japanese man. Forever FM Playlist: The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It, Olivia Newton-John and the ELO - Xanadu, Whitney Houston - How Will I Know, Ini Kamoze - Here Comes the Hotstepper, Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up, Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock 'n' Roll, Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall, The Smiths - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 13 May 2015 | 6.18 |
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While Kayleigh is excited over the previous nights events, John is more interested in his brand new hands-free phone kit. During the work shift, Kayleigh falls out with a colleague, leaving repercussions for the journey home. Forever FM Playlist: Hue and Cry - Labour of Love, Five - Keep On Movin', Hanson - MMMBop, OMC - How Bizarre, Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could, Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World, The B-52's - Love Shack | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 20 May 2015 | 6.10 |
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It's John's Nan's birthday but he's forgotten to post her card. Will he be able to put things right on the journey en route to work? As John drifts off in a daydream, he imagines himself, in leather jacket and Beatle cut, singing Cliff Richard's "Devil Woman" with Rachel from work as a lithe, cat-suited red devil-woman, dancing tauntingly around him. Forever FM Playlist: Madonna - Cherish, ABC - When Smokey Sings, Kylie Minogue - Put Yourself in My Place, INXS - New Sensation, Stereophonics - Have a Nice Day, Enrique Iglesias - Hero, Boyzone - Picture of You, Cliff Richard - Devil Woman, The Cars - Drive, Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me), Aztec Camera - Somewhere in My Heart, Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's for Real, Johnny Cash - A Thing Called Love | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 22 May 2015 | 5.78 |
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Kayleigh has a lot on her mind, so the last thing she needs is to be dressed as a blackcurrant for National Jam Week. Luckily John is on hand to give her some unwanted encouragement and advice. The episode features a 1950's faux fantasy sequence to the 1988 song Rush Hour by Jane Wiedlin. The episode ends with John playing Pure and Simple by Hear'Say on Now 48, his CD gift from Kayleigh which she says is her favourite album ever. Forever FM Playlist: John Farnham - You're the Voice, Deacon Blue - Chocolate Girl, Steve Winwood - Valerie, Rick Astley - Cry for Help, Right Said Fred - Don't Talk Just Kiss, Haircut 100 - Love Plus One, Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory, Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll, The Feeling - Never Be Lonely, Amy Grant - Baby, Baby, Extreme - More Than Words | ||||||
See also
- Marion and Geoff – similar sitcom, starring Rob Brydon, as naïve taxi driver Keith Barret, with each episode presented as a monologue, filmed by a fixed camera in the confines of his cab.
References
- 1 2 Paul Coleman (22 April 2015). "Peter Kay's Car Share: BBC show is comedian's first TV sitcom in a decade". Independent. Independent Digital News and Media. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- 1 2 "BBC One commissions Peter Kay sitcom which will premiere on BBC iPlayer". BBC Media Centre. BBC. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ↑ "Peter Kay's Car Share will get a second series". Heatworld. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Kay filming another series of car share". ITV.com. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Funnyman Peter Kay in Burnly to film Car Share". This is Lancashire. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Comic Peter Kay filming another series of Car Share". Itv.com. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Kay Announces Car Share Series 2 Release Date". itsgoneviral.com. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Kay stages exclusive premiere of new sitcom Car Share at Opera House". Blackpool Gazette. Johnston Publishing. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ Daisy Wyatt (30 April 2015). "Peter Kay's Car Share breaks BBC iPlayer record to become most popular box set premiere". Independent. Independent. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ Grace Dent (1 May 2015). "Grace Dent on TV: BBC One's Car Share actually made me laugh out loud". Independent. Independent Digital News and Media. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB.
External links
- Peter Kay's Car Share at the Internet Movie Database
- Peter Kay's Car Share at BBC Programmes
- Peter Kay's Car Share at British Comedy Guide