Back (TV series)


Back is a British sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. It was filmed and is set in and around Stroud, Gloucestershire. The six-part series was created by Simon Blackwell, and premiered on Channel 4 on 6 September 2017. A second series of six episodes was announced in November 2017; filming was scheduled to begin in October 2019.

Plot

After the death of his father Laurie, 42-year-old Stephen is set to take over the family business, the John Barleycorn pub, in Stroud, Gloucestershire. His plans are interrupted when Andrew, a former foster child briefly raised by Stephen's parents, returns to his life eager to renew his relationship with the family. While Andrew quickly charms the rest of Stephen's family - including his mother Ellen, sister Cass and uncle Geoff - Stephen resents Andrew and views him as "a glib, dangerous sociopath who's about to steal his family, his business and his life". Andrew fondly remembers the time he spent living with the family as happy, whereas Stephen remembers the same time as miserable.

Cast

Reception

The series received good reviews but low viewing figures, similar to Mitchell and Webb's last sitcom, Peep Show.