Episodes: Series 1, Episode 4 - British Comedy Guide

TV sitcom
BBC Two
2011 - 2018
41 episodes (5 series)

Anglo-American sitcom about a British couple who try to recreate their UK sitcom hit for American audiences with disastrous results. Stars Matt LeBlanc, Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan, Kathleen Rose Perkins, John Pankow and more.

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Series 1, Episode 4

Sean and Beverly have to retrieve Matt from a seedy bar in the outskirts of LA so that the paparazzo waiting outside won't see him driving home drunk.

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Further details

Episodes. Image shows from L to R: Sean Lincoln (Stephen Mangan), Matt LeBlanc (Matt LeBlanc). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions / BBC

What follows is an all-night road trip which takes the trio from a run-in with the paparazzo to Matt's ex-wife's house and finally to his sons' bedroom where Matt is forced to confront the mess he's made of his life.

The transformative evening even manages to bring Beverly and Matt closer together. The question is: for how long?

Broadcast details

Date: Monday 31^st January 2011
Time: 10pm
Channel: BBC Two
Length: 30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Matt LeBlanc	Matt LeBlanc
Tamsin Greig	Beverly Lincoln
Stephen Mangan	Sean Lincoln
Mircea Monroe	Morning Randolph

Guest cast
Anna-Maria Everett	Florinda (Maid)
Demetri Goritsas	Pucks Director
Martin McDougall	Pucks Assistant Director
Eros Vlahos	'Pucks!' Boy
Gerard Monaco	Paparazzo
Fiona Glascott	Diane (Matt's Ex-Wife)
Rachel Shelley	Kendra (Matt's Girlfriend)

Writing team
David Crane	Writer
Jeffrey Klarik	Writer

Production team
James Griffiths	Director
Pat Lees	Producer
David Crane	Producer
Jeffrey Klarik	Producer
Jimmy Mulville	Executive Producer
David Crane	Executive Producer
Jeffrey Klarik	Executive Producer
Nigel Williams	Editor
Grenville Horner	Production Designer
Mark Thomas	Composer

Videos

Rescuing Matt

Beverly and Sean go to pick up Matt when he needs to be driven home from a bar to escape the paparazzi. Beverly however is less than impressed with Matt's attitude.

Featuring: Tamsin Greig (Beverly Lincoln), Matt LeBlanc (Matt LeBlanc) & Stephen Mangan (Sean Lincoln).

Matt meets Florinda

Housekeeper Florinda comes in for her morning shift to find Matt LeBlanc, and in her mind 'Joey', in the kitchen and can hardly contain herself.

Featuring: Tamsin Greig (Beverly Lincoln), Matt LeBlanc (Matt LeBlanc) & Anna-Maria Everett (Florinda).

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