Angus Barnett

A new BBC3 sitcom set the beautiful scenery of West Yorkshire, but with the sort of scatological and sexual references that are seemingly compulsory for a BBC3 comedy commission these days. The odd combination does make this seem like some form of Two Pints of Summer Wine, but writer Tony Pitts (who also appears as a cafe owner with OCD) has crafted a fluffy view of Gemma (Anna Gilthorpe), a girl whose desperation to become famous leads her to make some bad career choices, including hooking up with a crooked agent (Angus Barnett).

Gilthorpe is charming as the ditzy wannabe and manages to make the cast of extreme caricatures around her more tolerable. Standing out in the cast, though, are Gwyneth Powell (aka Grange Hill's legendary Mrs McCluskey) as Gemma's Nan and Emma Kearney as Janet, Kenny's scheming wife/assistant.