Peter Kay

The second run of the brilliant car-set sitcom draws to a close. As it begins, John is leaving his nan at his house to wait indoors for a parcel delivery ("Sky's on, and there's quiche in the fridge"), before heading over to pick up Kayleigh (the excellent Sian Gibson), who has somehow locked herself in her house. Despite umpteen laughs, this is ultimately an episode that deals with some of the bigger issues outside the pair's unusually compact world.

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After debuting as a complete boxset on BBC iPlayer, season two of Peter Kay's superb supermini-set sitcom continues its terrestrial run. John is looking forward to a day trip to Wigan for a full English with an old store manager pal under the pretext of dropping off some work bumf. Kayleigh, however, has other ideas, deftly pulling a sickie from her supermarket shift so they can both reap the benefits of a Dairylea Dunkers 2-for-1 days out offer.

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Peter Kay's Car Share, Episode Four, review

I'm afraid I cracked. I'd seen so many references on social media to the final episode of Car Share from people who had watched it on iPlayer I couldn't handle the tension any longer. I had to watch it. And it doesn't disappoint.

Kay's wonderfully gentle, Fiat-set comedy continues its second run, with John and Kayleigh not on their way to the office but rather to their annual work do. Most of the episode is spent following their journey home from the party alongside foul-mouthed Elsie (Game of Thrones's Conleth Hill). As usual, though, it's the pair's will-they, won't-they relationship - this time soundtracked by Forever FM's romantic nighttime offerings - that keep this comic vehicle on track.

If only someone had laughed at Hitler, says the Big Yin. Laughter is so powerful that if just one person had snorted while Adolf was his ranting and raving, the course of history might have changed.

Despite his age and illness, Billy Connolly is still laughing. This show celebrates the comedian by offering us a big messy mix of interviews, clips from his stand-up and chat show appearances, and favourite memories of fans from all over the world, from East Kilbride to Qatar.

We hear from celebrity fans such as Eric Idle, Judi Dench, Andy Murray, Elton John and Peter Kay, but while these jolly messages are nice, the best moments come when it's just Connolly.

He is also interviewed, and he recalls how it was impossible to walk down the street in Glasgow without everyone saying hello ... and his wee girl marvelling at how daddy knew everybody!

John (Peter Kay) is in designated-driver mode tonight as he ferries Kayleigh (Sian Gibson) to the annual work do - he as a hefty Harry Potter, she a diminutive Hagrid - and back. it is the return leg that really shines because the pair are joined by Elsie from the deli counter (played by the superb Conketh Hill), a brash, waspish transgender woman dressed as an enormous Smurf, blogs a lift home, to John's annoyance. She is wonderful. "They broke the mound when they made Elsie," slurs Kayleigh. "Broke the mound?" says John. "They shut the factory."

Peter Kay's Car Share, Episode Two, BBC1/iPlayer review

There's an obvious undertow of potential romance in this second series, with the pop songs from Forever FM commentating on the unspoken feelings between John and Kayleigh. But towards the end of the episode it looks like the unspoken is about to be spoken.