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Peter Kay
Peter Kay

Peter Kay

  • 51 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and director

Press clippings Page 19

An ode to Forever FM

The brilliance of Forever FM sounds like a response to all those who claimed that Kay was merely a nostalgia peddler.

Antonia Quirke, The New Statesman, 7th May 2017

Peter Kay's Car Share: a rare treat of a sitcom

With series two over and no further episodes on the horizon, we salute funny, warm, clever sitcom Peter Kay's Car Share...

Gem Wheeler, Den Of Geek, 3rd May 2017

Come on Kay, give Car Share fans the ending we deserve

A festive special - where Car Share Lancastrian lovebirds finally kiss under the supermarket mistletoe - would be just the Christmas gift the nation needs. Pass the Quality Street and cue up that Marillion ballad.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 3rd May 2017

I must say I'd been dreading the moment that finally did arrive in Peter Kay's Car Share last night. The moment, that is, when romance might finally overshadow Kay's usual sharply-observed knockabout, as it has been threatening to for some time. I knew that, sooner or later, something was going to give in the ever-closer friendship of John Redmond (Kay) and Kayleigh Kitson (Sian Gibson). John was dreading it too, but I was certainly relieved that "the moment" when she tells her co-worker, in terms, that he is "the one" was handled so gracefully. Comedy and romance don't often mix readily, like the contents of a pot noodle, but in Car Share somehow the writing and acting transcended the usual rom-com gruesomeness. For that, and a fleeting appearance of a Bolton lollipop lady in an emerald green burka, the BBC must give Kay, Gibson and the bright red Fiat 500L another outing. But please - no schmaltz.

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 3rd May 2017

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.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 2nd May 2017

No Series 3 for Peter Kay's Car Share

Peter Kay has said that there won't be any more episodes of his hit sitcom Car Share. He said: "You've got to get out while the going's good."

British Comedy Guide, 2nd May 2017

Peter Kay's Car Share restores your faith in humanity

I clutch at John and Kayleigh's potential for happiness as if at straws.

Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 2nd May 2017

Come on Peter Kay, give us a Car Share Xmas special

We don't need a third series of the BBC sitcom - but surely there has to be one more festive spin left in Forever FM and the Fiat 500?

Frances Taylor, Radio Times, 2nd May 2017

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.

Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 25th April 2017

How Guy Garvey's Car Share cameo came about

The writer and star of the BBC One comedy reveals why he wanted the Elbow singer to join the cast for series two.

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 25th April 2017

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