Peter Kay

Peter Kay's new comedy sees him play supermarket worker John, who is forced to share his journey to work with Kayleigh (Sian Gibson). The first trip doesn't go well, with Kayleigh spilling her urine sample in his face. But things improve as she entertains him with her Cilla Black and Miss Piggy impressions while he reluctantly warms to her chat and penchant for local radio. Gentle comedy, with both of them capturing the understated nature of a revelatory car journey with someone you barely know. Continues on Thursday.

Radio Times review

The perils of a car-sharing scheme and the enforced companionship of strangers is at the core of Peter Kay's new comedy series (which debuted on BBC iPlayer).

Kay, who co-wrote and directed, is John, a drone at a huge DIY store who volunteers to drive a colleague to and from work. She's Kayleigh (Sian Gibson) a voluble, nosey, over-sharing woman with a love for Forever FM and its non-stop diet of cheesy 1980s pop hits.

It's a gentle observational comedy, rather than a laugh-riot, and actually it's not particularly funny. But there are occasional sparks of Kay-ness, little throw-away lines that recall the halcyon days of Phoenix Nights, and Gibson is great, her remorseless cheerfulness hiding a lonely core. We can see where it's all leading, but it's an amiable journey.

Peter Kay's Car Share, BBC One, review: 'very funny'

Peter Kay's Car Share (BBC One) was the Beeb's first motoring-based programme since Top Gear-gate. Fortunately for a sitcom, it was very funny and full of gentle charm. The opposite of Jeremy Clarkson at a cold buffet, in fact.

Peter Kay's Car Share is no Phoenix Nights

Ninety-nine per cent of the show is shot inside Kay's little red fiat and we've got a feeling this *might* get a little bit tedious a few episodes in...

Car Share review: Peter Kay shines

I was utterly charmed by both the writing and Kay's performance.

Peter Kay's Car Share, BBC One

Comic's first sitcom in a decade is a delight.

Peter Kay's Car Share review

Peter Kay's long-expressed admiration of Porridge shows he has an appreciation for the humour that comes from trapping people together. Rising Damp, Steptoe And Son, it's all the same. In Car Share he's repeated the trick.

TV review: Peter Kay's Car Share

It seems obvious that John and Kayleigh are going to get together, a gentle romance formed within the leather confines of a rush hour Fiat 500L. That's all very nice, but that's all it is.

Peter Kay's funniest moments

As the Lancashire comedian Peter Kay's new sitcom Car Share airs on BBC One, we take a look back at some of his funniest moments and jokes.