Back
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2017 - 2021
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Also features Penny Downie, Louise Brealey, Geoffrey McGivern, Jessica Gunning, Oliver Maltman and more.
Streaming rank this week: 2,227
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Series 1, Episode 5
Further details
With the fire insurance policy out of date, Andrew buys Cass's shares so he can renovate the pub. Cass and Ellen hail him as a hero. A furious Stephen, fuelled by what is now his customary 'morning wine', takes Maureen for a walk and she escapes into the woods; Stephen almost immediately wishes she hadn't.
Dognappers demand money from Stephen or they will kill Maureen, but help could be at hand. Some new intel from Alison about a local planning decision looks like being the key to revelling exactly why Andrew has returned to the John Barleycorn after 30 years. Cass finally goes off on her six-month travelling odyssey, and the family soon learn that she's got married to an unlikely man.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 4th October 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| David Mitchell | Stephen |
| Robert Webb | Andrew |
| Penny Downie | Ellen |
| Louise Brealey | Cass |
| Geoffrey McGivern | Uncle Geoff |
| Olivia Poulet | Alison |
| Caius Luckyn-Malone | Young Andrew |
| Sebastian Patterson | Young Stephen |
| Madeleine Bowyer | Jo |
| Wayne Cater | Birdwatcher |
| Richard Pepple | DS Howard |
| Clive Russell | Paul |
| Craig Russell | Builder |
| Mark Weinman | Carl Walters |
| Simon Blackwell | Writer |
| Will Smith | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ian Martin | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Will Smith | Script Editor |
| Ben Palmer | Director |
| Kate Daughton | Producer |
| Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
| David Mitchell | Executive Producer |
| Robert Webb | Executive Producer |
| Simon Blackwell | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
| Mark Henson | Editor |
| Rosy Thomas | Production Designer |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
| John Sorapure | Director of Photography |
| Lynsey Moore | Costume Designer |
| Lisa Kennedy | Make-up Designer |
| Oli Julian | Composer |
| Adam Young | 1st Assistant Director |
| Jesse Armstrong | Story Consultant |
| Tony Roche | Story Consultant |
Videos
Clean up after your dog
Things are still not going well for Stephen. He has a nasty run in when walking his dog Maureen, resulting in a man shouting at him: 'They should exterminate vermin like you. You are subhuman filth!'
Featuring: David Mitchell (Stephen) & Wayne Cater (Birdwatcher).
Someone's Dead On Purpose
Stephen stumbles upon a dead body.
Featuring: David Mitchell (Stephen) & Robert Webb (Andrew).
Dog Hostage Situation
Dog hostage negotiations can be tricky...
Featuring: David Mitchell (Stephen), Robert Webb (Andrew), Olivia Poulet (Alison), Geoffrey McGivern (Uncle Geoff) & Mark Weinman (Carl Walters).
Press
Penultimate episode of the unofficial Peep Show reunion, and Andrew continues to usurp Stephen at the John Barleycorn. When disaster strikes at the pub - rather conveniently, perhaps - Andrew buys Cass's shares in order to undertake renovations. While the influence of Jez and Mark looms large, Back is tight and watchable in its own right, with the possibility that Andrew could be a manipulative sociopath - or, at best, a Walter Mitty type - adding some edge.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 4th October 2017