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: 4,129
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Mitchell & Webb sitcom Back to be adapted by HBO
Back, the 2017 to 2021 Channel 4 sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, is set to be re-made for American audiences by HBO.
British Comedy Guide, 1st October 202410 little-known UK sitcoms that US viewers need to watch
Only a few British sitcoms make an impression in the United States, but there are plenty of hilarious shows which deserve bigger international audiences. While shows like Fawlty Towers, Blackadder and The Office have had plenty of success in America, this is merely the tip of the iceberg. British comedy doesn't always translate well overseas, so people don't often give lesser-known British sitcoms a chance.
Ben Protheroe, Screen Rant, 28th July 2024Back knows the provincial pub is Britain in microcosm
This comedy series starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb also has deep feeling for its boozer's denizens.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 27th January 2021Review: Back & Finding Alice
Reviews of the return of Mitchell & Webb's sitcom and ITV's new comedy drama.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 23rd January 2021Back review
Return of sibling-rivalry comedy with Mitchell and Webb.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 22nd January 2021Back review
Whether you can stomach the lurches from pitch-black humour about mental illness to banter about fizzy drinks in the bar depends chiefly on how much you enjoy Mitchell and Webb as a sitcom double act. Fans of their previous series, Peep Show, might love it. I can't say I do.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 22nd January 2021Back review
Mitchell and Webb return to offer some comfort viewing.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 22nd January 2021Back series two review
To judge the new series of Back on the strength of its first episode would be like ruling on a movie on the first 20 minutes. For while the show is certainly funny, the main aim of creator Simon Blackwell is to set the wheels in motion for a captivating psychodrama that will play out over the following five weeks.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st January 2021TV review: Back, Series Two, C4
Now this is more like it. At the risk of sounding like a fogeyish version of the David Mitchell character in Peep Show/real life this is a proper good old grown up comedy. Not really a sitcom at all though judging by the first episode of the second series, but hang around, there is definitely humour to be sniffed out here.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st January 2021