Bad Move
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 2017 - 2018
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Jack Dee and Kerry Godliman star as a married couple who move to the countryside from the city, but it soon all goes horribly wrong. Also features Miles Jupp, Manjinder Virk, Seann Walsh, Philip Jackson, Sue Vincent and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 6 - Village Idiot
Further details
Steve is chosen to play a key role in The Lantern Man Festival - an annual village tradition, the sinister origins of which are lost in the mists of time. As with most of these village traditions, it's largely an excuse for drunken revelry. So it's not the best time for Nicky's daughter Zoe to come and stay with them, having just split up with her boyfriend in Leeds. When Zoe takes a shine to the local bad lad Bronson, Nicky and Steve have to do their best to stop a romance blossoming. As Steve is made to don a ceremonial cloak and drag a straw figure through the village, things are hotting up - but that's nothing compared to the disastrous events which unfold at the fireworks display.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 24th October 2018
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jack Dee | Steve |
| Kerry Godliman | Nicky |
| Miles Jupp | Matt |
| Manjinder Virk | Meena |
| Seann Walsh | Grizzo |
| Philip Jackson | Ken |
| Sue Vincent | Shannon |
| Aaryan Basu | Silas |
| Isvari Ghai | Pipps |
| George Somner | Bronson |
| John Biggins | Gareth (Voice) |
| Thelma Ruby | Alice |
| Lynda Rooke | Barbara |
| Molly McGlynn | Zoe |
| Stuart Bowman | Sniper |
| Jack Dee | Writer |
| Pete Sinclair | Writer |
| Adam Miller | Director |
| Debbie Pisani (as Debs Pisani) | Producer |
| Andrew Beint | Executive Producer |
| Jack Dee | Associate Producer |
| Pete Sinclair | Associate Producer |
| Jo Alloway | Line Producer |
| Adam Bokey | Editor |
| Thorin Thompson | Production Designer |
| Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
| Natalie Rogers (as Natalie Rogers-Wenzel) | Costume Designer |
| Greg Duffield | Director of Photography |
| Vicky Voller | Make-up Designer |
| Ian Masterson | Composer |
| Joe Holweger | Composer |
| Peter Griffiths | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
The Lantern Man
As the town's Lantern Man Festival approaches, Steve is selected for the prestigious position of Keeper of the Lantern Man.
Featuring: Jack Dee (Steve), Kerry Godliman (Nicky), Miles Jupp (Matt), Manjinder Virk (Meena) & Lynda Rooke (Barbara).
Press
It is strange now to think that there was once something bracing about Jack Dee's brand of deadpan humour. The second series of this overly safe sitcom concludes with Dee's curmudgeonly city mouse being handed a key role at the village's annual festival, an honour that brings him face to face with the dreaded Lantern Man.
Gwilym Mumford, The Guardian, 24th October 2018