Car Share
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2015 - 2020
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom about two workers thrown together in a company car share scheme, who soon find a potential romance blossoms. Stars Peter Kay, Sian Gibson, Danny Swarsbrick and Guy Garvey.
Episode menu
Finale Specials - The Finale
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 28th May 2018
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Peter Kay | John Redmond |
| Sian Gibson | Kayleigh Kitson |
| Guy Garvey | Steve |
| Paul Coleman | Writer |
| Peter Kay | Writer |
| Sian Gibson | Writer |
| Peter Kay | Director |
| Gill Isles | Producer |
| Margaret Mubarek | Executive Producer |
| Lynn Roberts | Line Producer |
| Matt Brown | Editor |
| Jim Holloway | Production Designer |
| Rick Laxton | Casting Director |
| Rebecca McManus | Costume Designer |
| Andy Hibbert | Director of Photography |
| Nadine Al-Samarraie | Make-up Designer |
| James Jayawardena | Composer |
| Amanda Neal | 1st Assistant Director |
Videos
The Finale trailer
John and Kayleigh were not in good place the last time we saw them, but what happened next?
Featuring: Peter Kay (John Redmond) & Sian Gibson (Kayleigh Kitson).
How Car Share ended
John and Kayleigh were not in a good place the last time we saw them, but what happened next?
Featuring: Peter Kay (John Redmond) & Sian Gibson (Kayleigh Kitson).
Press
Peter Kay's Car Share ended with just - just - enough grit to redeem it from wholesale mawkishness. Sight gags - a billboard for C4's forthcoming My Big Fat Undateable Bake Off - and local radio trickles ("Forever FM... get in touch with your favourite bubble-wrap memories...") helped, and Kay and Sian Gibson gelled as ever, but you wonder whether both aren't just a little glad to get shot of it, after an unsuccessful (worse, just unfunny) improvised recent episode for which they got pelters on (sigh) social media. It'll still be hailed as something of a delight in reminding us of the glories that can be found in the dullest of routine lives, but I hadn't quite remembered the relative grubbiness of some of the gags. Then again, life - the idea of human perfection being, remember, preposterous - is mostly grubby. Amen to that.
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 3rd June 2018Peter Kay's Car Share finale review
For the most part it was weak, bland and pretty boring stuff.
Andy Lloyd, Telly Binge, 31st May 2018Car Share (BBC One) review
What he has manged to do in 12 episodes though is create a classic akin to Fawlty Towers.
Shouting At The Telly, 30th May 2018Review - Peter Kay's Car Share: The Finale
It's titled The Finale, but is it?
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th May 2018Peter Kay's Car Share finale review
Peter Kay's Car Share finale didn't need to exist - but you'd need a heart of stone not to be moved by it anyway.
Stuart Heritage, i Newspaper, 29th May 2018Although Peter Kay has spent 2018 out of the spotlight due to what the comic has described as "unforeseen family circumstances", he has still managed to put out the final two episodes of his beloved Bafta-winning sitcom. The first, Car Share: Unscripted, was a hit-and-miss improvised episode that included a joke some viewers considered transphobic. Will this overall finale be a more decisive hit? And will John (Kay) and Kayleigh (Sian Gibson) drive off into the sunset?
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 28th May 2018Peter Kay's Car Share finale - the verdict
It was the final episode that fans had been hoping for - Peter Kay's Car Share drew to a close with the "will they, won't they" relationship between John and Kayleigh finally resolved. Sort of.
BBC, 28th May 2018TV review: Peter Kay's Car Share, The Finale, BBC1
Well that was about as soppy as everyone expected Peter Kay's very last Car Share to be.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2018Peter Kay's Car Share, review: a perfect finale
So John and Kayleigh drove off into the sunset together in Peter Kay's Car Share. Well, no, actually they didn't, because Peter Kay had a nifty little joke up his sleeve for the last scene of this funny and poignant, but never icky, finale.
Veronica Lee, The Telegraph, 28th May 2018Peter Kay's Car Share reaches end of the road
Resisting the drive towards sentimentality, Kay delivers a high achievement in 21st century TV comedy.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 28th May 2018Peter Kay's Car Share: The Finale, BBC Two review
Take that! John and Kayleigh get it together in a wonderful last road trip.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 28th May 2018Peter Kay's Car Share risks harming its legacy
I still have enough faith in his comedic integrity for there to be several testing bends and large potholes in the road yet for John and Kayleigh. The course of true love never did run smooth, especially on the ring-roads of Greater Manchester.
Gerald Gilbert, i Newspaper, 25th May 2018Car Share, the finale, review
Slapstick, tears and a surprise appearance from Peter Kay.
Veronica Lee, The Telegraph, 8th April 2018