Car Share

Car Share: A tedious shadow of a once-promising series

By the end of the episode, both characters are firmly buckled in, back where they belong. Let's just hope that as the series progresses, so too does the plot line. At the moment, it's pure and simple: Car Share is a boring shadow of a well-executed first series.

Peter Kay's on the road to nowhere

I was one of the few people who hadn't seen it the first time around so when the second series of Car Share aired last night, expectations were high. They were not met.

Kayleigh Kitson's journey to work made no sense

Fans of Car Share were loving the return of the hit Peter Kay comedy last night. But they couldn't help noticing Kayleigh Kitson's convoluted journey from Salford to Cheetham Hill - no wonder she said she was "shattered."

Preview - Car Share

Car Share is a brilliant sitcom, in that thanks to it that it became cool to like Peter Kay again.

The beautifully observed comedy returns and, since we have been away, Kayleigh (Sian Gibson) has moved in with her sister. This means she's not commuting to work with John (Peter Kay), so the two instead wibble away via mobile. Barring a spot of bother involving a cyclist and a water bottle, not much happens, but the will-they-won't-they dynamic and dialogue are more than enough in themselves. Kayleigh: "I thought you'd gone all Darren Drown." John: "Derren ..."

What Peter Kay's Car Share playlist can tell us

Stuart Maconie has been a friend of the comedian for decades - here he reveals how they bonded over pop music and being altar boys.

Peter Kay's Car Share Series 2 preview

The new series starts tonight of this award-winning sitcom, which gained much praise but which I found underwhelming, and even a tiny bit dull.

Sian Gibson interview

Sian Gibson has reunited with Peter Kay for the most eagerly awaited comedy of the year, the second series of Car Share.

Peter Kay's Car Share Series 2 preview

Car Share is predominantly more 'warm feeling inside' comedy than the laugh-out-loud sort, though it certainly has its moments of the latter.

Peter Kay's Car Share playlist by the numbers

Here are the tracks pumping out of John's car - with a bit of statistical analysis thrown in.