Common Ground
- TV comedy drama
- Sky Atlantic
- 2013
- 10 episodes (1 series)
Series of mockumentary comedy shorts starring actors including Johnny Vegas, Katy Brand, Jessica Hynes and Simon Day. Stars Tom Davis, Eleanor Lawrence, Sean Pertwee, Brendan Coyle, Charles Dance and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Patricia
Further details
Local Councillor Patricia David (Jessica Hynes) seems to have perfected the art of getting away with making terrible work and life decisions.
Approaching menopause, on mixed medication, single and living on her own, Patricia David manages to dodge professional bullets with sheer luck and a talent for being somewhere else - both mentally and physically - at exactly the right time.
Notes
Previously known as Politically Incorrect.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 4th February 2013
- Time
- 9:15pm
- Channel
- Sky Atlantic
- Length
- 15 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jessica Hynes | Patricia David |
| Lisa Hammond | Louise |
| Jessica Bell (as Jess Bell) | Samantha |
| Karl Theobald | Klive Richards |
| Sara Pascoe | TV Reporter |
| Daphne Cheung | Kim Cheung |
| Gary Beadle | John Kettle |
| Jessica Hynes | Writer |
| Dave Lambert (as David Lambert) | Director |
| Alison MacPhail | Producer |
| Henry Normal | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
| Nick Webb | Editor |
| Sarah Finlay | Production Designer |
| Brian Sykes | Production Designer |
| Gresby Nash | Composer |
Video
Patricia - Preview
Jessica Hynes stars as Patricia, a middle-age, menopausal local councillor.
Featuring: Lisa Hammond (Louise), Jessica Hynes (Patricia David) & Gary Beadle (John Kettle).