Going Forward
- TV sitcom
- BBC Four
- 2016
- 3 episodes (1 series)
Sitcom sequel to BBC Four medical comedy Getting On, following nurse Kim Wilde at home and after leaving the NHS. Stars Jo Brand, Omid Djalili, Tom Davis, Helen Griffin, Ben Colbert and Imogen Byron
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2
Further details
Time's passed by, their Mum's bungalow has been sold and the money split between the two sisters; but with Mum's health taking a turn for the worse, Kim and Jackie have had to put their escape plans on hold.
Worse follows as the true cost of mum's stroke emerges, and the dreaded question of care costs are raised. With Jackie in tow as she does her rounds, Kim opens her sister's eyes to a less-than-rosy life of drip stands and incontinence pads, as she rushes to keep up with her appointments.
At the airport Dave and Terry enjoy a more leisurely way of life as they kill yet more time waiting for clients and putting the world to rights. Kelly's missed Spelling Bee offers mixed blessings, with Dave left in a dilemma and Iraq back on the agenda. The sat nav has the final word.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 26th May 2016
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jo Brand | Kim Wilde |
| Omid Djalili | Dave Wilde |
| Tom Davis | Terry |
| Helen Griffin | Jackie |
| Ben Colbert | Max Wilde |
| Imogen Byron | Kelly Wilde |
| Lorna Sinclair | Mrs Williams |
| Martin Gordon | Mr Whyte |
| Lalita Ahmed | Mrs Popat |
| Lewis Macleod | Satnav (Voice) |
| Jo Brand | Writer |
| Geoff Atkinson | Writer |
| Helen Griffin | Script Development |
| Michael Cumming | Director |
| Geoff Atkinson | Producer |
| Gregor Sharp | Executive Producer |
| Adam Bokey | Editor |
| Jim Holloway | Production Designer |
Press
Among Going Forward's many successes, it offers a stinging portrait of perils of health privatisation. It would have been even greater if its predecessor had been allowed to continue for more than three series: given the current crises within the NHS, it couldn't have been more compelling. But then, as with Going Forward, it was tucked away on BBC Four.
I have a feeling that the answer to my prayers might be a matter of platforms: just as Netflix has been a boon for US comedy, so you'd hope that might be the case when it starts commissioning British comedy: and now it's started commissioning British drama, how long can that be?
Hugh Montgomery, i Newspaper, 27th May 2016Jo Brand continues her rewarding relationship with naturalistic comedy in this drily enjoyable series revealing more of the life of Kim Wilde, the care assistant first seen in BBC4/z]'s Getting On. Jackie and Kim are facing up to having to pay £875 a week for their mum's care following her stroke. Husband Dave (Omid Djalili), meanwhile, must contend with a bilingual satnav, and "helpful" suggestions from his co-worker Terry (the very funny Tom Davis).
John Robinson, The Guardian, 26th May 2016