Hold The Sunset
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2018 - 2019
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Alison Steadman, John Cleese and Jason Watkins star in this sitcom as a widow, her boyfriend, and her adult son who has moved back home. Also features Rosie Cavaliero, Joanna Scanlan, Anne Reid, James Cosmo, Peter Egan and more.
Streaming rank this week: 7,250
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Series 2, Episode 4 - The Lemming Family
Further details
Edith and Phil discover a bookshop hosting local author Wendy Stevens, conducting a signing of her inaugural book, The Lemming Family. However, Phil is later outraged to find out that the characters are thinly disguised portraits of himself and the family.
Roger's hopes of becoming a Social Services-supported carer look like being revived, though not quite in the way he imagines when the infamous Mrs Pool makes a reappearance.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 23rd August 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Alison Steadman | Edith |
| John Cleese | Phil |
| Jason Watkins | Roger |
| Rosie Cavaliero | Wendy Stevens |
| Anne Reid | Queenie Gale |
| James Cosmo | Bob |
| Peter Egan | Jack Dugdale |
| Sue Johnston | Joan |
| Suzanne Packer | Mrs Pool |
| Alexandra Roach | Felicity |
| Robert McKewley | Sign Remover |
| Helen Monks | Helen |
| Kara-Leah Fernandes | Ophelia |
| Ky Discala | TV Presenter |
| Charles McKeown | Writer |
| Sandy Johnson | Director |
| Moira Williams | Producer |
| Humphrey Barclay | Producer |
| Chris Sussman | Executive Producer |
| Adam Bokey | Editor |
| David Hitchcock | Production Designer |
| Kevin Riddle | Casting Director |
| June Nevin | Costume Designer |
| Trevelyan Oliver | Director of Photography |
| Nichola Bellamy | Make-up Designer |
| Theo Vidgen | Composer |
| Nick Gorman | 1st Assistant Director |
| Gregor Sharp | Commissioning Editor |
Press
Frauds are at the fore in this week's instalment of the pleasingly superannuated west London comedy. Phil (John Cleese) self-combusts on realising that Wendy's book of animal stories mirrors his own life, and social services spring a surprise on scammer Roger by giving him what he wanted - almost.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 23rd August 2019