Home Time

Home Time reaches its conclusion after six delightfully droll weeks, which means the end of Gaynor's silence on what exactly drove her back to Cov. But first the gang end up at their school reunion, where rumours about what she's been up to spread around the library to the sound of Paul's band playing Kula Shaker covers. It's too dry and understated to have been an attention-grabber for BBC2, but the lack of showiness has been to its credit, and tonight's episode is a fine end to a taut and thoroughly original comedy.

Home Time proves BBC's comedy credentials

The BBC sitcom about a local girl returning to her home town after 12 years is a brilliant, sophisticated, low-key show.

Home Time: Peace out. Laterz. Be safe.

Hello. It's my last chance to write one of these, so I'm really going to give it some.

Shifted from its usual Monday-night slot, the penultimate episode of Home Time brings the sadness that's been bubbling under the silliness right to the surface. It's Kelly's 30th birthday and the gang host a budget spa day in celebration (which means dropping a soluble aspirin in the bath). But a night out in Cov reminds them that life is moving forwards, whether they like it or not. And they really, really don't.

Home Time: Bucket

Hello again. In Home Time episode five, The Girls finally hear the tick of the Growing Up Clock, as Kelly turns 30.

Home Time: Underdressed

Hello. We've decided to take this in turns. This week, Emma's 'doing up her hall'. I must again emphasise that this is not a euphemism. Not as far as I know. Either way, you're stuck with me.

Taking her UCAS form round to Becky's last week failed to sort Gaynor out with the job of her dreams, so perhaps she'll have more luck with the man part of her checklist, especially now that Liam-Gallagher-lookalike Paul Walsh is back in town. The premise is simple - grown-up women acting like teenage girls - but it's still very funny, especially when Gaynor calls her mum a "life-sapping dickhead". She's not wrong.

By studying what made Gavin & Stacey such a success, this sadcom offers an antidote to its predecessor's optimism and happy-go-lucky charm. Featuring emotionally distant parents and bitter schoolchums as opposed to tight-knit families and strong schooldays pals, it's no shock that prodigal daughter Gaynor - who's returned home at the age of 29 - ends up in a massive ruck with her mum. Still, her buddies help by tracking down Gaynor's old flame Paul Walsh, the one that got away...

Emma Fryer on Home Time

Home Time's Emma Fryer writes... Hello. I've never written a blog before. I'm not really sure what to talk about but here goes.

The first episode of Home Time was excellent, so it's a relief to find that they didn't use all of the best lines in it. Gaynor is still shellshocked about her return to Coventry, so her overbearing friends and family take charge of her life. Business demon Becky, a fictional Ruth Badger with a raging libido, hosts a "dinner party-cum-skills showcase" at her one-room showhome, while Mel sorts out her love life by asking who she fancies. But it's Gaynor's fake Irish mum (Marian McLoughlin) who once again steals the show.