In The Long Run
- TV sitcom
- Sky One
- 2018 - 2020
- 19 episodes (3 series)
Semi-autobiographical comedy created by and starring Idris Elba, set in mid-1980s Hackney. Also features Bill Bailey, Madeline Appiah, Jimmy Akingbola, Kellie Shirley, Sammy Kamara and more.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Tuesday 14th January at 9pm on Sky Comedy
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 5
Further details
Agnes is introduced by a colleague to a Jamaican woman at work expecting that they will automatically get on like a house on fire... and why wouldn't they? Valentine overhears an insensitive nickname Don uses for Kobna at work and is forced to confront him.
Leon is a welcome addition to the De La Croix family unit but Kirsty begins to question Leon about his plans for the future, which has a profound effect on Bagpipes in more ways than one.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 13th November 2019
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Sky One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Idris Elba | Walter |
| Bill Bailey | Bagpipes |
| Madeline Appiah | Agnes |
| Jimmy Akingbola | Valentine |
| Kellie Shirley | Kirsty |
| Sammy Kamara | Kobna |
| Mattie Boys | Dean |
| Malaki Paul | Singing Boy |
| Ellen Thomas | Mama (Voice) |
| Shola Adewusi | Auntie Gloria |
| Amani Johnson | Melissa |
| Kevin Bishop | Don |
| Curtis Walker | Leon |
| Alex Lowe | Dave |
| Isabelle Allen | Kerry |
| Jo Martin | Yvonne |
| Naomi Cooper-Davis | Jane |
| Kadeem Ramsay | Barney |
| Janet Kumah | Auntie Joy |
| Jon MacQueen | Series Consultant |
| Grace Ofori-Attah | Story Supervisor |
| Fraser Ayres | Writer |
| Sandy Johnson | Director |
| Alex Walsh-Taylor | Producer |
| Idris Elba | Executive Producer |
| Gina Carter | Executive Producer |
| Jon Mountague | Executive Producer |
| Ana Garanito | Associate Producer |
| Alison B Matthews | Line Producer |
| Adam Bokey | Editor |
| Damien Creagh | Production Designer |
| Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
| Amanda Monk | Costume Designer |
| Simon Vickery | Director of Photography |
| Maxine Dallas | Make-up Designer |
| James BKS | Composer |
| Matt Bell (as Matthew Bell) | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
As Melissa's adoption party gears up, Bagpipes (Bill Bailey) is starting to think his estranged parents "might be a little bit racist" - which a visit to them with Walter may or may not confirm ("Would you like me to see if next door has a can of Lilt?" asks Mum). Great fun, great 80s soundtrack, too.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 13th November 2019