Martin Fishback
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2022
- 1 pilot
Comedy following the life of tactless, middle-class dad Martin Fishback as he follows his ambition to become a crime writer. Stars Fergus Craig, Samantha Spiro, Nathan Foad, Declan Baxter and Ambika Mod
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2022
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Stars
- Fergus Craig, Samantha Spiro, Nathan Foad, Declan Baxter and Ambika Mod
- Writers
- Fergus Craig and Paul Doolan
- Director
- Adam Jenkins
- Producers
- Alison Marlow, Neil Webster, Gregor Sharp, Fergus Craig, Paul Doolan, Karen Morton, Stephen Abrahams and Sonia Jawaheer
- Company
Comedy following tactless middle-class dad Martin Fishback as he decides to become a successful novelist, having being made redundant after 25 years in the toothpaste industry. Put on the spot by an incompetent police officer, Martin settles on writing a detective crime thriller and heads into his home town of Exeter, AKA the crime capital of east Devon, for inspiration.
Meanwhile, Martin's son Marcus returns home from university to introduce his girlfriend to his parents. The socially inept Martin is keen to impress with his writing, and what would have just been a typically awkward family dinner descends into drama worthy of any award-winning detective novel.
Catch-up
Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 9th February 2022 at 10:15pm on BBC Two
- Episode length
- 15 minutes