Two Doors Down
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two / BBC One
- 2013 - 2023
- 47 episodes (7 series)
Comedy focused on Latimer Crescent residents Eric and Beth Baird, plus their neighbours and immediate family. Stars Arabella Weir, Alex Norton, Doon Mackichan, Jonathan Watson, Elaine C. Smith and more.
- Christmas Special repeated tomorrow at 10:30pm on BBC Scotland
Streaming rank this week: 2,817
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1
Further details
A very tanned Cathy and Colin have returned from a luxury cruise and seem strangely keen to persuade neighbours Eric and Beth to join them on their next trip. There's confusion - until it becomes clear they have the ulterior motive of a cheap deal in their sights.
With Eric and Beth politely declining, the determined couple have another target in mind. Christine, fresh from a PPI refund windfall, wants to crow about her good fortune and Beth is railroaded into holding a celebratory barbecue - the perfect moment for the holiday bargain hunters to pounce.
It's not long before moods turn foul though, along with the weather, and Colin and Cathy take the hump when their plan is rumbled, storming off and taking their barbecue with them.
Cathy has the last laugh when a mishap leaves Christine as charred as the sausages on the grill. Ian and Jaz meanwhile, have decided to buy a flat together.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 21st November 2016
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Thursday 9th January 2025 at 9:30pm on BBC Scotland
Cast & crew
| Arabella Weir | Beth |
| Alex Norton | Eric |
| Doon Mackichan | Cathy |
| Jonathan Watson | Colin |
| Elaine C. Smith | Christine |
| Jamie Quinn | Ian |
| Sharon Rooney | Sophie |
| Harki Bhambra | Jaz |
| Simon Carlyle | Writer |
| Gregor Sharp | Writer |
| Sasha Ransome | Director |
| Catherine Gosling Fuller | Producer |
| Steven Canny | Executive Producer |
| Ewan Angus | Executive Producer |
| Chris Sussman | Executive Producer |
| Simon Carlyle | Associate Producer |
| Gregor Sharp | Associate Producer |
| Pete Drinkwater | Editor |
| Greg Shaw | Production Designer |
| Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
| Carole K. Fraser | Costume Designer |
| Greg Duffield | Director of Photography |
| Jacqui Mallett | Make-up Designer |
| Morris Milne | 1st Assistant Director |
Videos
Anything to drink?
Christine is in fine form!
Featuring: Alex Norton (Eric), Arabella Weir (Beth), Jonathan Watson (Colin) & Elaine C. Smith (Christine).
He's been at the lap dancing
Colin explains that the lap dancing joint he went to was actually quite a classy place.
Featuring: Alex Norton (Eric), Arabella Weir (Beth), Jonathan Watson (Colin), Doon Mackichan (Cathy) & Elaine C. Smith (Christine).
Press
In the first in a new series of the woeful Scottish sitcom, Christine is bowled over when she receives an unexpectedly sizeable PPI payout, so Cathy persuades her that the occasion should be suitably marked with some kind of party. At short notice, Eric and Beth reluctantly throw a barbecue punctuated with some souvenirs from Cathy and Colin's recent cruise around the Med. Every bit as funny as Mrs Brown's Boys (make of that what you will).
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 21st November 2016Interview: Elaine C. Smith
Elaine C. Smith says sitcom Two Doors Down has saved her love of telly comedy.
Bill Gibb, The Sunday Post, 21st November 2016Jonathan Watson flexes his muscles in new show
His to-do list included a host of must-do jobs he needs to tackle sooner rather than later, because for the next few weeks he'll be busy preparing for a show that's become essential viewing for millions of Scots each Hogmanay - Only An Excuse? But fans of the Scottish actor who has a reputation for being a man of many faces - and voices - don't have to wait until the end of the year to see him in action for he's back on our screens next week, starring in the wonderful comedy show, Two Doors Down.
Susan Welsh, Aberdeen Press and Journal, 20th November 2016