Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three / BBC Two / BBC Choice
- 2001 - 2011
- 79 episodes (9 series)
Sitcom following the lives and loves of a group of twenty-somethings in Runcorn, an industrial town in the North of England. Stars Natalie Casey, Will Mellor, Sheridan Smith, Kathryn Drysdale, Ralf Little and more.
- Series 5, Episode 14 repeated Saturday at 10:30pm on BBC3
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2001 - 2011
- Channels
- BBC Three, BBC Two, BBC Choice
- Episodes
- 79 (9 series), plus 5 linked episodes
- Creator
- Susan Nickson
- Stars
- Natalie Casey, Will Mellor, Sheridan Smith, Kathryn Drysdale, Ralf Little, Luke Gell, Georgia Henshaw, Freddie Hogan and more
- Writers
- Susan Nickson, Daniel Peak, Tim Dawson, Kate Wincup, Jon Brown, Karen Laws, Robin Taylor and David Cantor
- Directors
- Gareth Carrivick, Nick Wood and Becky Martin
- Producers
- Stephen McCrum, Helen Williams, Michelle Farr-Scott, Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, Micheál Jacob, Geoffrey Perkins, Jo Sargent, Susan Nickson and Jez Nightingale
- Company
Two Pints follows the lives and loves of five friends. In Series 1, Donna and Gaz are just starting off their relationship while Janet and Jonny seem to have a solid romance. Meanwhile, the temperamental Louise is somewhat unlucky in love. The friends meet at the local pub to chat about sex, work and life.
The show follows the couples splitting up, getting back together, getting married, having babies - and even being ripped apart by death.
At the end of each series viewers are presented with a cliff-hanger that leaves it in the air as to whether the various couples will stay together.
Numerous characters made their way in and out of Runcorn over the years. Those to leave included Janet, Donna, and Jonny. Newcomers included barman Tim, his sister Cassie, and wannabe footballer Billy.
Other characters to have left include Gaz's half-brother Munch, Louise's Australian boyfriend David and Donna's incorrigible mother, Flo.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps
- Two Pints
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- The theme tune is called Two Pints of Lager Theme. It was created by Christian Henson and is based on a song by Splodgenessabounds.
Website links
- Official Website
The official website for the show. It hasn't been updated since series six and so is a little out-of-date. - Two Pints Fan Site
A fan site for the show. At the time of writing this website is offline, however its forum is still active. - Two Pints Message Board
Another message board for fans of the sitcom. - Two Pints Fan
Another fan site. Features information, a photo gallery and more. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 26th February 2001 at 9:30pm on BBC Two
- Next repeats
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- Series 5, Episode 14: Saturday at 10:30pm on BBC3
- Series 6, Episode 1: Saturday at 11pm on BBC3
- Series 6, Episode 2: Saturday at 11:30pm on BBC3
- Series 5, Episode 14: Sunday at 2:30am on BBC3
- Series 6, Episode 1: Sunday at 3am on BBC3
- Series 6, Episode 2: Sunday at 3:30am on BBC3
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 19th January 2025 at 3:30am on BBC3 - Series 5, Episode 13
- Sunday 19th January 2025 at 3:00am on BBC3 - Series 5, Episode 12
- Sunday 19th January 2025 at 2:30am on BBC3 - Series 5, Episode 11
Recording details
- BBC Television Centre
- Pinewood Studios - When Janet Met Jonny special.
- Runcorn - Locations