Peter Kay's Car Share
| Peter Kay's Car Share | |
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| Genre | Sitcom Adventure Light entertainment |
| Created by | Paul Coleman[1] Tim Reid[2] |
| Written by | Paul Coleman Peter Kay Sian Gibson Tim Reid |
| Directed by | Peter Kay |
| Starring | Peter Kay Sian Gibson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Gill Isles |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Production company | Goodnight Vienna |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 29 April 2015 – present |
Peter Kay's Car Share is a British sitcom set around supermarket assistant manager John Redmond (Peter Kay) and promotions rep Kayleigh Kitson (Sian Gibson), and their participation in a company car share scheme.
The first series was filmed in and around Greater Manchester, notably Bolton, Manchester, Trafford and Salford.[3]
In December 2015, Kay confirmed that a second and final series had been commissioned. It began to be aired on 11 April 2017.[4] Filming locations for the second series also included Blair Drummond Safari Park, Bury, Burnley, Wirral and Southport.[5] Peter Kay's Car Share won Best Comedy at the 2016 National Television Awards, and the BAFTA TV Awards for Best Male Comedy Performance and Best Scripted Comedy at the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards.
Plot
The series focuses on supermarket assistant manager John Redmond (Kay) and promotions rep Kayleigh Kitson (Gibson), who are taking part in their firm's car sharing scheme.
The first half of each episode shows John picking up Kayleigh from her home in his Fiat 500L and the two having conversations about each other's lives as they arrive at work. The second half of the episode sees the two leaving work to return home and talk about what they did at work.
As they travel to and from work, John and Kayleigh listen on the car's radio to Forever FM, the music alternating with terrible advertisements and promotions. In each episode one or both of them (mostly Kayleigh) have a daydream featuring them singing to a song played on the radio.
Surprising signboards on the roadside and on vehicles provide an additional source of interest ("Brazilian wax while you wait", "One meal for the price of two", "No pies left in this van overnight" and others), as well as the radio adverts and announcements.
Cast
- Peter Kay as John Redmond (10 episodes)
- Sian Gibson as Kayleigh Kitson (10 episodes)
- Danny Swarsbrick as Ted 2 (8 episodes)
- Gemma Facinelli as Rachel (2 episodes)
- Simon Greenall as Dave Thompson (1 episode; voice only)
- Reece Shearsmith as Ray (1 episode)
- Guy Garvey as Steve (3 episodes)
- Conleth Hill as Elsie (1 episode)
Production
The series was commissioned in 2013 by the BBC, and was initially made available on BBC iPlayer.[2] Co-creators Tim Reid and Paul Coleman's inspiration for the show included Alfred Molina and Dawn French in the BBC's Roger & Val Have Just Got In and The Smoking Room. Paul Coleman pitched the idea to Peter Kay, whom he had previously worked with on Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere.[1] The programme was mainly filmed in and around Manchester, Farnworth (Bolton), Westhoughton, Horwich, Swinton, Bury, Walkden, Altrincham (Trafford) and Little Hulton (Salford).
John and Kayleigh's place of work was portrayed as being the Manchester Fort retail park in the city's Cheetham Hill area, but was in reality filmed around the goods entrance and car park at the back of the large Halfords Autocentre off Viaduct Way in the Broadheath area of Altrincham. The exterior was dressed with fake windows containing large images of fresh fruit and vegetables, with car park features, trolleys, staff uniforms and signage in the style and colours of Tesco. In episode 3 of series 1 two members of Halfords staff in their gold and black uniforms can be seen in the unloading bay as John and Kayleigh drop off their colleague "Stink" Ray (Reece Shearsmith) the fishmonger.
The Forever FM presenters are voiced by Rob Charles (Mike on the "Mike and his Morning Muesli" breakfast show),[6] and Martin Emery (Andy on the "Big Drive Home" drivetime show).[7] The fictional radio station was created by Salford-based audio creative company Kalua, and its tagline is "Forever FM: playing timeless hits, now and forever".
In May 2016, filming began on the second and final series.[8] On 3 December Peter Kay announced that the second series will be broadcast on BBC in April 2017. An exclusive scene was aired during Peter Kay's Christmas Comedy Shuffle on BBC One on Christmas Eve 2016.[9][10] The first two episodes of the second series were given an advance screening at Vue Cinemas for Red Nose Day 2017. The full series was made available on BBC iPlayer from 11 April 2017.[11]
On 2 May 2017, Kay announced that there would not be a third series or a Christmas special, however, [12] on 17 November 2017, it was announced that a final episode would be broadcast in 2018, in addition to a one-off unscripted episode.[13]
Reception
An exclusive screening of all six episodes of the first series was held in Blackpool on 28 March 2015, in aid of Chorley children’s hospice Derian House.[14] The entire first series was briefly available on BBC iPlayer where it became the most watched series to be released as a box set.[15] Critic Grace Dent wrote "I laughed over and over again, loudly and gracelessly, during BBC1's Car Share".[16]
Episode list
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | 29 April 2015 | 22 May 2015 | |
| 2 | 4 | 11 April 2017 | 2 May 2017 | |
Series 1 (2015)
| Episode No. |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original broadcast date | UK viewers (million)[17] | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 29 April 2015 | 7.01 | |
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A new scheme at a supermarket pairs John and Kayleigh together commuting to work and back home, whilst listening to the radio. They get to know each other's background. John corrects a rumour spread by Diane off non-foods. There is an unfortunate incident with a sample bottle. Kayleigh gets animated with the store's Christmas plans. Despite their rocky start, they decide to continue car sharing. Forever FM Playlist: Martika - Martika's Kitchen, Spagna - Call Me, Tina Charles - I Love To Love, Texas - When We Are Together, R.E.M. - Losing My Religion, B*Witched - C'est la Vie, Erasure - A Little Respect, Anastacia - I'm Outta Love {Day dream}, Sad Café - Every Day Hurts | ||||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 30 April 2015 | 4.67 | |
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John and Kayleigh are forced to take the morning off work due to the death of a long-standing colleague. Kayleigh's friendship with her elderly neighbour Ken becomes a hot topic when Kayleigh misunderstands the definition of "dogging". The new trolley wrangler sparks some interest. Forever FM Playlist: They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul, R. Kelly - Ignition, Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock, Duran Duran - Ordinary World, Stiltskin - Inside, Blue - All Rise, Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles, Cyndi Lauper - True Colors {Day dream}, Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife, Laura Branigan - Gloria, Kylie Minogue - I Believe In You | ||||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 6 May 2015 | 6.44 | |
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John collects Kayleigh, who is still suffering side-effects from a late night partying, but are annoyed when they run into supermarket fishmonger Ray. To make matters worse, Kayleigh has a lunchtime date with a Japanese man she has connected to on an on-line dating agency. She has learnt the language especially. John's lovelife comes under scrutiny. Forever FM Playlist: The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It, Olivia Newton-John and the ELO - Xanadu, Whitney Houston - How Will I Know, Ini Kamoze - Here Comes the Hotstepper, Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up, Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock 'n' Roll, Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall, The Smiths - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want {No day dream} | ||||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 13 May 2015 | 6.18 | |
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While John is excited about his new hands-free kit, Kayleigh is more excited about the Beyonce concert she attended. When John's road rage at a school crossing results in a trip to the car wash, Kayleigh's unusual phobia rears its head. Thankfully, John's help and a daydream to MMMBop gets her through. (The dream sequence features a Bedknobs and Broomsticks style animation featuring Kayleigh swimming under water). During the work shift, Kayleigh falls out with a colleague, leaving repercussions for the journey home. Forever FM Playlist: Hue and Cry - Labour of Love, Five - Keep On Movin', Hanson - MMMBop {Day dream}, R. Kelly - Bump n' Grind, OMC - How Bizarre, Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could, Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World, The B-52's - Love Shack | ||||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 20 May 2015 | 6.10 | |
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It's John's Nan's birthday but he's forgotten to post her card. Will he be able to put things right on the journey to work? To make matter worse, Kayleigh has agreed to take her niece and nephew to school. Kayleigh must drive an injured John home, but colleague Rachel's interest in John and some bad news from her brother are on Kayleigh's mind. As John drifts off in a daydream, he imagines himself, in leather jacket and Beatle cut, singing Cliff Richard's "Devil Woman" with Rachel from work as a lithe, cat-suited red devil-woman, dancing tauntingly around him. Both John and Kayleigh's day goes from bad to worse when the car breaks down. Forever FM Playlist: Madonna - Cherish, ABC - When Smokey Sings, Kylie Minogue - Put Yourself in My Place, INXS - New Sensation, Stereophonics - Have a Nice Day, Enrique Iglesias - Hero, Boyzone - Picture of You, Cliff Richard - Devil Woman, The Cars - Drive, Aretha Franklin & George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me), Aztec Camera - Somewhere in My Heart, Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's for Real, Johnny Cash - A Thing Called Love | ||||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay, Sian Gibson & Tim Reid | 22 May 2015 | 5.78 | |
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Kayleigh has a lot on her mind, so the last thing she needs is to be dressed as a blackcurrant for National Jam Week. Luckily John is on hand to give her some encouragement. They decide to have a goodbye breakfast Fat Boy to commemorate their last car share day together. As they drive home, Kayleigh ponders how much she'll miss the journeys to work with John. The episode features a 1950's faux fantasy sequence to the 1988 song Rush Hour by Jane Wiedlin. After an awkward exchange of gifts, the episode ends with John playing Pure and Simple by Hear'Say on Now 48, his CD gift from Kayleigh, with a note telling John she dedicates the song to him. Forever FM Playlist: John Farnham - You're the Voice, Deacon Blue - Chocolate Girl, Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy, Steve Winwood - Valerie, Rick Astley - Cry for Help, Right Said Fred - Don't Talk Just Kiss, Haircut 100 - Love Plus One, Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory, Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll, The Feeling - Never Be Lonely, Amy Grant - Baby, Baby, Extreme - More Than Words, Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour Other songs played: Compendium - In The City, Hear'Say - Pure and Simple | ||||||
Short (2016)
| Episode No. |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original broadcast date | UK viewers (million)[17] | |
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| N–A | "Peter Kay's Christmas Comedy Shuffle[18]" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay & Sian Gibson | 24 December 2016 | 4.28 | |
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Kayleigh gets John to play her Now That's What I Call Christmas album on their journey to work in the height of Summer. This previously-unseen three minute scene was exclusive to Peter Kay's Christmas Comedy Shuffle.[9] (Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle also included various Car Share out-takes.) Forever FM Playlist: Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You | ||||||
Series 2 (2017)
| Episode No. |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original broadcast date | UK viewers (million)[17] | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay & Sian Gibson | 11 April 2017 | 9.43 | |
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After moving in with her sister, Kayleigh is now travelling to work on her own but cannot resist temptation and repeatedly calls John. Eventually, John secretly gives Kayleigh the directions to his car and the pair are reunited. Road rage leads to a video of John verbally abusing and threatening a cyclist going viral, much to the amusement of Kayleigh. Forever FM Playlist: Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off, Enigma - Sadness, The Spinners - Working My Way Back to You, Bardo - One Step Further, Ronan Keating - Life Is a Rollercoaster, Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape, Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Little Mystery, REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling Other songs played: Hear'Say - Pure and Simple, S Club 7 - Never Had a Dream Come True, Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love) "On Yer Bike Remix" | ||||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay & Sian Gibson | 18 April 2017 | 7.66 | |
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John and Kayleigh are full of high spirits as they head off on their annual works do, but things don't go according to plan when John is lumbered with taking drunk Elsie and Kayleigh home. Elsie's mischievous nature makes John feel uncomfortable, along with Elsie's constant spilling of store gossip - including some about John and Kayleigh. After taking Elsie home, John and Kayleigh begin to get close just as Elsie rings up to say that she has left her inhaler in the car leaving John with no other choice but to drive all the way back to her home. Forever FM Playlist: Divinyls - I Touch Myself, JX - Son of a Gun, Livin' Joy - Dreamer, Crazy Frog - Axel F, Urban Cookie Collective - The Key the Secret, Kelis - Milkshake, Fat Larry's Band - Zoom, Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You, Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer, Scorpions - Wind of Change, Spice Girls - 2 Become 1, Martine McCutcheon - Perfect Moment, Madonna - Crazy For You, Champaign - How 'Bout Us, Will to Power - Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley, Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind of Love, Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever, Scritti Politti - Oh Patti | ||||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay & Sian Gibson | 25 April 2017 | 7.45 | |
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Kayleigh has had enough of work and fancies a day off but John isn't having any of it as he has to visit the store manager at the Wigan branch. Eventually he agrees to ditching work (after visiting his friend Litchy at the Wigan store) and decides to go to Seaview Safari Park with Kayleigh. As the pair enjoy a picnic in the car, they become startled as monkeys begin to use John's car as a climbing frame. When John and Kayleigh share a moment by the coast, a mysterious yellow substance pours down the windscreen, which John realises is one of the monkeys urinating on the roof of his car. Forever FM Playlist: Sophie B. Hawkins - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover, Wilson Phillips - Hold On, INXS - Disappear, Lloyd Cole - Lost Weekend, Salt-n-Pepa - Push It, Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything), The Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong, Train - Drops of Jupiter, Edwin Starr - H.A.P.P.Y. Radio (song), Shakira - Hips Don't Lie, George Michael - Monkey | ||||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Peter Kay | Paul Coleman, Peter Kay & Sian Gibson | 2 May 2017 | 7.21 | |
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John enlists the help of his Nan reluctantly to wait in for a parcel delivery. Kayleigh can't find her house key and is stuck inside her sister's house so John attempts to pick the lock with a hair pin before resorting to trying to pull Kayleigh out through a small window, which doesn't go according to plan. The pair discuss Dirty Dancing and Michael Jackson on their way to work. As the final episode concludes, Kayleigh expresses her love for John and believes that he doesn't feel the same way, so she leaves the car and gets in to a taxi. However, she has just missed a dedication John had sent in to Forever FM which is a coded way of declaring his love for her. In a daydream, John is seen walking over cars to the taxi where he finds Kayleigh, tells her he loves her and kisses her in the road. Back to reality, in a phone call to his Nan, John says that he is 'done'. Forever FM Playlist: Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Don't Do It), Ph.D. - I Won't Let You Down, Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance, Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey - Together in Electric Dreams, Imagination - Body Talk, Billy Ocean - Red Light Spells Danger, Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm, George Michael - Praying for Time, Marillion - Kayleigh | ||||||
Final episode (2018)
On 17 November 2017, it was announced during Children in Need that the show would return for an unscripted episode as well as a final episode to end the series in 2018.
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