Home From Home - BBC2 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Home From Home. Image shows from L to R: Little Neil Hackett (Harvey Chaisty), Neil Hackett (Johnny Vegas), Fiona Hackett (Niky Wardley), Garth Hackett (Oscar Kennedy). Copyright: BBC

Genre

Sitcom

Broadcast

2016 - 2018

Channel

BBC Two

Episodes

7 (1 pilot + 1 series)

Stars

Johnny Vegas, Niky Wardley, Emilia Fox, Adam James, Oscar Kennedy, Harvey Chaisty, Olivia Gray, Susan Calman and more

Writers

Chris Fewtrell and Simon Crowther

Director

Paul Murphy

Producers

Rebecca Papworth, Gregor Sharp, Chris Sussman, Steven Canny, Sarah Lewis, Dominique Molloy, Simon Crowther and Chris Fewtrell

Company

Neil Hackett and his wife Fiona finally achieve their long cherished dream of buying a lodge in the Lake District. Their 'traditional' lodge at Lake View Holiday Park means everything to them, the years of scrimping and saving all now feel worth it. That is until they wake up the next morning to discover their effortlessly superior neighbours, the Dillons, outdoorsy Robert and glamorous Penny.

Whilst Neil sees in Robert everything that he is not but wishes he could be - successful, skilled, clever, funny - their eldest son, Garth, quickly falls for the Dillons' equally charming adopted daughter, Petra - much to younger brother 'Little' Neil's amusement.

For Fiona, Neil's newfound mix of inadequacy and jealousy is just another thing to deal with...

Additional details

Part of

New On Two

Landmark Sitcom Season

Production

Location

Camera set-up

Single camera

Picture

Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Tuesday 30th August 2016 at 10pm on BBC Two

Recording details