Upright Series 1, Episode 2 - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Lucky is desperate to see a doctor after losing his pills for his anxiety.
Broadcast details
Date
Thursday 28th November 2019
Time
10:35pm
Channel
Length
30 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Tim Minchin | Lucky Flynn |
|---|---|
| Milly Alcock | Meg Adams |
| Heather Mitchell | Jen Flynn |
| Daniel Lapaine | Toby Flynn |
| Ella Scott Lynch | Suzie Flynn |
Guest cast
| Ashton Malcolm | Kaz |
|---|---|
| Antoine Jelk | Wildy |
| Sachin Joab | Dr Kashami |
| Fiona Press | Pharmacist |
| Adam Page | Marvin |
| Ansuya Nathan | Armeena Kashani |
| Meghna Mitra | Aisha Kashani |
| Richesh Biradarra | Bob Kashani |
| Jai Koutrae | Spider |
| Steve Turner | Harlo |
| Jamie Hall | Pug |
Writing team
| Chris Taylor | Writer |
|---|---|
| Tim Minchin | Writer |
| Tim Minchin | Developer |
| Kate Mulvany | Developer |
| Leon Ford | Developer |
| Chris Taylor | Developer |
| Niki Aken | Script Producer |
Production team
| Matthew Saville | Director |
|---|---|
| Jason Stephens | Producer |
| Melissa Kelly | Producer |
| Chris Taylor | Producer |
| Morwenna Gordon | Executive Producer |
| Tim Minchin | Executive Producer |
| Helen Bowden | Executive Producer |
| Penny Win | Executive Producer |
| Carly Heaton | Executive Producer |
| Ally Henville | Line Producer |
| Peter McLennan | Associate Producer |
| Tess Novak | Associate Producer |
| Stewart Dean | Post Producer |
| Deborah Peart | Editor |
| Jo Ford | Production Designer |
| Nathan Lloyd | Casting Director |
| Emma Dockery | Casting Director |
| Katie Milwright | Director of Photography |
| Anita Seiler | Costume Designer |
| Fiona Rees-Jones | Make-up Designer |
| Tim Minchin | Composer |
| Jackson Milas | Composer |
| Antony Partos | Composer |
| Peter McLennan | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
Tim Minchin, a dazzlingly clever comic songwriter who might be far more popular if his humour wasn't so aggressive and caustic, wrote and stars in the eight-part series.
He plays Lucky, a gaunt-eyed drinker who is trying to drive across Australia towing a piano, to see his terminally ill mother. His plans come adrift when, after mixing booze and medication, he crashes his car on a remote scrubland road.
His piano isn't damaged, but the 16-year-old driver of the other vehicle is. She's broken her wrist. Lucky offers to drive her to hospital...and from the moment he wrestles his seatbelt into place, we know they're going to be stuck with each other.
If the idea isn't too original, the dialogue is. It's jagged, fast and unsentimental, with a tendency to spiral off into philosophical arguments.
Though it's frustrating to see new comedy locked away on a pay-to-view channel, there's no way the BBC would have made this show.
It's very...Australian.