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TV·2017–2021·2 seasons, 12 episodes·Channel 4·Comedy, Drama·24m·Created by Simon Blackwell

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Estranged foster-brothers Stephen and Andrew vie to take over the family business following the death of their father.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Back S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 8.0Andrew has transformed the pub and a party is held for what would have been Laurie's 69th birthday, but Stephen finds out some big news about Andrew.
  2. 02Back S02E01Episode 1S02E01 · 7.5A rejuvenated Stephen heads back to the John Barleycorn, where pub landlord Andrew is feeling restricted
  3. 03Back S02E05Episode 5S02E05 · 7.5Andrew helps Alison's parents to make a life-changing decision. So Alison and Stephen conspire to solve the Andrew problem once and for all. Meanwhile, Geoff's relationship collapses.

Cast

David MitchellDavid MitchellStephenRobert WebbRobert WebbAndrewPenny DowniePenny DownieEllenJessica GunningJessica GunningJanOliver MaltmanOliver MaltmanMikeOlivia PouletOlivia PouletAlisonLouise BrealeyLouise BrealeyCass

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2017Aired 6.9Season avg
  1. S01E01Back S01E01Episode 1September 6, 2017 6.0After the loss of his father, Stephen is preparing to take over the family business but on the day of the funeral there is an unexpected mou
  2. S01E02Back S01E02Episode 2September 13, 2017 7.0After Andrew is left a share of the business in Laurie's will, he and Stephen have very different ideas about how to clear the pub's debts.
  3. S01E03Back S01E03Episode 3September 20, 2017 6.3Now he has a stake in the family business, Andrew decides to make drastic changes to the John Barleycorn pub in order to try and bring in a
  4. S01E04Back S01E04Episode 4September 27, 2017 7.0The foster-brothers are visiting the pub's suppliers and spreading news of Laurie's death. In trying to help Stephen get over Alison, Andrew
  5. S01E05Back S01E05Episode 5October 4, 2017 6.8The family set about clearing up after the disastrous pub fire, and Stephen makes some quite startling discoveries about life, death and And
  6. S01E06Back S01E06Season's bestEpisode 6October 11, 2017 8.0Andrew has transformed the pub and a party is held for what would have been Laurie's 69th birthday, but Stephen finds out some big news abou

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2021Aired 7.1Season avg
  1. S02E01Back S02E01Season's bestEpisode 1January 21, 2021 7.5A rejuvenated Stephen heads back to the John Barleycorn, where pub landlord Andrew is feeling restricted
  2. S02E02Back S02E02Episode 2January 28, 2021 7.0Stephen wonders whether Charismatic Mike (Anthony Head), one of Ellen's ex-lovers, could be his biological father
  3. S02E03Back S02E03Episode 3February 4, 2021 6.5Stephen's on a health kick, Cass embraces student living and Geoff has a dramatic change in his relationship status. But things soon start t
  4. S02E04Back S02E04Episode 4February 11, 2021 6.5The Barleycorn is called upon to host a pub quiz. Can Stephen redeem himself after he fumbled the jackpot question and incurred his dad's fu
  5. S02E05Back S02E05Episode 5February 18, 2021 7.5Andrew helps Alison's parents to make a life-changing decision. So Alison and Stephen conspire to solve the Andrew problem once and for all.
  6. S02E06Back S02E06Episode 6February 25, 2021 7.3Stephen and Alison try to track down Andrew's birth mother, but have they crossed a line?

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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