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Back is a British sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.[1] It was filmed and is set in and around Stroud, Gloucestershire.[2] The Channel 4 series was created by Simon Blackwell, and its first series was broadcast from 6 September – 11 October 2017.[3]
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Simon Blackwell |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 6 September 2017 – 25 February 2021 |
A second series of six episodes was announced in November 2017;[4] filming was scheduled to begin in October 2019.[5] On 19 September 2020, Webb announced that the second series' shooting had concluded.[6] Series two began airing on 21 January 2021.[7] The series premiered on Sundance Now in December 2017 before premiering on Sundance TV in the US in September 2018. The second season premiered on 31 March 2021 on sister network IFC in the US a week later after it premiered in full on Sundance Now on March 24.
After the death of his father, Laurie, 42-year-old Stephen is set to take over the family business, the John Barleycorn pub, in Stroud, Gloucestershire. His plans are interrupted when Andrew, a former foster child briefly raised by Stephen's parents, returns to his life eager to renew his relationship with the family. While Andrew quickly charms the rest of Stephen's family – including his mother Ellen, sister Cass, and uncle Geoff – Stephen resents Andrew and views him as "a glib, dangerous sociopath who's about to steal his family, his business and his life".[8] Andrew fondly remembers the time he spent living with the family as happy, whereas Stephen remembers the same time as miserable.
- David Mitchell as Stephen Richard Nichols[9]
- Sebastian Patterson as Young Stephen
- Robert Webb as Andrew Thomas Donnelly[9]
- Caius Luckyn-Malone as Young Andrew
- Penny Downie as Ellen May Nichols, mother of Stephen and Cass[10]
- Louise Brealey as Cassandra Leslie "Cass" Nichols, Stephen's sister[10]
- Geoffrey McGivern as Geoff, Stephen’s uncle and Laurie's brother[10]
- Matthew Holness as Laurie, Stephen's deceased father, who appears in flashbacks
- Olivia Poulet as Alison, Stephen's ex-wife
- Oliver Maltman as Mike, barman
- Jessica Gunning as Jan, barmaid
- Michael Wildman as Tom, Alison's partner
- John Macmillan as Julian, clergyman
- Julie Dray as Juliet, the French chef
- Anna Leong Brophy as Bryony
- Emily Lloyd-Saini as the vet
- Penny Ryder as Wendy
- Clive Francis as Phil
- Julian Kostov as Luca
- Alice Lowe as Joanna
- Shelley Conn as Annie
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The first season received a Rotten Tomatoes of 97% rating based on 20 reviews, summarising the season as, "Intriguing, intelligent, and dripping with searing social satire, Back proves a welcome return for collaborators David Mitchell and Robert Webb."[14]
The second season also had a positive reception, with Metacritic giving a score Rotten Tomatoes reporting a 95% approval rating from 19 reviews.[15]
The review aggregator website Metacritic reported a combined score for both seasons of 85 out of 100 based on 12 reviews .[16]
- ^ Leo Barraclough (15 November 2016). "'Veep' Co-Writer Simon Blackwell Pens Comedy 'Back' for Channel 4". Variety. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Mitchell and Webb's Back was filmed in Stroud
- ^ a b Rianne Houghton (15 November 2016). "The next Peep Show? Mitchell and Webb are returning to Channel 4 with a brand new sitcom". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Channel 4 orders more of Mitchell & Webb's Back". British Comedy Guide. 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Get Cast With Mitchell and Webb in 'Back' + More". Backstage. 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Robert Webb official Twitter account". Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Simon Blackwell [@simonblackwell] (1 January 2021). "Here's the trailer for series 2 of our sitcom #Back, which starts January 21st on #Channel4. The first series is almost obscenely available any time of the day or night on @All4" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 January 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Back – C4 Sitcom – British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ a b Leo Barraclough (15 November 2016). "Channel 4 orders full series of Mitchell & Webb comedy 'Back'". Comedy. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "First look at the cast of Mitchell and Webb's new comedy Back".
- ^ a b c d BARB
- ^ a b c d e "Back". Channel 4.
- ^ "Back – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Back S1 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Back S2 - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Back - Metacritic, retrieved 29 May 2023
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