7.2 /10 1 Votes
3.5/5 The Telegraph Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 2 Final episode date 24 May 2012 Number of episodes 12 | 8.1/10 IMDb 6.6/10 TV Original language(s) English First episode date 9 August 2010 Genre Sitcom Networks BBC, BBC Two | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Simon Amstell
Dan Swimer Written by Simon Amstell
Dan Swimer Starring Simon Amstell
Linda Bassett
Geoffrey Hutchings
Rebecca Front
James Smith
Samantha Spiro
Jamal Hadjkura
Vincent Franklin Cast Simon Amstell, Rebecca Front, Samantha Spiro, Linda Bassett, Geoffrey Hutchings Similar Up the Women, Perfect World, Roger & Val Have Just Got In, Mongrels, Rev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simon amstell grandma s house storm out
Grandma's House is a sitcom television series broadcast on BBC Two. Written by Simon Amstell and long term collaborator Dan Swimer, the series stars Simon Amstell playing a version of himself: an ex-television presenter searching for meaning in his life. Each episode takes place at his Grandma's house, where Grandma (Linda Bassett) welcomes her family, desperate to see everyone happy.
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- Simon amstell grandma s house storm out
- grandma s house episode 1 s01e01 full
- Production
- Critical reception
- DVD release
- International broadcast
- References
The first series was shown in 2010, the second in 2012. In December 2012 Amstell stated that there would not be a third series.
grandma s house episode 1 s01e01 full
Production
The show was created and written by Simon Amstell and Dan Swimer. Six 30-minutes episodes were produced for the first series by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Two. These were filmed at Pinewood Studios.
The house used for exterior filming is located in Highwood Gardens in Gants Hill, Greater London.
On 1 July 2010, Geoffrey Hutchings, who portrayed Grandpa, died. The death of his character was said to have occurred between the two series.
Critical reception
The show has received a generally positive reaction from critics and audiences alike. TV.com's Ruth Margolis claimed that "[Amstell's] written a sitcom stuffed with gently funny moments and acerbic gems", but suggested "a few more naturalistic pauses would have just polished this into the self-assured comedy it so wants to be." Other publications had differing opinions. UK's Metro' claimed on their website that "[Amstell's] brilliantly funny but we won’t be inviting him round for tea." Sam Wollaston of The Guardian asked, "Can Simon act, though? Well, it's hard to know really, given that he's essentially just being himself", but comes around to the opinion that "Grandma's House is sharply written, with some nice lines and a bit of edge to it." Two weeks later, Wollaston revealed "I'm enjoying Grandma's House more and more (...) there's a subtlety and a sharpness about it. And yeah, it's funny."
Jewish media outlets such as the Jewish Chronicle were pleased that the show was bringing Jewish humour to mainstream audiences and the newspaper also described the show as "genius".
DVD release
2 Entertain released the first series of Grandma's House on DVD on 20 September 2010; it includes all six episodes, a making-of documentary, a booklet and an audio commentary on one of the episodes by Amstell and his mother.
International broadcast
In Australia, the first season commenced airing on ABC2 each Thursday at 10pm from 23 February 2012.