Genre Sitcom Directed by Peter Kay Country of origin United Kingdom Network BBC One Cast Peter Kay, Sian Gibson | Created by Paul Coleman
Tim Reid Starring Peter Kay
Sian Gibson First episode date 29 April 2015 Number of episodes 6 | |
Written by Paul Coleman
Peter Kay
Sian Gibson
Tim Reid Writers Peter Kay, Sian Gibson, Paul Coleman, Tim Reid Awards British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy Similar Phoenix Nights, Roger & Val Have Just Got In, Early Doors, The Smoking Room, Still Open All Hours | ||
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Peter Kay's Car Share is a British sitcom set around supermarket assistant manager John Redmond (Peter Kay) and promotions rep Kayleigh Kitson (Sian Gibson) and their participation in a company car share scheme. Whilst driving to and from work in John's Fiat 500L, the two have conversations whilst listening to fictional radio station Forever FM. Most episodes have a daydream sequence on the homeward journey with Kayleigh (or John) imagining themselves as the singer. Surprising signboards on the roadside provide an ongoing source of interest as well as the radio adverts and announcements. In December 2015, Kay confirmed that a second series had been commissioned. The first series was filmed in and around Greater Manchester, notably Bolton, Manchester, Trafford and Salford. Filming locations for the second series also included Burnley, Wirral and Southport. Peter Kay's Car Share won Best Comedy at the 2016 National Television Awards, and the BAFTA TV Awards for Best Male Comedy Performance and Best Scripted Comedy at the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards.
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Production
The series was commissioned in 2013 by the BBC and was initially made available on BBC iPlayer. Co-writers Tim Reid and Paul Coleman's inspiration for the show included Alfred Molina and Dawn French in the BBC's Roger & Val Have Just Got In and The Smoking Room. Paul Coleman pitched the idea to Peter Kay who he had previously worked with on Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. The programme was mainly filmed in and around Manchester, Farnworth (Bolton), Westhoughton, Horwich, Swinton, Bury, Walkden, Altrincham (Trafford) and Little Hulton (Salford). John and Kayleigh's place of work was filmed around the goods entrance and car park at the back of the large Halfords Autocentre off Viaduct Way in the Broadheath area of Altrincham. The exterior was dressed with fake windows containing large images of fresh fruit and vegetables, with car park features, trolleys, staff uniforms and signage vaguely in the style and colour of Tesco. In Episode 3, two members of Halfords staff in their gold and black uniforms can be seen in the unloading bay as John and Kayleigh drop off their colleague "Stink" Ray (Reece Shearsmith) the fishmonger.
The Forever FM presenters are voiced by Rob Charles (breakfast presenter Mike) and Martin Emery (Andy on the Big Drive Home). The station's tagline is "Forever FM: playing timeless hits, now and forever".
In May 2016 the second series began filming.
On 3rd December Peter Kay announced that the second series will be aired on BBC in April 2017.
Reception
An exclusive screening of all six episodes was held in Blackpool on 28 March 2015, in aid of Chorley children’s hospice Derian House. The entire first series was briefly available on BBC iPlayer where it became the most watched series to be released as a box set. Critic Grace Dent wrote "I laughed over and over again, loudly and gracelessly, during BBC1's Car Share".