Peep Show fans rejoice: while the antics of Mark and Jeremy may be over, David Mitchell and Robert Webb have announced they will be reuniting once more for a new Channel 4 sitcom called Back, revolving around a dysfunctional family running a pub.
Mitchell is set to play Stephen, who inherits the family business after the death of his father. However, things don’t quite go according to plan as he is forced to deal with the arrival of his charismatic former foster brother Andrew (Webb), who is very eager to rejoin the closest thing he’s ever had to a family.
It is directed by Ben Palmer (The Inbetweeners Movie) and written by Simon Blackwell, who also penned several episodes of Peep Show as well as the highly acclaimed political black comedy The Thick of It. The series is being made by the duo’s production company, That Mitchell & Webb Company, in association with Big Talk Productions.
Kenton Allen, chief executive of Big Talk Productions, has said: “Blackwell, Mitchell and Webb are some of the finest comedy minds I’ve ever encountered, a supergroup of incredibly witty individuals. The show was an absolute pleasure to develop with them and I only hope the audience will laugh as much when they see Back, as I have when spending time with these masters of their craft”, while Blackwell added: “It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to write for David and Robert again, and very exciting to be surrounded by such a superb cast, director and production team.”
Words by Samantha King