TV series
Lee is a childish northerner who lives in a fancy penthouse apartment in London who goes through a variety of jobs such as a janitor and ice cream man, as well as attempting relationships with female flatmates. His best mate, Daily Mail reading, middle-class citizen Tim is always there to stop Lee from getting in trouble, or not? Mayhem is never far away with cleaner Barbara who has never done an honest day's work in her life.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Lee is a childish northerner who lives in a fancy penthouse apartment in London who goes through a variety of jobs such as a janitor and ice cream man, as well as attempting relationships with female flatmates. His best mate, Daily Mail reading, middle-class citizen Tim is always there to stop Lee from getting in trouble, or not? Mayhem is never far away with cleaner Barbara who has never done an honest day's work in her life.
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Episode 1
Social niceties are stretched to snapping point when Lee and Lucy take in a package for their neighbour and inadvertently discover that it contains an embarrassing object that Lee now has to return. That proves to be easier said than done.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Hugh Dennis, Francesca Newman, Tony Gardner, Jennifer Tollady, Rob Witcomb, Daniel Booroff, Troy Alexander
Episode 2
To celebrate their anniversary, Lee and Lucy plan a friendly night of quizzing with Toby and Anna in their local pub, but the evening is derailed when neither couple can bear to lose to their partners and the foursome splits into rival teams.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Sarah MorganGuest stars Abigail Cruttenden, Hugh Dennis, Lloyd Griffith
Episode 3
When Lee's feckless dad, Frank, announces his engagement, Lee cannot believe that any woman would want to marry him and sets out to find out exactly what is wrong with her.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Neil WebsterGuest stars Bobby Ball, Susie Blake, Victoria Grove, Ahmed Elhaj
Episode 4
When Lee joins Facebook for the first time and makes contact with an ex-girlfriend from twenty years ago, Lucy is less than pleased.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Abigail Cruttenden, Hugh Dennis, Matt Wakeford, Katy Cavanagh, William Andrews
Episode 5
A family visit to the World War Two war graves in Normandy unearths a piece of family history that is best left buried.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Bobby Ball, Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Grant, Francesca Newman, Max Pattison, Finley Southby, John Archer
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Lee MackLee
Sally BrettonLucy Adams
Megan DoddsKate
Katy WixDaisy
Bobby BallFrank
Tim VineTim Adams
Miranda HartBarbara Petrietskivadorski
Geoffrey WhiteheadGeoffrey Adams
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
Avalon TelevisionUnited Kingdom
