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
It’s been over a year since Frank’s passing and the always lovely Wendy, rediscovering a long lost love for painting, decides to create a very unique tribute in oils. How can Lee and Lucy break the news that they don’t necessarily like the likeness?
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Grant, Francesca Newman
Episode 2
When Lee accidentally sends a rude text about Anna to Lucy, he makes the stupid mistake of sending it to Anna herself. Lee and Lucy now face the impossible task of stealing Anna's phone and deleting the text before she reads it.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Abigail Cruttenden, Alison Senior, Alan Hay, Eva Fontaine
Episode 3
When Lee promises Lucy that he will make more of an effort to be friendly with other parents in the playground, he makes the mistake of starting with Keith.
Written by Lee MackGuest stars Hugh Dennis, Francesca Newman, Joe Wilkinson, Stephanie Langton, Anil Desai, Millie McKillop
Episode 4
Recovering from knee surgery, Lee sits by the window day after day, spying on his neighbours through a pair of binoculars.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Tony Gardner, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Sally Sanders
Episode 5
Lee does jury service and joins eleven other jurors to debate whether the accused is guilty or not. A simple enough task - until Lee decides to put the other jurors on trial.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Jocelyn Jee Esien, Reynah Rita Oppal, Colin McFarlane, Samantha Spiro, Katie Redford, Jolyon Coy, Gwyneth Powell, Joshua Grant
Episode 6
Lee organises a family camping trip into the back of beyond, where they soon discover that no one can hear them scream.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Grant, Abigail Cruttenden, Hugh Dennis, Francesca Newman, Max Pattison, Finley Southby, Max Willis
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
