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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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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
When Lee and Lucy are asked to cover for Anna on more than one occasion, so that she can go out at night and have secret Italian lessons, they suspect the worst – that she is having an affair. Lee decides that it is up to him to tell Toby that his marriage is in jeopardy and sets about finding the evidence.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Abigail Cruttenden, Hugh Dennis, Kiana Wu, Melanie Gray, Rich Keeble
Episode 2
Lee's lifestyle catches up on him and he is forced to wait on a hospital ward for routine surgery on his gallbladder until his blood pressure comes down. But visits from the parents-in-law and Anna and Toby, who arrive to ask him a question he doesn't want to hear, ensure that his stress levels remain dangerously high.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Grant, Abigail Cruttenden, Hugh Dennis, Bryan Hands, Mukamajulé Michelo, Sanchia McCormack, Viss Elliot Safavi
Episode 3
To take advantage of three free tickets to Adventure Canyon Theme Park, Lee takes Mollie out of school for a day and gets into trouble with the new head teacher, Miss Anstis. Now all he has to do is think of an excuse to justify Mollie's absence. What could be simpler than a trip to the dentist?
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Francesca Newman, Max Pattison, Finley Southby, Selina Griffiths, Tanvi Virmani
Episode 4
Lee wakes up inside a coffin and can't remember how he got there, until a phone call from Lucy reminds him what he’d been doing that afternoon. Now all he needs to do is keep Lucy in the dark as to his exact location and work out how to escape.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Finley Southby, Jonny Dixon, Adam Boardman, Dan Linney, David Ajao, Rich Keeble, James Benson, Naveed Khan
Episode 5
It’s Lucy's birthday. To celebrate, Geoffrey and Wendy take Lee, Lucy, Toby and Anna for a trip on a vintage steam train. But Lee's decision to play Poirot when a stranger turns up unannounced in their carriage risks Lucy’s special day being ruined.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel Peak, Chris McCauslandGuest stars Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Grant, Abigail Cruttenden, Hugh Dennis, Chris McCausland, Sabrina Sandhu, Matt Weyland
Episode 6
Lucy has cooked a special meal so that she and Lee can spend an evening in without distractions to talk about the state of their marriage. But Lee is obsessed with a beeping noise in the house that he can’t find, and the food is soon forgotten.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Francesca Newman
Episode 7
When Lee goes to watch Benji playing football for a local under-13 team, he is unable to restrain himself on the touchline and becomes the competitive dad that all other parents want to avoid. Undaunted by the disapproval of Toby, who coaches the team, Lee sets about rigging the vote for the player of the year.
Directed by Nick WoodWritten by Lee Mack, Daniel PeakGuest stars Hugh Dennis, Melvyn Hayes, Francesca Newman, Max Pattison, Finley Southby, George Clarke, Kieron Bell, Eddison Burch
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
