Peter Kay's Car Share Series 1 & 2 Boxset [DVD] [2017]

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In December 2015, Kay confirmed a second and supposedly final series had been commissioned. It began airing on 11 April 2017. [2] Filming locations for the second series included: Blair Drummond Safari Park, Bury, Burnley, Nelson, Wirral and Southport. [3] Peter Kay's Car Share won Best Comedy at the 2016, 2018 and 2019 National Television Awards, and the BAFTA TV Awards for Best Male Comedy Performance and Best Scripted Comedy at the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards. On 2 May 2017, Kay announced that there would not be a third series or a Christmas special, however, [13] on 17 November 2017, it was announced that a final episode would be broadcast in 2018, in addition to a one-off unscripted episode. [14] Reception [ edit ] Surprising billboards at the roadside and on vehicles provide an additional source of interest (" Brazilian wax while you wait", " One meal for the price of two", "No pies left in this van overnight", " Shaun Ryder Rehab Centre", " HALALDI" and others), as well as the radio adverts and announcements.

The series was commissioned in 2013 by the BBC, and was initially made available on BBC iPlayer. [5] Inspiration for the show, for co-creators Tim Reid and Paul Coleman, 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, whom he had previously worked with on Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. [6] As they travel to and from work, John and Kayleigh listen to Forever FM; a fictitious radio station which has music alternating with terrible advertisements and promotions. In each episode, one or both of them (mostly Kayleigh) daydream about them creating a music video-style fantasy performance of a song played on the radio.Kayleigh gets John to play her 'Now That's What I Call Christmas' album on their journey to work in the height of Summer. It is possible this scene is meant to take place on John and Kayleigh's second day of car sharing, as Kayleigh says in the first episode that she will bring her Christmas CD for the next day's journey. This previously-unseen three minute scene was exclusive to Peter Kay's Christmas Comedy Shuffle. [10] ( Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle also included various Car Share out-takes.)

Note: Chronologically, this episode takes place somewhere before series 2 episode 4. On the Complete Collection Blu-ray/DVD set this episode is classed as series 2 episode 2.

Peter Kay's Car Share - The Specials

a b Jefferies, Mark (8 December 2016). "Peter Kay's Car Share returning for surprise special". Daily Mirror.

The series focuses on supermarket assistant manager John Redmond (Kay) and promotions rep Kayleigh Kitson (Gibson), who are participating in their work's car-sharing scheme.John and Kayleigh are forced to take the morning off work due to the death of a long-standing colleague, the trolley pusher Old Ted. Kayleigh quizzes John about his funeral, but he says at 39, he's never thought about that. Kayleigh's friendship with her elderly next door neighbour Ken becomes a hot topic when Kayleigh misunderstands the definition of "dogging", assuming it means walking a dog. She insists the new trolley wrangler will never replace Old Ted, but when she sees him, he sparks some interest from her.