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      Back (2017)

      Season 1

      Back

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      Intriguing, intelligent, and dripping with searing social satire, Back proves a welcome return for collaborators David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Read critic reviews

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      Episodes

      • 1.

        Air date: Sep 6, 2017

        An unexpected mourner arrives at Stephen's father's funeral.

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      • 2.

        Air date: Sep 13, 2017

        Stephen discovers that Andrew was left five percent of the family business.

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      • 3.

        Air date: Sep 20, 2017

        Stephen begins to worry when Andrew's improvements to the pub bring in good reviews.

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      • 4.

        Air date: Sep 27, 2017

        Stephen and Andrew go on an enlightening road trip to meet the pub's suppliers.

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      • 5.

        Air date: Oct 4, 2017

        The family begin repairs on the pub after the horrific fire. Cass sells her share of the pub to Andrew. Stephen makes a shocking discovery in the woods.

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      • 6.

        Air date: Oct 11, 2017

        Andrew completes the transformation of the pub and holds a party for what would have been Laurie's 69th birthday. Stephen uncovers important information about Andrew.

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      Cast & Crew

      David Mitchell
      Robert Webb
      Julia Deakin
      Louise Brealey
      Geoffrey McGivern
      Kenton Allen
      Simon Blackwell

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      • Mar 07, 2023
        Please give us a Season 3! Back is the best thing I've seen on telly in ages. Delightfully witty, the characters are perfectly realised, the script pitch perfect, and plot keeps you guessing. Can't wait for more! 🙏🏻
      • Jun 06, 2021
        My husband is a Mitchell and Webb superfan, we both enjoy their comedy programs (TV and radio), and this fits the bill of what we were expecting from them. I study a lot of Hindu mythology, so what hit me about this show is the idea of Shiva and the little man holding a cobra, Apasmara. What's said about Shiva dancing on this little man of ignorance is "Break his back." In this show, Webb's character would be Apasmara, who has happy glorious memories of the past, whereas Mitchell's character would be Shiva, who has very realistic (and painful) memories about what happened in his childhood, and has no interest in retreading those stories. The conflict between happy ignorance and real memory is very well done here.
      • Mar 27, 2021
        Absolutely fab!!! Very funny and engaging. Binged the lot in two days! Season 3 please!!!!!!
      • Jan 14, 2021
        I wasn't expecting anything similar to their previous work with 'Peep Show' and I was prepared to see familiar faces in fresh roles. Instead, Mark and Jeff have been transplanted into a new series, from 'Peep Show', with the only notable differences being that Jeff now seems more pro-active and Mark has a beard. Beardy Mark is still neurotic whilst simultaneously being inexplicably ignored/crapped on by everyone around him. Pro-Active Jeff is still a grifting sociopath. Stopped watching about half way through the third episode and I can't see how it got 100% on Rotten Farts. Given how much I loved 'Peep Show' and 'That Mitchell & Webb Look', I honestly expected better and, instead, found myself writing this...
      • Dec 29, 2017
        serious moments like paternity & other issues slagged off for a cheap laugh, Mitchell and Webb are better than this

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