7.324 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestStephen and Alison try to track down Andrew's birth mother, but have they crossed a line?
Estranged foster-brothers Stephen and Andrew vie to take over the family business following the death of their father.
Acting
Mitchell and Webb's chemistry is devastatingly uncomfortable
Writing
Simon Blackwell's dialogue cuts like a butter knife — slow, then deep
Direction
Deadpan framing that makes every silence scream
Creator
Simon Blackwell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Back arrived during peak 'sadcom' era (Fleabag, Catastrophe), but got buried — it's arguably Blackwell's sharpest work post-Peep Show.
The pub setting is deliberate: British 'local' culture as inherited trauma, where everyone knows your damage and orders another round anyway.
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