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* PlotTriggeringDeath: The show begins when Laurie, Stephen's father, dies, with Andrew turning up at the funeral and Stephen inheriting his pub as a result.
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The latest outing of Mitchell and Webb, Back is a British sitcom that aired on Channel 4 in 2017. A second series began airing in the UK in January 2021.
David Mitchell stars as Stephen, whose father has just died and bequeathed him a pub. After the failure of his career and marriage, he sees it as a chance to reinvent his life. Creator/RobertWebb plays Andrew, who was briefly fostered by Stephen's father as a child. He turns up at the funeral and decides he wants a hand in running the pub. Stephen's mother Ellen (Penny Downie), his sister Cass (Creator/LouiseBrealey) and his uncle Geoff (Geoffrey [=McGivern=]) are quickly charmed by the new guy. Stephen is resentful – and suspicious.
David Mitchell stars as Stephen, whose father has just died and bequeathed him a pub. After the failure of his career and marriage, he sees it as a chance to reinvent his life. Creator/RobertWebb plays Andrew, who was briefly fostered by Stephen's father as a child. He turns up at the funeral and decides he wants a hand in running the pub. Stephen's mother Ellen (Penny Downie), his sister Cass (Creator/LouiseBrealey) and his uncle Geoff (Geoffrey [=McGivern=]) are quickly charmed by the new guy. Stephen is resentful – and suspicious.
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The latest outing of Mitchell and Webb, Back is a British sitcom that aired on Channel 4 Creator/Channel4 in 2017. A second series began airing in the UK in January 2021.
David Mitchell Creator/DavidMitchell stars as Stephen, whose father has just died and bequeathed him a pub. After the failure of his career and marriage, he sees it as a chance to reinvent his life. Creator/RobertWebb plays Andrew, who was briefly fostered by Stephen's father as a child. He turns up at the funeral and decides he wants a hand in running the pub. Stephen's mother Ellen (Penny Downie), his sister Cass (Creator/LouiseBrealey) and his uncle Geoff (Geoffrey [=McGivern=]) are quickly charmed by the new guy. Stephen is resentful – and suspicious.
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The latest outing of Mitchell and Webb, Back is a British sitcom that aired on Channel 4 in 2017. A second series is in the pipeline.
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The latest outing of Mitchell and Webb, Back is a British sitcom that aired on Channel 4 in 2017. A second series is began airing in the pipeline.
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David Mitchell stars as Stephen, whose father has just died and bequeathed him a pub. After the failure of his career and marriage, he sees it as a chance to reinvent his life. Creator/RobertWebb plays Andrew, who was briefly fostered by Stephen's father as a child. He turns up at the funeral and decides he wants a hand in running the pub. Stephen's mother Ellen (Penny Downie), his sister Cass (Louise Brealey) and his uncle Geoff (Geoffrey [=McGivern=]) are quickly charmed by the new guy. Stephen is resentful – and suspicious.
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David Mitchell stars as Stephen, whose father has just died and bequeathed him a pub. After the failure of his career and marriage, he sees it as a chance to reinvent his life. Creator/RobertWebb plays Andrew, who was briefly fostered by Stephen's father as a child. He turns up at the funeral and decides he wants a hand in running the pub. Stephen's mother Ellen (Penny Downie), his sister Cass (Louise Brealey) (Creator/LouiseBrealey) and his uncle Geoff (Geoffrey [=McGivern=]) are quickly charmed by the new guy. Stephen is resentful – and suspicious.
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David Mitchell stars as Stephen, who has inherited a pub following the death of his father. After the failure of his career and marriage, he sees it as a chance to reinvent his life. Creator/RobertWebb plays Andrew, who was briefly fostered by Stephen's father as a child. He turns up at the funeral and decides he wants a hand in running the pub. Stephen's mother Ellen (Penny Downie), his sister Cass (Louise Brealey) and uncle Geoff (Geoffrey [=McGivern=]) are quickly charmed by the new guy. Stephen is resentful – and suspicious.
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David Mitchell stars as Stephen, who whose father has inherited just died and bequeathed him a pub following the death of his father.pub. After the failure of his career and marriage, he sees it as a chance to reinvent his life. Creator/RobertWebb plays Andrew, who was briefly fostered by Stephen's father as a child. He turns up at the funeral and decides he wants a hand in running the pub. Stephen's mother Ellen (Penny Downie), his sister Cass (Louise Brealey) and his uncle Geoff (Geoffrey [=McGivern=]) are quickly charmed by the new guy. Stephen is resentful – and suspicious.
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* {{Flashback}}: Used as a device to show Stephen and Andrew's different views of the past. We are shown Andrew's fond memories of his time as a foster child. This then contrasted with Stephen's grim memory of the same thing, which is displayed in black and white.
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* {{Flashback}}: Used as a device to show Stephen and Andrew's different views of the past. We are a shown Andrew's a fond memories memory Andrew has of his time as a foster child. This then contrasted with Stephen's grim memory of the same thing, which is displayed shown in black and white.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Stephen's father Laurie.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Stephen's father Laurie.Laurie appears in flashbacks.
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David Mitchell stars as Stephen, who has inherited a pub following the death of his father. After the failure of his career and marriage, he sees it as a chance to reinvent his life. Creator/RobertWebb plays Andrew, who was briefly fostered by Stephen's father as a child. He turns up at the funeral and decides he wants a hand in running the pub. The rest of Stephen's family – his mother Ellen (Penny Downie), his sister Cass (Louise Brealey) and uncle Geoff (Geoffrey McGivern) – are quickly charmed by this new guy. Stephen is resentful – and suspicious.
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David Mitchell stars as Stephen, who has inherited a pub following the death of his father. After the failure of his career and marriage, he sees it as a chance to reinvent his life. Creator/RobertWebb plays Andrew, who was briefly fostered by Stephen's father as a child. He turns up at the funeral and decides he wants a hand in running the pub. The rest of Stephen's family – his mother Ellen (Penny Downie), his sister Cass (Louise Brealey) and uncle Geoff (Geoffrey McGivern) – [=McGivern=]) are quickly charmed by this the new guy. Stephen is resentful – and suspicious.
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Back is a British sitcom that aired on Channel 4 in 2017.
David Mitchell stars as Stephen, the son of a recently deceased pub-owner. Robert Webb plays Andrew, whom Stephen's father briefly fostered.
David Mitchell stars as Stephen, the son of a recently deceased pub-owner. Robert Webb plays Andrew, whom Stephen's father briefly fostered.
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The latest outing of Mitchell and Webb, Back is a British sitcom that aired on Channel 4 in 2017.
2017. A second series is in the pipeline.
David Mitchell stars as Stephen, who has inherited a pub following theson death of his father. After the failure of his career and marriage, he sees it as a recently deceased pub-owner. Robert Webb chance to reinvent his life. Creator/RobertWebb plays Andrew, whom who was briefly fostered by Stephen's father briefly fostered.as a child. He turns up at the funeral and decides he wants a hand in running the pub. The rest of Stephen's family – his mother Ellen (Penny Downie), his sister Cass (Louise Brealey) and uncle Geoff (Geoffrey McGivern) – are quickly charmed by this new guy. Stephen is resentful – and suspicious.
!!This work contains examples of:
*AmicableExes: Stephen and Alison.
*ButtMonkey: David Mitchell describes his character as having an "anti-Midas touch": nothing he does or gets involved with ever works.
*TheCharmer: Andrew is always eager to please, and good at it.
*{{Flashback}}: Used as a device to show Stephen and Andrew's different views of the past. We are shown Andrew's fond memories of his time as a foster child. This then contrasted with Stephen's grim memory of the same thing, which is displayed in black and white.
*JerkassHasAPoint: Stephen has a good reason to be suspicious of Andrew. No-one else seems to notice, and Stephen's grouchy behaviour doesn't help.
*PosthumousCharacter: Stephen's father Laurie.
David Mitchell stars as Stephen, who has inherited a pub following the
!!This work contains examples of:
*AmicableExes: Stephen and Alison.
*ButtMonkey: David Mitchell describes his character as having an "anti-Midas touch": nothing he does or gets involved with ever works.
*TheCharmer: Andrew is always eager to please, and good at it.
*{{Flashback}}: Used as a device to show Stephen and Andrew's different views of the past. We are shown Andrew's fond memories of his time as a foster child. This then contrasted with Stephen's grim memory of the same thing, which is displayed in black and white.
*JerkassHasAPoint: Stephen has a good reason to be suspicious of Andrew. No-one else seems to notice, and Stephen's grouchy behaviour doesn't help.
*PosthumousCharacter: Stephen's father Laurie.
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Back is a British sitcom that aired on Channel 4 in 2017.
David Mitchell stars as Stephen, the son of a recently deceased pub-owner. Robert Webb plays Andrew, whom Stephen's father briefly fostered.
David Mitchell stars as Stephen, the son of a recently deceased pub-owner. Robert Webb plays Andrew, whom Stephen's father briefly fostered.
