Avoidance is a British comedy drama television series made for BBC One starring Romesh Ranganathan, Lisa McGrillis, Mandeep Dhillon, Jessica Knappett and Kieran Logendra.
[1] Thrown out by his partner Claire, Jonathan is so desperate to avoid difficult conversations, that rather than telling his son that his mum and dad are splitting up, he takes the young Spencer to hide out with his sister Danielle and her wife Courtney.
[7] Filming on a second series took place in November 2023, with Aisling Bea and Matthew Lewis having joined the cast.
[9] Lucy Mangan in The Guardian described a "gentle, truthful, beautifully performed comedy about the ultimate beta male".
[10] The Daily Telegraph labelled the show a "sad-com bore" with Marianka Swain saying "I think we're supposed to sympathise with Jonathan, who may have some underlying mental health issues...