Back is a British sitcom created by Simon Blackwell and starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb.

After the death of his father, Laurie, 42-year-old Stephen is set to take over the family business, the John Barleycorn pub, in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

His plans are interrupted when Andrew, a former foster child briefly raised by Stephen's parents, returns to his life eager to renew his relationship with the family.

While Andrew quickly charms the rest of Stephen's family – including his mother Ellen, sister Cass, and uncle Geoff – Stephen resents Andrew and views him as "a glib, dangerous sociopath who's about to steal his family, his business and his life".

On the day of the funeral there is an unexpected mourner at the graveside: Andrew, who was Stephen's foster brother from March to August 1987.

Stephen and Andrew visit the pub's suppliers, discovering that Laurie and Ellen enjoyed an open marriage.

Andrew phones the police on his mobile and gives a television interview, claiming that he found the body and is the pub's landlord.

Laurie's brother Geoff, who knows that the dog has come home, turns up and beats the extortionist with a baseball bat.

Meanwhile, Alison's parents reunite as her mother is shown to be inept as a member of bar staff at The John Barleycorn and her father quickly gets bored of travelling.

The site's critical consensus reads: "Intriguing, intelligent, and dripping with searing social satire, Back proves a welcome return for collaborators David Mitchell and Robert Webb.

The site's critical consensus reads: "After a long hiatus, Back returns as sharp and irreverent as ever.