Glen, a meek carpet seller is trying to save money for his wedding to fiancé Kirsty who he has told he has no family left is suprised one day to find his bombastic and polar-opposite estranged brother Lee at his house looking for an old friend.
[2] Sampson said he drew on his own experiences living near Rotherham, South Yorkshire whilst writing the show and includes characters who resemble "oddball” villagers from his home area of North Anston as well as his experiences with his family after the death of his mother.
I wanted to write about two men who have different ideas about how to be a man: one’s trying to be a nice guy but feels crippled by it; the other thinks it’s all about action, but can’t face up to his demons.
[9] The cast also includes Harriet Webb, Victoria Alcock, Adrian Scarborough, Fatiha El Ghorri, Ned Dennehy, Geoff Bell, Nitin Ganatra, Clive Russell and Judi Love.
[20] Emily Watkins in i (newspaper) described it as "loud and silly with a surprisingly soft heart" and that "charisma rolls off Dyer”.
[21] Abha Shah in The Evening Standard gave the show two stars and said it was "slow and lacklustre, it leans heavily on Dyer’s real-life character with turns from former on-screen colleagues with no drive of its own".