List of The Old Guys episodes
The Old Guys is a British situation comedy television series broadcast on BBC One starring Roger Lloyd-Pack, Clive Swift, and Jane Asher.
Twelve 30-minute episodes were broadcast. The first series premiered on 21 January 2009 and ran for six episodes, concluding on 7 March 2009. In May 2009, it was confirmed that The Old Guys would have a second series, that series started on 9 July 2010 once again ran for six episodes, concluding on 13 August 2010. The first episode of series one gained 4.95 million viewers, an audience share of 22.5%, the following episode slumped slightly with 3.75 million (17.2%) viewers.
The first series of The Old Guys was released On DVD on 28 June 2010.[1]
Both series have been repeated on GOLD and PBS.[citation needed]
Series overview
[edit]| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | 31 January 2009 | 7 March 2009 | |
| 2 | 6 | 9 July 2010 | 13 August 2010 | |
Episode list
[edit]Series 1 (2009)
[edit]| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | "Sally's Party"[2] | Dewi Humphreys | Simon Blackwell | 31 January 2009 | |
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Tom and Roy offer to help Sally with the preparations for her party in the hope that they will be invited to it. Sally is hoping that Tom's daughter will show an interest in her son. Then Tom injures himself and Roy is left trying to help both Sally and Tom. | |||||
| 2 | "The Therapist"[3] | Dewi Humphreys | Sam Bain Jesse Armstrong | 7 February 2009 | |
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Roy goes to see therapist Ned at Amber's suggestion where he tells Ned all his secret dreams and fantasies about Sally. He is horrified when Sally meets Ned and there is a mutual attraction. In the meantime, Sally is standing in the local council election to try to save the Post Office. Roy becomes her campaign manager, so he can spend more time with her. | |||||
| 3 | "Marriage"[4] | Dewi Humphreys | Simon Blackwell | 14 February 2009 | |
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Tom finds out that he would get money from his pension providing he was married so Tom asks Sally to marry him. Amber is eager to make an impression on her new manager, Marianne who is an enthusiastic cyclist but sadly Tom never taught her when she was a child. Roy decides to teach Amber to cycle and this annoys Tom. | |||||
| 4 | "The Old Flame"[5] | Dewi Humphreys | Simon Blackwell | 21 February 2009 | |
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Sally falls in love with Mark who is an old flame from a long time ago. This distresses Tom and Roy. Roy makes friends with Mark and it seems that Tom might never get together with Sally and may lose his greatest friend. Meanwhile, Amber insists on finding out why her father has never said that he loves her. | |||||
| 5 | "The Croft"[6] | Dewi Humphreys | Sam Bain Jesse Armstrong | 28 February 2009 | |
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Roy and Tom take up Sally's suggestion of a week in a croft in Scotland where she was going to stay with her boyfriend. Tom is soon bored, so he invites Amber over. Roy takes the chance to ask Sally if she would move to the country with him on a permanent basis. Note: This episode is unusual for the fact that it is set in Scotland. In fact, the entire series was filmed in Scotland, despite being set in England. | |||||
| 6 | "The Courtesan"[7] | Dewi Humphreys | Sam Bain Jesse Armstrong John Finnemore | 7 March 2009 | |
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Roy and Tom are visiting London and meet Katia, a Belorussian prostitute in Soho. Both men find out that the other has been visiting Katia. Amber goes to a church group as she fancies the local vicar. | |||||
Series 2 (2010)
[edit]- Katherine Parkinson (Amber) and Justin Edwards (Steve) are absent for four episodes: "Quiz", "Triple Date", "Builders" and "Hospital"
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | "Quiz"[8] | Dewi Humphreys | Simon Blackwell | 9 July 2010 | |
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Tom and Roy, anxious about getting old, become determined to win the pub quiz to prove that their minds are still agile. This episode was watched by 3.3 million viewers | |||||
| 2 | "Triple Date"[9] | Dewi Humphreys | Sam Bain Jesse Armstrong | 16 July 2010 | |
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Just as Tom is getting ready for his date Joanna, an emergency call from Amber takes Tom away and he begs Roy to go in his place, explain the situation to Joanna and get the conversation going until he can get there. By the time Tom finally arrives Roy and Joanna are well acquainted and much to Tom's annoyance end up on a triple date. | |||||
| 3 | "Tom Moves Out"[10] | Dewi Humphreys | Sam Bain Jesse Armstrong | 23 July 2010 | |
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Tom finally gets a flat of his own and moves out of Roy's house. But can the pair live without each other? | |||||
| 4 | "Builders"[11] | Dewi Humphreys | Simon Blackwell | 30 July 2010 | |
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When Sally has builders at her house, she temporarily moves in with Tom and Roy. But will living with Sally be the dream the guys imagined? | |||||
| 5 | "Hospital"[12] | Dewi Humphreys | Simon Blackwell | 6 August 2010 | |
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A nervous Sally goes into Hospital for a knee operation. This in turn leads to Tom and Roy competing to be the best visitor. | |||||
| 6 | "Engagement"[13] | Dewi Humphreys | Sam Bain Jesse Armstrong | 13 August 2010 | |
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Tom's daughter Amber is proposed to by her boyfriend Steve. Sally helps Tom to plan the big day, while Roy is left being the "agony aunt" to Steve and his concerns about the wedding day. Amber's full name is revealed to be `Amber Margaret Catherine Moon Unit Finnan´ during the wedding vows. | |||||
Future
[edit]A third series was planned for broadcast in 2011 but the idea was later dropped. The show would now be unable to return due to the deaths of both Roger Lloyd-Pack and Clive Swift.
Other Information
[edit]Both series of The Old Guys are available to buy on iTunes. Series 1 has been released on DVD but, for unknown reasons, series 2 is not available in this format.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Old Guys - Series 1". 28 June 2010 – via Amazon.
- ^ "Sally's Party". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "The Therapist". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Marriage". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "The Old Flame". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "The Croft". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "The Courtesan". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Quiz". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Triple Date". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Tom Moves Out". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Builders". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Hospital". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Engagement". BBC. Retrieved 8 August 2010.