Common Ground – initially entitled Common People – is a series of eleven minute comedy shorts set in South London, featuring new comedy scenarios, linked by characters and locations. Comedy talent lined up to appear includes Charles Dance, Jessica Hynes, Alex Lowe and Tom Palmer. The shorts will air in double bills from Monday January the 14th at 9pm
“He’s a retired rock’n’roll tour manager and it was so far removed from what I’m normally asked to do, so I couldn’t say no and I had a hoot doing it,” he says.
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BAD GRANDAD is written by Mark Warren and Fraser Steele, who have previously worked on Never Mind the Buzzcocks. It stars Charles Dance as a retired rock and roll tour manager who remains a ‘flamboyant, free spirited, party goer’. It also stars Amelia Bullmore as his rather uptight ballet teacher daughter Becky and Hugo Speer as her husband
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Episode 1.1 : Floyd , previously known as Bad Grandad.
Ex tour manager Floyd (Charles Dance) is used to mingling with the stars. Now in retirement, he is still as rock 'n' roll as ever.
Floyd is a flamboyant, free spirited, party goer. His rather uptight ballet teacher daughter Becky (Amelia Bullmore) and her palliative care consultant husband Jack (Hugo Speer) certainly have their work cut out with this firecracker, especially when their teenage daughter Becky wants to attend a music festival.
- Date: Mon 14th January 2013
- Time: 9:00pm
- Channel: Sky Atlantic
- Length: 30 minutes
