Yahoo News ‘Car Share’ Returns: Peter Kay Writes Special Audio Episode Of Hit BBC Comedy To “Cheer People Up”
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The BAFTA and ratings-winning BBC comedy Car Share is to return for a special audio episode to help lift people’s spirits during the coronavirus pandemic.
Creator Peter Kay has teamed up with co-star Sian Gibson and writer Paul Coleman to pen the special episode, which will premiere on iPlayer on Friday, nearly two years after the show bowed out on BBC One.
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Car Share is made by Kay’s production company Goodnight Vienna and follows the lives of two supermarket workers as they travel to-and-from work every day. Over the course of its three seasons, romance blossomed between the pair and the finale ended with some sort of resolution as they held hands on a bus in the final scene.
On revisiting the show, Kay said: “Sian Gibson, Paul Coleman and myself got together via t’internet and wrote a new short episode of Car Share in an effort to try cheer people up.
“It’s all happened very quickly, in fact it didn’t exist a week ago. Obviously we weren’t able to film anything because of the lockdown but I hope people will use their imagination and enjoy listening. Here’s hoping people enjoying having John & Kayleigh back. Lord knows we need it right now.”
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen added: “We can’t thank Peter enough for giving up his time and effort to make this extra special treat happen in donating some much-needed cheer to everybody for free.”
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