Early Doors – Series 2

The welcome return of the gentle, critically acclaimed comedy set entirely in The Grapes, a small pub in the North of England. Into this warm, slightly hopeless environment come a group of lovable characters who like a pint, but more than that, like each other. Lads Joe and Duffy command centre table and most of the conversation, largely at the expenses of landlord Ken’s less acute regulars, such as Eddie, for whom a change in the town’s traffic flow can become a preoccupation. Meanwhile, Ken’s preoccupation is how his stepdaughter Melanie will respond to having met her real dad, while local policemen Nige and Phil show their concern over the level of crime in the neighbourhood by listening to police radio in the comfort of Ken’s snug. Overhearing their conversations and reliving the events in each of their lives is both moving and amusing.