''Here We Go'' is a 2022 British sitcom created and written by Tom Basden for the BBC, starring Jim Howick,

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, Alison Steadman and

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alongside Basden. The pilot episode, originally titled ''Pandemonium'', was broadcast on 30 December 2020.

Premise

Having filmed his family’s chaotic attempt to gain a holiday in the midst of the

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in the 2020 pilot episode, the series sees youngest son Sam continue to document the misadventures of the dysfunctional Jessop family across the year.

Cast

* Jim Howick as Paul Jessop: Sam and Amy’s stupid and uncool father and Rachel’s husband *

as Rachel Jessop: Sam and Amy’s neurotic mother, Robin’s sister, and Paul’s wife * Alison Steadman as Sue Jessop: Paul’s jovial mother * Tom Basden as Robin: Rachel’s downtrodden brother *

as Cherry: Robin’s vain fiancée * Freya Parks as Amy Jessop: Paul and Rachel’s sardonic daughter, Sam’s sister, and Maya’s girlfriend * Mica Ricketts as Maya: Amy’s boring and untrustworthy girlfriend * Jack Christou as Sam Jessop: Paul and Rachel’s stoic son, Amy’s brother and the cameraman

Episodes

Pilot (2020)

Series 1 (2022)

Critical reception

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'' called the pilot episode "a lockdown comedy special with gallows humour" and gave it three stars out of five, while Ed Cumming for The Independent called it "a valiant effort at exploring our current predicament" and gave it four out of five stars. Rachel Sigee, reviewing for ''iNews'' gave series 1 four out of five stars. Benji Wilson for ''The Telegraph'' rated the series five stars out of five.

References

External links

* *{{Official website, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qqzt official site at BBC 2020 British television series debuts 2020 television specials 2020s British sitcoms 2020s British LGBT-related comedy television series BBC television sitcoms British LGBT-related sitcoms English-language television shows Television series about dysfunctional families Television series about marriage Television series about siblings Television shows set in London Television shows about the COVID-19 pandemic