''Warren'' is a

British sitcom A British sitcom or a Britcom is a situational comedy programme produced for British television. Most British sitcoms are recorded on studio sets, while some have an element of location filming. A handful are made almost exclusively on location ...

, which aired on

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between February and April 2019. The series stars

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, Lisa Millett, Tim Preston and Oscar Morgan in the main roles. It was written by Jimmy Donny Cosgrove and Paul McKenna. The BBC did not commission any further series after the first.

Synopsis

The sitcom shows the life of the angry, impatient, selfish and abrasive

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Warren Thompson (

), after moving in with his partner Anne Humphries (Lisa Millett) and her two teenage sons Charlie (Tim Preston) and Danny (Oscar Morgan) in Preston, after her father, Bill ( David Hargreaves) falls ill.

Cast

as Warren Thompson:
An angry, impatient, selfish and abrasive

who is Anne's partner, Charlie and Danny's step-father and Ian and Paula's neighbour. He is loosely based on Cosgrove's father and also a character from one of his short films called "Warren Thompson Driving School" (which is also the name of the character's driving school). * Lisa Millett as Anne Humphries: Warren's partner who is Charlie and Danny's mother. * Tim Preston as Charlie Humphries: Anne's eldest son and Danny's brother. * Oscar Morgan as Danny Humphries: Anne's youngest son, Charlie's brother and Jenny's boyfriend. *

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as Ian: Paula's husband and Warren's next-door neighbour. * Maya Sondhi as Paula: Ian's wife and Warren's next-door neighbour. * Emily Coates as Jenny: Danny's girlfriend. * David Hargreaves as Bill: Anne's father and Sheila's husband. *

Judith Barker Judith Barker (born 22 June 1943) is an English actress, best known for her role in '' Coronation Street'' as the upwardly mobile homewrecker Janet Reid, which she played between 1969 and 1977. She has been married to Kenneth Alan Taylor since ...

as Sheila: Anne's mother and Bill's wife.

Episodes

Reception

''Warren'' received mixed reviews, with some viewers calling it "uncomfortable", while ''

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'' called it "the final nail in the coffin for British sitcom".

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* * * {{IMDb title, 9643158 2010s British sitcoms 2010s British workplace comedy television series 2019 British television series debuts 2019 British television series endings BBC television sitcoms Preston, Lancashire English-language television shows Television series about dysfunctional families Television shows set in Lancashire