Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh star in a brand-new north-east based sitcom
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Greg McHugh is only child and budding author Richard, who travels back to his family home in the north-east to look after his aging and wilful dad Ken, played by Gregor Fisher.
This is the premise for Only Child, a brand-new sitcom starring Greg McHugh (The A Word, Fresh Meat) as only child and budding author Richard, who travels back to his family home in north-east Scotland to look after his aging and wilful dad Ken, played by Gregor Fisher (Rab C Nesbitt, Love Actually, The Cockfields), as he slips into ever more eccentric and erratic behaviour.
Written by Bryce Hart, Only Child is a six part fictional comedy for BBC One and BBC iPlayer from Happy Tramp North (co-producers of the hit BBC show Guilt) which sees neighbourly squabbles, domestic and inter-generational differences all told through the lens of Richard and Ken’s father-son relationship.
Richard’s long overdue visit to recently-widowed Ken results in him realising that his dad may need a bit more full time help than he’d realised. Not that Ken would agree, but that statement is pretty much true about anything. Ken is an eccentric, strong-willed technophobe who is very much set in his ways, leaving Richard to worry about his dad growing old. Showcasing a wealth of Scottish talent, it will be filmed in Glasgow and around the north-east of Scotland.
Writer Bryce Hart said: “It's a total dream come true to have my own sitcom on BBC One and I can't wait for the world to meet Ken and Richard Pritchard.
"As the son of a father who has steadfastly refused to learn how to compose a text message, there is no relationship as ripe for laughs as that between a Scottish son and his father.”
Greg McHugh says: “Bryce Hart has written a truly brilliant show, and I'm utterly thrilled to be a part of it.
"‘Dream gigs' are often just that...but I've been assured this is real. Yaaaaas!”
Gregor Fisher adds: “I’m not really one for giving quotes, but I am very much looking forward to working with young McHugh.”
Executive Producer for Happy Tramp North, Neil Webster says: “As someone halfway between Ken and Richard in age, Bryce Hart’s beautiful scripts resonate with me on so many levels.
"I’m constantly having to sort out my Dad’s online log-ins whilst simultaneously handing my phone to my son because it doesn’t recognise my face. I cannot wait to see Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh bring Bryce’s affectionate, relatable and hilarious world to life.”
Jon Petrie, BBC Director of Comedy, says: “Only Child perfectly captures awkward family dynamics and the sometimes unwelcome familiarity of returning to a hometown.
This is a brilliant new sitcom for BBC One with bags of heart and I can’t wait for viewers to see it.”
