Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh star in Scottish sitcom Only Child, and the BBC has released a first trailer. More here.
Gregor Fisher will always be inextracably intertwined with Rab C. Nesbitt, the permanently plastered Glaswegian festering in squalor alongside long suffering wife Mary Doll, played by Elaine C. Smith. The show became so popular that writer Ian Pattison adapted it into a stage show, and stars like Sylvester McCoy, Stanley Baxter and Richard E. Grant appeared in the show. Series 3 episode Touch features a very early television appearance by David Tennant, who guest stars as barmaid Davina.
As we approach the festive season, Fisher also features in arguably the sweetest story in Richard Curtis’ Love Actually, about the friendship between his character Joe and Bill Nighy’s rock star Billy Mack.
Now though? Gregor Fisher is returning to the small screen for sitcom Only Child.
Watch the trailer below:
According to the BBC, the synopsis reads as follows:
Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh star as father and son, Ken and Richard Pritchard, in new comedy series, Only Child. Featuring domestic and inter-generational differences and neighbourly squabbles, Only Child is told through the lens of Richard and Ken’s comedic relationship.In this first episode, bit-part actor Richard returns from London to his home to Forres in the Scottish Highlands for a long overdue visit to the recently-widowed Ken.
However, he soon realises his dad might be in need of a bit more full-time help. Not that Ken would agree, of course, but that statement is pretty much true about anything.An eccentric, strong-willed technophobe, Ken is set in his ways, leaving Richard worrying about his dad growing old.
The cast also includes Amy Lennox as Emily, Stuart Bowman as Rod, Clare Barrett as Jen, Robin Laing as Ian and Paul Rattray as Digsy. Jennifer Saunders is the voice of Richard’s acting agent, Sally.
Bryce Hart wrote the series, which was filmed in Glasgow.
Only Child will be broadcast on BBC One from the 21st November, with all six episodes also available to stream on BBC iPlayer
