Two Doors Down in surprise return with Christmas special

BBCThe Christmas particular sees the return of all of the common characters Scottish sitcom Two Doorways Down is to make a shock return to the BBC the tip of the 12 months with a Christmas particular. It has been two years for the reason that final sequence aired following the dying of its creator Simon Carlyle in August 2023.The award-winning comedy was first broadcast as a one-off in 2013, with seven sequence and three Christmas specials since.Co-creator Gregor Sharp, who wrote the brand new episode, mentioned it was “actually thrilling” to be returning to Latimer Crescent with all of the common solid.The Christmas episode sees the neighbours congregate on the home of Beth and Eric, performed by Arabella Weir and Alex Norton.Additionally returning to the solid are Elaine C Smith, Doon Mackichan, Jonathan Watson, Graeme Stevely, Pleasure McAvoy, Jamie Quinn and Kieran Hodgson.Two Doorways Down creator Simon Carlyle died in August 2023 BBC director of Comedy Jon Petrie provides: “There’s one thing comforting about having the neighbours spherical for Christmas, even when they convey minor chaos.”Gregor and the gang carry the nice and cozy laughs, sly digs and brilliantly petty moments that make Two Doorways Down such a cracking comedy. “Anticipate it to glitter on BBC iPlayer and BBC One quicker than Cathy can pop a prosecco.”Carlyle and Sharp initially wrote the present as a one-off particular earlier than it was commissioned in 2016. They went on to jot down greater than 40 episodes collectively.The primary sequence drew an viewers of 1.3 million when it started on BBC Two in 2016. This grew to 2.8 million for the final sequence on BBC One.The programme gained an RTS Scotland Award for Finest Comedy in 2017 and 2024, and Bafta Scotland Finest Actress awards for Smith in 2018 and Mackichan in 2024.In a 2019 interview with The Scottish Solar, Carlyle mentioned Arabella Weir’s character Beth was impressed by his personal mum Dorothy, and that Beth’s son Ian – performed by Jamie Quinn – drew on his expertise of popping out as homosexual whereas rising up in Ayr.He mentioned Ian’s character was handled like many homosexual males had been within the 80s and 90s.”You’d have mother and father who’re accepting of it and do not wish to throw you out the household, however are equally not snug sufficient to ask about your boyfriend,” he mentioned.”We tried to replicate the reality of that center floor, the identical as we did with a traditional Scottish road.”