Series synopsis
The Old Guys is a British comedy television series that premiered on BBC One on January 31, 2009. It ended on August 13, 2010. It was created by Sam Bain, Jesse Armstrong. It stars Jane Asher, Roger Lloyd Pack, Clive Swift and Katherine Parkinson.
The Old Guys is a British comedy television series that revolves around two aging housemates: Tom Finnan and Roy Bowden. The pair live across the street from Sally, whom they both find attractive. Tom moved in with Roy after Roy's wife Penny deserted him. Baby boomer Tom has little in life but his daughter Amber, who is dating Steve. Roy is a suburban pensioner who believes that he is one of the country's leading intellectuals.
Premise
The Old Guys is a British comedy television series that revolves around two aging housemates: Tom Finnan and Roy Bowden. The pair live across the street from Sally, whom they both find attractive. Tom moved in with Roy after Roy's wife Penny deserted him. Baby boomer Tom has little in life but his daughter Amber, who is dating Steve. Roy is a suburban pensioner who believes that he is one of the country's leading intellectuals.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jane Asher as Sally
- Roger Lloyd Pack as Tom
- Clive Swift as Roy
- Katherine Parkinson as Amber
Guest cast
- Justin Edwards as Steve
- Roger Allam as Ned
- Patrick Baladi as Reverend Phil
- Clive Russell as Mark
- Cherie Lunghi as Barbara
- Trevor Peacock as Len
- William Andrews as Malcolm
- Stephen Clyde as Party Guest
- Jeffrey Daunton as Electoral Officer
- Richard Addison as Man at Door
- Eleanor Matsuura as Marianne
- Nick Farr as Registrar
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | January 31, 2009 | March 7, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 6 | July 9, 2010 | August 13, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sally's Party Sally's having a party and Tom and Roy are desperate to be invited. They offer to help Sally prepare for the party in the hope that this will secure them an invitation. Sally, meanwhile, is very keen for Amber, Tom's daughter, to meet her successful and available son, Steve. Tom approves as this could help his own efforts to ingratiate himself with Sally. Tom and Roy's efforts to get to the party are hindered when Tom joins Roy on his daily walk and falls and injures himself. Now Roy has to nurse Tom 24/7 and still help Sally with the party preparations. Even if they finally do get an invite, they realise they may have chosen the wrong day to have a competition to find out who has the strongest bladder... |
January 31, 2009 |
| 2 |
The Therapist Roy is feeling depressed. On Amber's suggestion, he goes to see therapist Ned. There Roy tells Ned all his secret dreams and fantasies about Sally but is horrified when Sally meets Ned and there is a mutual attraction. Meanwhile, Sally is standing in the local council election on the 'Save the Post Office' ticket. Roy volunteers to be her campaign manager in a bid to spend more time with her, but when Ned turns up, unannounced, at the post-results dinner party, Tom and Roy take desperate measures to stop Ned meeting Sally again. |
February 7, 2009 |
| 3 |
Marriage Amber attempts to impress her new boss Marianne. Roy attempts to teach Amber to cycle so that she can impress Marianne who is a keen cyclist. Tom discovers that if he was married he would be able to get a lump sum of money from his pension. |
February 14, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Quiz Tom and Roy enter a quiz to prove they are still smart at their age. |
July 9, 2010 |
| 2 |
Triple Date Tom and Roy are forced to entertain themselves when Sally decides to take herself away for a spa break. |
July 16, 2010 |
| 3 |
Tom Moves Out Tom finally gets a flat of his own, and moves out of Roy's house. But can the pair live without each other? |
July 23, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 31, 2009 |
| Last aired | August 13, 2010 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:30:00 |