When Peter Kay burst back onto our screens with Car Share, his Manchester based show about two people, John (Kay) and Kayleigh (Sian Gibson) who travel to work together, we thought it was genius. And so did the BBC, after it became their highest rated new sitcom to premiere since 2011.
Now, Pete’s confirmed that he’s written a whole second series and that filming, with his co-star Sian, will start next year.
“We wrote it a while back now and we're just waiting for bright nights,” he told* BBC Radio Wales*. “You see because we drive around a lot we need to shoot it in May/June. People say why don't you do a Christmas special? The problem is it goes dark at half seven. You can't really drive around in the dark.” Fair point.
The comedian was overwhelmed by the reception his show received because, like a few of his critics, Peter panicked that no one would watch it.
“I was delighted with the response it got because I was never too sure people would like it because it was just two people in a car talking and I thought, will people in this day and age sit and watch that?” Pete added. “I did me best, and me and Sian had a wonderful time writing it and working on it.”
We can’t wait what’s in store for this series.