Romesh Ranganathan plays a version of himself who inherits The Seven Swans, a tatty Surrey pub, after his father’s sudden death. His widowed mother insists running the place honours family duty; his wife Natasha (Sian Gibson) treats the bar as an extension of their living room, and deadbeat regular Lemon (Nick Helm) treats Romesh as a permanent soft-touch. Each half-hour episode charts Romesh’s fresh scheme to offload the business, sabotaged by sentiment, guilt and his own inability to say no.
Shot single-camera in a real Egham boozer, the first series landed on Sky One in late 2018 and pulled respectable numbers for the channel. A second run followed in autumn 2019, adding Nigel Havers as a suave rival landlord who nearly buys Romesh out before the deal collapses over a karaoke machine. A Christmas special wrapped the show on 23 December 2019, ending with Romesh still behind the pumps and no closer to freedom.
Production Details
Sky One / 2 Seasons / 12 Episodes / 2018
Created by: Romesh RanganathanWill SmithSteve StampShaun PyeSusan WokomaMark BoutrosPhil Bowker
Writer(s): Romesh RanganathanWill SmithSteve StampShaun PyeSusan WokomaMark BoutrosPhil Bowker
Producer(s): Jane Bell
Main Cast
Nick Helm as Lemon
Romesh Ranganathan as Romesh
Marek Larwood as Lee
Sian Gibson as Natasha
Yasmine Akram as Julie
Alexander Molony as Charlie
James McNicholas as PC Barry Kemp
Robert Ryan as Homeless Man at Christmas Party
Asad-Shareef Muhammad as Tom
