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Videos
Here's the first clip from The Pact, BBC Two's new comedy starring Brett Goldstein and Sarah Solemani.
The pair play Andy and Amy, who made a pact when teenagers that if they were both still single at 35 they would get together.
Now that time has come Andy has gained a career, an ex-wife, a four-year-old son and a girlfriend; while Amy has managed to avoid growing up entirely, living in a flatshare, working behind a bar and enjoying the odd alcohol-fuelled one-night-stand.
This clip shows the morning after such an encounter.
The show also stars Lolly Adefope, Ade Adepitan and Gaby West, and starts at 10pm next Wednesday.
The Pact: One night stand
Clip from new BBC Two comedy
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From Mock The Week
by Tamar Broadbent
First clip from The Russell Howard Hour
On Sky1 tonight
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