...before the first has even aired

Sky has ordered a second series of Romesh Ranganathan’s pub-based sitcom The Reluctant Landlord before the first has even aired.

The broadcaster announced the news in a tweet, as well as confirming that the comedy will start on October 30

It must be Happy Hour because not only does @RomeshRanga’s #TheReluctantLandlord Series 1 start 30 October, we’ve ALREADY confirmed Series 2! Woop woop!https://t.co/twT18fDAEt

— Sky One (@SkyOne) September 27, 2018

Ranganathan wrote the comedy, loosely based on his own experiences of taking over his father’s pub in East Grinstead, soon after his father died.

In the comedy, he is pressured by his mum to keep the pub as a way of to keep his dad's legacy alive, and by his wife and children who enjoy being there.

Car Share’s Sian Gibson  plays as his wife, and Nick Helm is his  best mate Lemon.

It also stars Yasmine Akram as the bar manager, Steve Edge as Dave Foster, Shaheen Khan as his mother and Marek Larwood as Lee who props the bar, as well as a supporting cast that includes Vicki Pepperdine, Alison Steadman, Phil Davies, Tom Basden, Steve Stamp, Loyle Carner, Brona Titley, Evelyn Mok, Will Smith, Tom Meeten, Terry Mynott

The Reluctant Landlord is made by production company What Larks!, whose credits include Jo Brand's social work sitcom Damned, and is being directed by David Sant, whose credits include Benidorm and Yonderland.

Ranganathan this week announced a 2019 tour, The Cynic’s Mixtape, with tickets going on general release tomorrow. Here are the dates. 

Published: 27 Sep 2018