As Colin Hoult joins the cast

Channel 4 has released new images from Stepping Up, the forthcoming sitcom written by and starring Josh Pugh.

It has also been announced that character comedian Colin Hoult, who has appeared in After Life and Black Ops, will be taking a guest role.

In the show, Pugh plays Josh, a stepdad determined to prove himself to everyone around him.

As previously announced Denise Welch, from Waterloo Road and Benidorm, plays his mum Sue, and Sophia Di Martino, who has appeared in Loki and Flowers, plays his partner Becky.

Tom Hanson, of Brassic, plays Becky's ex-husband Sean, and Lucia Keskin, from Things You Should Have Done, plays Josh's friend Kelcie.

The series is filmed in the West Midlands and will run for six half-hour episodes.

Published: 7 Oct 2026