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Home Time. Image shows from L to R: Mel (Hayley Jayne Standing), Gaynor (Emma Fryer), Kelly (Rebekah Staton), Becky (Kerry Godliman). Image credit: Baby Cow Productions.

Home Time

Sitcom starring Emma Fryer as a girl who returns home to Coventry 12 years after having running away to find her place in the big wide world

Genre:
Sitcom
Broadcast:
2009  (BBC Two)
Episodes:
6 (1 series)
Starring:
Emma Fryer, Hayley Jayne Standing, Kerry Godliman, Rebekah Staton, Marian McLoughlin, Philip Jackson
Writers:
Emma Fryer, Neil Edmond
Production:
Baby Cow Productions

Just before her 18th birthday, Gaynor Jacks ran off to find her place in the big wide world, but now aged 29 she's back with her tail between her legs. She returns to Coventry, home to her mum and dad's house, and home to her three best friends.

Gaynor can't hide forever in her bedroom, she must crawl back into her old life, suffer the gleeful sympathy of her friends and ill-judged parental intrusions.

All played out in front of old flames and adversaries Gaynor never thought she'd see again and underscored by the smirking cries of "see you're back then".

Our Review: An interesting series, albeit somewhat slow. Much criticism on our forums was related to the show's failure to allude to what happened to Gaynor in her 12 years in London.

However, as the show moved on, it became apparent that the humour was supposed to be derived from the contrast of a group of 29 year olds - supposedly mature - whose every interaction, socialisation, and attitude to each other were like those of 8 year olds. Whether that humour did actually come through or not, was down to personal taste.