Home Time
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2009
- 6 episodes (1 series)
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. Stars Emma Fryer, Hayley Jayne Standing, Kerry Godliman, Rebekah Staton, Marian McLoughlin and Philip Jackson
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2
Further details
Gaynor continues to be overwhelmed by her return to Coventry. The oppressive inquisition of her suddenly-Irish mother, Brenda, and the ongoing presence of her friends, Mel, Kelly and Becky, drives her deeper into her Nineties memories.
The city has changed almost unrecognisably in the years since Gaynor left, which she notices when she takes tentative steps towards getting a job. Unfortunately for Gaynor, she soon learns the pitfalls of taking employment advice from her mates.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 21st September 2009
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Emma Fryer | Gaynor |
| Hayley Jayne Standing | Mel |
| Kerry Godliman | Becky |
| Rebekah Staton | Kelly |
| Marian McLoughlin | Brenda |
| Philip Jackson | Roy |
| Leo Bill | Steve |
| Saikat Ahamed | Egger |
| Emma Fryer | Writer |
| Neil Edmond | Writer |
| Christine Gernon | Director |
| Ted Dowd | Producer |
| Henry Normal | Executive Producer |
| Lindsay Hughes | Executive Producer |
| Liana Del Giudice | Editor |
| David Ferris (as Dave Ferris) | Production Designer |
Press
The first episode of Home Time was excellent, so it's a relief to find that they didn't use all of the best lines in it. Gaynor is still shellshocked about her return to Coventry, so her overbearing friends and family take charge of her life. Business demon Becky, a fictional Ruth Badger with a raging libido, hosts a "dinner party-cum-skills showcase" at her one-room showhome, while Mel sorts out her love life by asking who she fancies. But it's Gaynor's fake Irish mum (Marian McLoughlin) who once again steals the show.
The Guardian, 21st September 2009Perhaps due to its lack of laugh track, we didn't really get the first episode of Home Time. It seemed a bit Pulling-lite. On reflection, we were a bit harsh. The second ep confirms that it is actually really quality. Gaynor's fake Irish ('wonderful sense of community they have') mum (Marian McLoughlin) steals every scene but Gaynor's downbeat presence on her return to Coventry is a good centre to the show and her mates (particularly Coventry business woman Becky, author of 'The Sexual Workolution') rotate amusingly around her. Tonight they attempt to get her a boyfriend and a chance at a job at Coventry's premier cladding firm CovConClad, so long as she can impress the big-wigs at a dinner party.
TV Bite, 21st September 2009