Never Better. Image shows from L to R: Keith Merchant (Stephen Mangan), Anita Merchant (Kate Ashfield). Copyright: World Productions
Never Better

Never Better

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC Two
  • 2008
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

A dark comedy from the writer of Party Animals about a recovering alcoholic and his troubles with society. Stars Stephen Mangan, Kate Ashfield, Christopher Fairbank, Tom Goodman-Hill, Michele Austin and more.

Never Better. Keith Merchant (Stephen Mangan). Copyright: World Productions

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2008
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
6 (1 series)
Stars
Stephen Mangan, Kate Ashfield, Christopher Fairbank, Tom Goodman-Hill, Michele Austin, Mya O'Connor and Charlie George
Writer
Fintan Ryan
Director
Martin Dennis
Producers
Helen Gregory, Simon Wilson and Letitia Knight
Company

Keith is a recovering alcoholic in his mid-thirties, struggling to get things right as he makes his way through his new life being sober.

He attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings but they don't seem to help as he often turns them into a farce by revealing very embarrassing situations he gets into.

Whilst he attempts to be a good husband and father, his optimism for his family and attempts to do the right thing tend to lead to even more problems.

Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 10th January 2008 at 10pm on BBC Two