The Reluctant Landlord. Romesh (Romesh Ranganathan). Copyright: What Larks Productions
The Reluctant Landlord

The Reluctant Landlord

  • TV sitcom
  • Sky One
  • 2018 - 2019
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

Romesh Ranganathan stars in a semi-autobiographical sitcom about a man running his late father's pub. Also features Sian Gibson, Yasmine Akram, Nick Helm, Marek Larwood, Steve Edge and more.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 1 - Dirty Harry

The Reluctant Landlord. Image shows from L to R: Lemon (Nick Helm), Julie (Yasmine Akram), Romesh (Romesh Ranganathan). Copyright: What Larks Productions
Romesh clashes with pub bully Dirty Harry, and Julie dares to introduce cocktails on to the bar menu. Meanwhile, Natasha sucks Lemon into her new juicing diet.

Further details

When pub regular Dirty Harry arrives on the scene after many years in prison, Romesh realises he finally has to deal with the fact that in the past his dad was bullied and that both he and his son Charlie are currently being bullied.

Elsewhere, Natasha sucks Lemon too deep into a juice diet and Julie attempts to add cocktails to the pub menu.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 30th October 2018
Time
2am
Channel
Sky One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 30th October 2018 10:00pm Sky1
Wednesday 31st October 2018 2:00am Sky2
Wednesday 31st October 2018 10:00pm Sky2
Friday 2nd November 2018 11:00pm Sky1
Monday 5th November 2018 11:00pm Sky1
Tuesday 3rd September 2019 10:00pm Sky2
Wednesday 4th May 2022 9:00pm Sky Comedy
Wednesday 13th July 2022 9:00pm Sky Comedy
Saturday 22nd April 2023 2:45am Sky Comedy
Sunday 23rd April 2023 12:30am Sky Comedy

Cast & crew

Cast
Romesh Ranganathan Romesh
Sian Gibson Natasha
Yasmine Akram Julie
Nick Helm Lemon
Marek Larwood Lee
Shaheen Khan Jayanthi
Alex Molony (as Alexander Molony) Charlie
Ceyda Ali Theresa
Guest cast
Phil Davis Dirty Harry
Vicki Pepperdine Head Teacher
Writing team
Will Smith Script Editor
Will Smith Writer
Production team
David Sant Director
Jane Bell Producer
Claire Whalley Executive Producer
Jon Mountague Executive Producer
Tilusha Ghelani Executive Producer
Lauriel Martin Line Producer
Romesh Ranganathan Associate Producer
Ramit Anchal Post Production Producer
Lydia Thatcher Post Production Producer
Mike Holliday Editor
Amy Maguire Production Designer
Jo Buckingham Casting Director
Yves Barre Costume Designer
Trevelyan Oliver Director of Photography
Vicky Fields Make-up Designer
Matthew Gallagher (as Matt Gallagher) 1st Assistant Director

Press

Series two of Romesh Ranganathan's new semi-autobiographical sitcom has been commissioned before the first has been aired, so he must be doing something right. Judge for yourself in its riotous opening episode, in which his character is forced to take over a family pub frequented by a curious set of locals.

Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 30th October 2018

The Reluctant Landlord, review

Romesh Ranganathan takes over his father's pub in this easy-to-watch sitcom.

Helen Chandler-Wilde, The Telegraph, 30th October 2018

Review: The Reluctant Landlord

New comedy series is slightly edgy and only occasionally jarring.

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 30th October 2018

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