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.

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Series 1, Episode 2 - Pants On Fire

The Reluctant Landlord. Image shows from L to R: Natasha (Sian Gibson), Romesh (Romesh Ranganathan), Jayanthi (Shaheen Khan). Copyright: What Larks Productions
Romesh announces a speciality curry night with a fantastic local chef. His plan is to take on rival landlord David Foster, who's started serving up posh hipster food.

Further details

Romesh is annoyed to hear that his rival landlord David Foster is serving posh hipster food in the pub down the road. Julie tries her best to introduce fancy crisps but, not one to be outdone, Romesh decides to have his own speciality food night using a fantastic local chef who will cook for free - his best mate and pub regular, Lemon!

At home, Romesh's parenting skills come into play when he learns from the head teacher that his son Charlie is tired and distracted in class

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 6th November 2018
Time
10pm
Channel
Sky One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 7th November 2018 2:00am Sky2
Wednesday 7th November 2018 10:00pm Sky2
Thursday 8th November 2018 11:00pm Sky1
Monday 12th November 2018 11:00pm Sky1
Tuesday 3rd September 2019 10:30pm Sky2
Wednesday 4th May 2022 9:30pm Sky Comedy
Wednesday 13th July 2022 9:30pm Sky Comedy
Saturday 22nd April 2023 3:15am Sky Comedy
Sunday 23rd April 2023 1:00am Sky Comedy

Cast & crew

Cast
Romesh Ranganathan Romesh
Sian Gibson Natasha
Yasmine Akram Julie
Nick Helm Lemon
Marek Larwood Lee
Steve Edge David Foster
Shaheen Khan Jayanthi
Alex Molony (as Alexander Molony) Charlie
Ceyda Ali Theresa
Guest cast
Vicki Pepperdine Head Teacher
Miles Yekinni Tim
Writing team
Romesh Ranganathan Writer
Will Smith Script Editor
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

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