Here We Go - Granny's New Boyfriend - 10:35 pm Friday, December 19 on BBC Three

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Granny's New Boyfriend
Season 1, Episode 5

When Paul's car-boot sale fail to bring in any money, the Jessops are delighted to be offered a free family meal by Alf, Sue's new boyfriend, at his Italian restaurant. While Sue plies the family with food from Alf's kitchen, and Rachel starts Italian evening classes, Paul and Sam agree to help Robin learn more about Cherry's new estate agent boyfriend, by going undercover. By the time the big family meal rolls around, however, Alf begins to suspect that Sue is more interested in feeding her family and friends than she is in him, and Paul is put on the spot by Iain's estate agent colleague

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Comedy Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

Alison Steadman (Actor) .. Sue Jessop

Katherine Parkinson (Actor) .. Rachel Jessop

Jim Howick (Actor) .. Paul Jessop

Tom Basden (Actor) .. Robin Hankey

Freya Parks (Actor) .. Amy Jessop

Mica Ricketts (Actor) .. Maya

Ed Kear (Actor) .. Dean

Vincenzo Ricotta (Actor) .. Alf

Camille Ucan (Actor) .. Diane

Perdita Ogbourne (Actor) .. Cath

Ninette Finch (Actor) .. Bren

Tom Jordan (Producer)

Will Sinclair (Director)

More Information

Did You Know..

Alison Steadman (Actor) .. Sue Jessop

Born: August 26, 1946 in Liverpool

Best Known For: Abigail's Party and Gavin & Stacey.

Early-life: Alison was born on August 26, 1946, in Liverpool, where she was raised with two older sisters by her mother Marjorie and father George, who worked for an electronics firm. She wanted to be an actress from the age of nine and later trained at the East 15 acting school. Success did not come quickly, and she worked as a secretary for the Liverpool Probation Service before making her professional debut on stage in 1968 alongside Vanessa Redgrave in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

Career: In 1973, she made her TV debut in Mike Leigh's Hard Labour. She has also worked with Leigh on TV movies Nuts in May and Abigail's Party, and the films Life Is Sweet (1990), Secrets & Lies (1996) and Topsy-Turvy (1999). She made her movie debut in Champions (1983) and her other film credits include A Private Function (1984), Clockwise (1986), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989), Shirley Valentine (1989), Wilt (1990), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) and Confetti (2006). She earned a new army of fans with her role as matriarch Pamela in hit BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. Her other TV credits include The Singing Detective, Pride and Prejudice, Fat Friends, The Syndicate, Love & Marriage and Boomers.

Quote: "I didn't become an actress because I wanted to tell people what colour my knickers were. I wanted to entertain people."

Trivia: Steadman won an Olivier Award in 1993 for her role in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.

Katherine Parkinson (Actor) .. Rachel Jessop

Born: March 09, 1978 in Cambridge

Best Known For: The IT Crowd.

Early-life: Born in 1972, Katherine studied at Tiffin Girls' School in London and then read Classics at St Hilda's College, Oxford before moving to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where she met Chris O'Dowd, her fellow lead in The IT Crowd lead, for the first time. During her studies she left the course to star in the play The Age of Consent.

Career: While originally intending to pursue a career as a serious actress, her comic abilities saw her quickly noticed by talent scouts. She landed a role in ITV's Doc Marten before The IT Crowd came along. Other recent roles include hit movie The Boat That Rocked and sitcom The Old Guys. She also has several theatre credits.

Quote: "I always say I owe Lamda so much. It's about 10 grand."

Trivia: She was awarded the Best Television Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards in December 2009.