The Old Guys is a British situation comedy television series broadcast on BBC One starring Roger Lloyd-Pack, Clive Swift, and Jane Asher.
Twelve 30 minute episodes were broadcast. The first series premiered on 21 January 2009 and ran for six episodes, concluding on 7 March 2009. In May 2009, it was confirmed that The Old Guys will have a second series, that series started on 9 July 2010 once again ran for six episodes, concluding on 13 August 2010. The first episode of series one gained 4.95 million viewers, an audience share of 22.5%, the following episode slumped slightly with 3.75 million (17.2%) viewers.
The first series of The Old Guys was released On DVD on 28 June 2010.
Both series have been repeated on GOLD and PBS.
Roy and Tom take up Sally's suggestion of a week in a croft in Scotland where she was going to stay with her boyfriend. Tom is soon bored so he invites Amber over. Roy takes the chance to ask Sally if she would move to the country with him on a permanent basis.
Tom and Roy, anxious about getting old, become determined to win the pub quiz to prove that their minds are still agile.
A third series was planned for broadcast in 2011 but the idea was later dropped. The show would now be unable to return due to the death of Roger Lloyd-Pack.
Both series of The Old Guys are available to buy on iTunes. Series 1 has been released on DVD but, for unknown reasons, series 2 is not available in this format.