The Old Guys
| The Old Guys | |
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The Old Guys title card for series 1.
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by |
Jesse Armstrong Sam Bain |
| Written by | Jesse Armstrong Sam Bain Simon Blackwell |
| Directed by | Dewi Humphreys |
| Starring |
Roger Lloyd-Pack Clive Swift Jane Asher Katherine Parkinson Justin Edwards |
| Theme music composer |
Ivor Cutler (Series 1) Clive Swift Roger Lloyd-Pack |
| Opening theme | "I'm Happy" |
| Ending theme | "Barabadabada" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Alan Tyler Cheryl Taylor |
| Location(s) | BBC Pacific Quay, Glasgow |
| Production company(s) | BBC Scotland |
| Distributor | BBC DVD |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC One BBC One HD (series 2) |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 31 January 2009 – 13 August 2010 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Old Guys is a British sitcom that revolves around two ageing housemates: Tom Finnan (Roger Lloyd-Pack) and Roy Bowden (Clive Swift). The pair live across the street from Sally (Jane Asher), whom they both find attractive. Tom moved in with Roy after Roy's wife Penny deserted him. Baby boomer Tom has little in life but his daughter Amber (Katherine Parkinson), who is dating Sally's son Steve (Justin Edwards). Roy is a suburban pensioner who believes that he is one of the country's leading intellectuals.
It premiered on 31 January 2009 on BBC One, and aired on Saturday evenings. The show concluded its second series on 13 August 2010. The series has been repeated on Gold.
The sitcom is produced by BBC Scotland, and is written by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell and Sam Bain. The show was commissioned by Lucy Lumsden, BBC Controller of Comedy Commissioning in 2008. It is recorded at BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow.
In 2005, while in the early stages of development, a script for The Old Guys was used for a BBC Three competition, The Last Laugh, aimed at encouraging young writers. Along with seven other scripts for potential sitcoms, the first 13 scenes were published, and entrants invited to write the remainder.
For its theme tune the series has used Ivor Cutler's distinctive song "I'm Happy", which can be found on his 1967 Ludo album. The theme song heard during the end credits is "Barabadabada" from his 1976 Jammy Smears album. Series 1 used the original recording of "I'm Happy", whilst Series 2 used a version performed by Lloyd-Pack and Swift.
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