Sean's Show (1992)
Sean's Show
1992Sean's Show was a United Kingdom television situation comedy broadcast on Channel 4. Stand-up comedian Sean Hughes co-wrote and starred as a fictionalised version of himself, aware of the fact he was living in a sitcom. It received a nomination for the 1992 British Comedy Award for Best Channel 4 Sitcom.
Seasons & Episode
In order to pay his enormous phone bill, Sean gets a job in 'petroleum distribution' at the local garage. God rings to inform him that a man of the cloth is being sent round to knock some sense into him. Barry and Tony throw Sean a housewarming party.
While working at the garage, Sean meets Lizzie, a beautiful woman who shares his affinity for spontaneous choreographed song and dance numbers. He decides to propose marriage, but the moment is ruined when her father mysteriously explodes in Sean's back room.
The entire cast is under suspicion for the suspected murder of Bobby Workman, the man who did odd jobs around Sean's house. Sean is imprisoned for being Irish, but he doesn't mind, as it'll give him a chance to catch up on his reading. Led by Mrs Pebbles, the others must devise a plan to break him out of jail.
Sean has begun dating Trudy, a prison worker he met in last week's episode. Problems arise when Trudy announces she wants to have a baby, and it appears Sean doesn't get much say in the matter. Sean receives a further shock when he finds out his best friend Tony is already married with children.
Sean's attempt to throw a dinner party has ended in disaster, leaving Sean, Barry, and Tony in hospital and the women in their lives estranged. As they lie wounded and confused and struggle to piece together where exactly the evening wrong, the guys differ drastically in their recollection of events, but they agree on one point: they're ashamed to be men.
Sean's Show was a United Kingdom television situation comedy broadcast on Channel 4. Stand-up comedian Sean Hughes co-wrote and starred as a fictionalised version of himself, aware of the fact he was living in a sitcom. It received a nomination for the 1992 British Comedy Award for Best Channel 4 Sitcom.