David Mitchell and Robert Webb to reunite for new Channel 4 sitcom

New show: David Mitchell and Robert Webb will star in Back
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Jennifer Ruby29 April 2016
The Weekender

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David Mitchell and Robert Webb are set to reunite for a brand new comedy sitcom.

The comedy double act, who haven’t worked together since Peep Show, have teamed up again to shoot a new pilot for Channel 4.

Written by Simon Blackwell and directed by Ben Palmer, the new show is set to be called Back and is about a dysfunctional family who run a pub together.

The sitcom opens with Mitchell’s character Stephen inheriting a pub after the death of his father.

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Alan Partridge star Julia Deakin is set to play Mitchell’s mother, while Sherlock’s Louise Brealey has also joined the cast.

Channel 4 head of comedy Phil Clarke told The Guardian : “To have Mitchell and Webb and Simon Blackwell working together is a very exciting prospect.

“It’s a unique configuration of some seriously big comedy minds.

“Simon has written a very funny and clever script with a strong emotional heart that takes Robert Webb and David Mitchell in a new and genuinely intriguing direction.”

Blackwell said: “It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to write for David and Robert again, and very exciting to be surrounded by such a superb cast, director and production team.”

Mitchell and Webb starred in the final series of Peep Show last year after 12 years on the air.

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