Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back renewed for a second series

Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back renewed for a second series

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Thursday, 15th August 2019
Joe Lycett (Credit: Channel 4)
Joe Lycett (Credit: Channel 4)

Comedian Joe Lycett returns for a second series of Channel 4's Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back

The new eight-part series will see Lycett once again battle both national business and solo rogues to seek justice for wronged consumers. 

Lycett and his consumer sidekick and ‘technical assistant’ Mark Silcox will tackle everything from cowboy builders to email scammers.​

The first series saw Lycett take on giants such as Britannia Hotels and easyJet, and managed to change the policies of Uber Eats, SpareRoom and RBS.

Everyday customer service heroes were celebrated and people got thousands of pounds back.

In a bid to get bank fraud victim Claire’s £8k back, Joe and a flashmob performed a song and dance routine at NatWest HQ, which gained 9.1 million views on Facebook.

Series two is set to dial up the funny and the justice, with celebrity consumer helpers joining in and the audience playing a key part of series, even when they’re not aware.

On returning for another series, Lycett said: “Got Your Back was my dream job because it let me do two of my favourite things - be an idiot and shove two fingers up to greedy corporations.

“I'm over the moon we're back for longer episodes and a longer series and if I'm not at least banned from a high street bank by the end of it I will see that as a failure.”

Jonny Rothery, commissioning editor for features and formats at Channel 4, said: “Series two promises more stunts, more confrontation, more secret filming and a lot more Mark Silcox.

“Joe’s unique gift of making complaining funny, whilst still getting results, is something that resonates with us all.”

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Comedian Joe Lycett returns for a second series of Channel 4's Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back