The BBC has commissioned Bill’s Included, a new comedy series starring Rob Brydon (Gavin & Stacey) as a middle-aged divorcee renting out his spare rooms to students.
Bill Beam (Brydon) isn’t your ideal uni housemate: he’s more into dusting than clubbing. He’s also desperate to be part of the gang, though, just as long as that gang keeps the noise down after 11.00pm. Between laminated house rules and colour-coded cutlery, his lodgers aren’t best-pleased with their living arrangement, except the rent, which is too cheap to refuse. Maybe a midlife crisis isn’t too dissimilar from a student identity crisis. Could everyone gel as a gang after all?
Bill’s Included is produced by Baby Cow, which was co-founded by Steve Coogan and boasts a string of comedy hits under its belt, including Gavin & Stacey, The Trip and Uncle.
“When we first met as students, we bonded over [Rob Brydon projects] Human Remains and Marion and Geoff. To now be writing a show in which Rob Brydon lives with students is both a dream come true and a weirdly specific full circle moment,” said Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen, who write the show. “We’re thrilled to be working with the amazing teams at Baby Cow and the BBC and can’t wait to bring Bill Beam to life. Bill’s Included, you’re invited, we’re excited.”
“I can't wait to get started with this, to speak the wonderful words written by Alex and Ben who’ve done such a great job on the script,” said Brydon.
