Romantic Getaway
| Romantic Getaway | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Written by | Romesh Ranganathan Ben Green |
| Directed by | Shaun Wilson |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer | Caroline Norris |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Sky Comedy |
| Release | 1 January – 15 January 2023 |
Romantic Getaway is a British comedy television series made for Sky Television and starring Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan, consisting of six half hour episodes and broadcast from 1 January 2023.
Synopsis
[edit]A couple who are struggling to conceive decide to fund more IVF treatment through illegal means. However, things escalate out of their control when they steal half a million pounds.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Katherine Ryan as Alison
- Romesh Ranganathan as Deacon
- Johnny Vegas as Alfie
- Harrie Hayes as Esme
Production
[edit]The project was co-written and co-produced by Ranganathan through his own production company Ranga Bee.[2] The project was announced in March 2022 with Shaun Wilson directing and Caroline Norris producing with Jon Montague executive producing for Sky Studios.[3] Some filming took place in the summer of 2022 in Jersey,[4] and St Albans.[5]
Broadcast
[edit]Romantic Getaway airs in the UK on the Sky Comedy channel and is available on Now on 1 January 2023. Internationally, it aired the in the MENA on the OSN tv Comedy channel.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Can there be humour in a couple's struggle to conceive? A new comedy says 'yes' – and I can relate to that". The Independent.
- ^ "Romesh Ranganathan: the maths teacher who had the last laugh". The Times.
- ^ "Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan star in Sky's Romantic Getaway". Comedy.co.uk.
- ^ "Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan pictured in Jersey for filming of new comedy series". ITV.com.
- ^ "Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan spotted filming in St Albans". Hertsad.co.uk.
- ^ "Romesh Ranganathan and Katherine Ryan couple up for new Sky comedy Romantic Getaway". RTS.org.uk.