BBC comedy Daddy Issues, written by Danielle Ward and starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey, has begun filming in and around Stockport, with further cast including Sian Gibson and Neil Morrissey now confirmed.

 

Made by Fudge Park, Daddy Issues follows Gemma (Aimee Lou Wood) and her well-meaning but hopeless dad Malcolm (David Morrissey). After two series of unexpected parenthood, disastrous romances and family drama, the pair have discovered that growing up doesn't stop once you've had a child. Living together has brought them closer, but family life remains as unpredictable as ever.

 

Guest stars this series include Anthony Welsh (Bob Marley: One Love / The Flatshare) as Gemma's video game designer love interest Avery; Sian Gibson (Power of Parker / Car Share) as Rita's unhinged sister Juno; Neil Morrissey (Men Behaving Badly / Line of Duty) as Malcolm's new found friend, Ellis; Shobna Gulati (Hullraisers / Corrie) as the sultry new neighbour Odette; Liam Williams (Ladhood / Everyone Else Burns) as Rita's put-upon boyfriend, Sophie Winkleman (Sanditon / Wild Cherry) as campsite owner Mary and Seb Cardinal (Cardinal Burns / Sally 4 Ever) as the mysterious Silas. 

Returning cast include Sarah Hadland as Rita, David Fynn as Derek, Taj Atwal as Cherry and Sharon Rooney as Catherine. 

 

Eighteen months on, Gemma and Malcolm have settled into their own comfortable rhythm. Sadie is thriving at nursery, and Gemma has been promoted at the salon, but after two weeks away she returns to find Malcolm has lost his keys, the flat has sprung a leak and the police are at the door. So much for having everything under control. It doesn't take long for 'old Gemma' to resurface either. A promising new romance leaves her caught in a tangled web of lies, and there's only one person she can turn to: Malcolm, who might finally have become the grown-up she always knew he could be. 

 

As father and daughter face new relationships, unexpected surprises and even more outrageous misunderstandings, Daddy Issues continues to find big laughs in the messy realities of family, love and growing up.  

 

Daddy Issues is a Fudge Park production for BBC iPlayer and BBC Three, created and written by Danielle Ward (Brassic). The director is George Kane (How to Get to Heaven from Belfast), the producer is Andrew Harvey (Avoidance) and the executive producers are Phil Gilbert (White Gold) for Fudge Park Productions, alongside Aimee Lou Wood, David Morrissey, Danielle Ward and Damon Beesley. The commissioning editor for the BBC is Seb Barwell. Fremantle is handling global sales.