Hit sitcom The Reluctant Landlord is set to return for a festive Christmas Special, airing on Sky One and NOW TV.
Romesh Ranganathan and Sian Gibson (Natasha) will be joined by the returning main cast including Yasmine Akram (Julie the barmaid), Nick Helm (Lemon, a regular), Marek Larwood (Lee, a regular), Steve Edge (David Foster, a rival publican) and Shaheen Khan (playing Romesh’s mum, Jayanthi).
And Jo Joyner (EastEnders) will also make a guest appearance as Sarah, Natasha’s sister who turns up unannounced. Self-obsessed Sarah’s arrival puts the family on edge; from helping herself to Santa’s whisky to ‘helping’ the kids with their presents, her selfish traits cause comedic havoc throughout. Natasha tasks Romesh with the job of getting rid of her as quickly as possible - whatever it takes. Matthew Crosby also makes a guest appearance in the spirit of Christmas.
Romesh Ranganathan said: “It’s a real treat to have Jo Joyner join us for the one-off December special of The Reluctant Landlord. Having the entire cast around for Christmas was hilarious and we lost a lot of scenes to us cracking up on set. I hope everyone has as good a time watching it as we did making it.”
Tilusha Ghelani, Commissioning Editor, Sky commented: “After the success of the first and second series, we’re thrilled to introduce viewers to a festive edition of this joyful comedy – adding some ha has to your ho ho hos! With the likes of Jo Joyner joining Romesh, Sian Gibson and the original cast, The Reluctant Landlord is yet another example of the growing comedy offering on Sky One.”
Danielle Lux, Executive Producer for CPL, added: “It has been an utterly joyful series to work on with Romesh, the wonderful cast and crew, and our brilliant writers: we hope the viewers have as much fun as we did.”
Other forthcoming Sky original comedies include Code 404 with Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays; Intelligence fronted by David Schwimmer and Nick Mohammed; Hit Men, Mel and Sue’s first scripted comedy series, Breeders with Martin Freeman and series 2 of In The Long Run with Idris Elba.
The Reluctant Landlord will air on Monday 23rd December at 10pm on Sky One and NOW TV.
