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Peter Kay's Car share

Peter Kay's Car Share is a British sitcom set around supermarket assistant manager John Redmond and promotions rep Kayleigh Kitson and their participation in a company car share scheme.

Writers: Peter Kay, Sian Gibson, Paul Coleman and Tim Reid

When is it broadcasted: past 11

What are the codes and conventions of a situation comedy: 

• Limited Characters – There will be only a few main characters in the sitcom
• Limited Sets – In most sitcoms there are limited sets that are used
• Catchy theme tune – Sitcoms always start with an opening theme tune, to make it recognizable
• Canned Laughter - Canned laughter is where something is done purposely to make the audience laugh
• Use of Catchphrases – Use of catch phrases is where in the sitcom there is a catch phrase that is used over and over again in each episode where the audience will start to recognize it
• Linear narrative that uses equilibrium, disruption – Linear narrative is where it is about everyday life then something happens which they have to solve to change the equilibrium and then the problem is sorted but it isn’t the same.
• Use of Small social groups, e.g. family, friends, work 
• One Liner – A one liner is usually a throw away remark which is mainly used in a modern sitcom
• Storylines – Storylines are rarely ongoing and always come to a resolution in the in a sitcom

Viewing figures: 7.01 million, 6.44 million, 4.67 million, 6.18 million, 6.10 million, 5.78 million.

Critic opinions:  "I laughed over and over again, loudly and gracelessly, during BBC1's Car Share, Peter Kay's new, pared-down comedy project. Curmudgeonly John (Kay) has been allotted a chipper colleague, Kayleigh (Sian Gibson), as his car-share buddy as part of a corporate bid to save on parking spaces. The rest is simply wittering on. The complete series premiered on iPlayer, drawing a record 2.8 million viewers. I gobbled up the whole series in one afternoon. One serving wasn't nearly enough"

Episodes: 6

Who is Peter Kay? Peter John Kay Hon. D.A. (born 2 July 1973) is an English comedian and actor. His 2010-11 stand-up comedy tour was officially inaugurated into the Guinness World Records as the most successful of all time, playing to over 1.2 million people.