The Old Guys

The Old Guys
The Old Guys title card for series 1.
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Jesse Armstrong Sam Bain
Written by	Jesse Armstrong Sam Bain Simon Blackwell
Directed by	Dewi Humphreys
Starring	Roger Lloyd-Pack Clive Swift Jane Asher Katherine Parkinson Justin Edwards
Theme music composer	Ivor Cutler (Series 1) Clive Swift Roger Lloyd-Pack
Opening theme	"I'm Happy"
Ending theme	"Barabadabada"
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Alan Tyler Cheryl Taylor
Production locations	BBC Pacific Quay, Glasgow
Production company	BBC Scotland
Original release
Network	BBC One BBC One HD (series 2)
Release	31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) – 13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)
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The Old Guys is a British sitcom that revolves around two ageing housemates: Tom Finnan (Roger Lloyd-Pack) and Roy Bowden (Clive Swift). The pair live across the street from Sally (Jane Asher), whom they both find attractive. Tom moved in with Roy after Roy's wife Penny deserted him. Baby boomer Tom has little in life but his daughter Amber (Katherine Parkinson), who is dating Sally's son Steve (Justin Edwards). Roy is a suburban pensioner who believes that he is one of the country's leading intellectuals.^[1]

It premiered on 31 January 2009 on BBC One, and aired on Saturday evenings. The show concluded its second series on 13 August 2010. The series has been repeated on Gold.