Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Susan Nickson
Written by	Susan Nickson
Directed by	Gareth Carrivick Becky Martin Nick Wood Geoff Posner
Starring	Sheridan Smith Kathryn Drysdale Ralf Little Will Mellor Natalie Casey Luke Gell Beverley Callard
Opening theme	"Two Pints of Lager Theme" by Christian Henson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	9
No. of episodes	80 (list of episodes)
Production
Production location	Runcorn, Cheshire
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	BBC Television
Original release
Network	BBC Two (2001) BBC Choice (2002) BBC Three (2003–2011)
Release	26 February 2001 (2001-02-26) – 24 May 2011 (2011-05-24)
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Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps is a British television sitcom that ran from 26 February 2001 to 24 May 2011.^[1] First broadcast on BBC Two, it starred Sheridan Smith, Will Mellor, Natalie Casey, Ralf Little, Kathryn Drysdale, Beverley Callard and, later on in series 7, Luke Gell. The show was created and written by Susan Nickson and set in her hometown of Runcorn, Cheshire, it originally revolved around the lives of five twentysomethings. Little departed after the sixth series, and Smith and Drysdale left after the eighth series. The ninth and final series had major changes with new main cast members and new writers.

The core cast was augmented by various recurring characters throughout the series, portrayed by Beverley Callard, Lee Oakes, Hayley Bishop, Thomas Nelstrop, Freddie Hogan and Georgia Henshaw. The title was inspired by the 1980 song "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Please" by punk rock band Splodgenessabounds.^[2] On 23 July 2011, it was confirmed that the series would not return due to the BBC making room for new comedies and feeling that the series had come to a natural end after the departures of most of the main cast members.^[3]