Cradle to Grave [BBC2] (The Danny Baker Story, featuring Peter Kay as his Dad)

Skid X

Peter Kay is Spud Baker, in the new BBC2 8 (x 30 minutes) part adaptation of 'Going to Sea in a Sieve', the first part of Danny Baker's autobiography.

I really enjoyed the book which mainly detailed Danny's early years in Bermondsey, hopefully it travels well to the screen. Peter Kay isn't really known as an Actor, but he seems like the right choice to play the larger than life Spud. The relatively unknown Laurie Kynaston plays young Danny.

Fred ‘Spud’ Baker (Peter Kay) is a proud south London docker with a penchant for cheeky scheming.

Wife Bet (Lucy Speed) loves him deeply but longs for the family to go 'straight’ and play by the rules.With eldest daughter Sharon’s (Alice Sykes) looming wedding, the docks facing closure and Danny’s struggles to get closer to the opposite sex, times are tough.

Co-writer, Jeff Pope said: "The most exciting part of this series is that it all happened. There is nothing funnier or more dramatic than real life and Danny and his family are a treasure trove of wonderful stories. To see Peter Kay take on a cockney character in 'Spud', Danny's late father, is terrifically exciting."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/peter-kay-danny-baker-take-5288406

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/cradle-to-grave

Part 1 of Cradle to Grave will air on BBC2 Wednesday September 3rd at 9pm

Watched the first episode last night,loved the 1970s setting and once again Peter Kay nails it in every scene that he appears in! Will definitely watch the rest of the series>

skibum

Loved every minute of it, peter kay was brilliant, plenty of laugh out loud moments, especially the scene where he meets the daughters new boyfriend
He was great in "car share" but I think this is going to be even better.

Skid X

I really enjoyed it, I would have liked longer scenes with Peter Kay but I suppose they have to introduce all the characters.

There was lots to like, they seemed to capture the seventies 'look' very well. I loved the tortoise and the teapots scene

Harry Palmr

Just finished, very enjoyable.

Skid X

Yeah, it was a very nicely made programme. They developed his parents' characters nicely, there was more than just knockabout comedy.

Looks like Series 2 has been commissioned

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-tv-director-danny-cohen-6626157

Slightly odd that BBC1 has been running another autobiographical comedy drama based on growing up in the seventies i.e. The Kennedys

http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/the_kennedys/

Harry Palmr

Watched the first 10 mins of that and had to bail out.

The Kennedys isnt as good but still watchable.Anything with Katherine Parkinson is worth watching!