Way to Go (TV series) explained

Genre:	Sitcom
Creator:	Bob Kushell
Starring:	Blake Harrison Marc Wootton Ben Heathcote Laura Aikman Sinead Matthews
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	6
Executive Producer:	Jon Plowman
Producer:	Justin Davies
Runtime:	30 minutes
Channel:	BBC Three

Way to Go is a British television sitcom created by American television writer and producer Bob Kushell.^[1] It centers on three men who started an assisted suicide business. The series premiered on BBC Three on 17 January 2013.^[2] In July 2013, BBC Three announced the show's cancellation after one series and six 30-minute episodes.^{[3] [4]}

Regular cast and characters

• Blake Harrison as Scott, a receptionist at a veterinary clinic who dropped out of medical school when he could not afford to pay for it. As the moral central of the show, Scott constantly struggles with the implications of the business of death, and how it opens up life opportunities for him and his friends.^[5]
• Ben Heathcote as Joey, Scott's womanising, wise-cracking half-brother with a gambling addiction.
• Marc Wootton as Cozzo, Scott's waggish pal who works as a fast-food machine repair technician.
• Laura Aikman as Julia, the daughter of Paddy the first client of the assisted suicide business. She ends up becoming Scott's girlfriend.
• Sinead Matthews as Debbie, Cozzo's extraordinarily tolerant, newly pregnant wife, who also happens to be a police officer.
• Hannah Job as Lucie, Scott's attractive but somewhat vapid ex-girlfriend.
• Melanie Jessop as Dr Jill, Scott's machiavellian, sexually harassing boss. She is the veterinarian at the pet clinic.

Episodes

	Title	Writer	Director	Original air date	Viewers

Music

The show's theme tune, "Superstar Luck Machine", was composed by Ian Masterson.^[6]

Controversy

A week and a half before the show began airing, Tory MP, Mark Pritchard, publicly criticised the BBC for commissioning the program and turning the subject of assisted dying into "a matter of fun".^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC Three - Way to Go, The Beginning of the End . 2024-08-30 . BBC . en-GB.
2. Web site: 2013-01-16 . British TV: What a Way to Go! . 2024-08-30 . HuffPost UK . en.
3. Web site: 22 November 2012 . BBC Three commissions new comedy Way To Go . 22 November 2012 . BBC.
4. Web site: Jeffery . Morgan . BBC Three axes controversial sitcom 'Way To Go' . Digital Spy . 1 July 2013 . 1 July 2013.
5. Web site: BBC Three - Way to Go . 2024-08-30 . BBC . en-GB.
6. Web site: Way To Go – Production Details . British Comedy Guide . 21 February 2013.
7. Web site: Stephenson . David . 6 January 2013 . Row over BBC's suicide comedy Way To Go . 27 August 2023 . Express.co.uk . en.