| Way to Go | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Bob Kushell |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jon Plowman |
| Producer | Justin Davies |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 17 January – 21 February 2013 |
Way to Go is a British television sitcom created by American television writer and producer Bob Kushell. The story is about three men who start an assisted suicide business. The series premiered on BBC Three on 17 January 2013 and six 30-minute episodes were made.[1] In July 2013, BBC Three announced the show's cancellation after one series.[2]
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original air date | Viewers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Beginning of the End" | Bob Kushell | Catherine Morshead | 17 January 2013[3] | TBA | |
| Scott, fresh off being dumped by his girlfriend, helps prevent his brother Joey from being killed by money-lenders by reluctantly agreeing to an offer to assist the terminally ill man across the hall with his suicide. Scott employs his friend Cozzo to help build the machine that will do it. But Cozzo, whose prying wife Debbie is a police officer, decides that if he's going to take the risk, they should turn assisted-suicide into a business. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Business End of Things" | Bob Kushell | Catherine Morshead | 24 January 2013[4] | TBA | |
| When the guys' second client deems their assisted-suicide operation amateurish, Scott drags his bumbling group to a business seminar, where things get even more unprofessional. Joey, meanwhile, still owes money to his lender and, as punishment, has to sadistically punish someone else. | ||||||
| 3 | "The Be-All and End-All" | Bob Kushell | Catherine Morshead | 31 January 2013[5] | TBA | |
| Scott dances on the edge when he falls for Julia – who is his first client, Paddy's, beautiful daughter. Julia's on a search for Paddy's valuable George Best football boots, the very thing her father gave Scott as payment for assisting him with his suicide. Will Scott keep her from discovering his illegal business? Joey romances a Goth girl on the floor of a chicken restaurant, and Cozzo's wife Debbie becomes suspicious after finding his hidden stash of money. Meanwhile, the three friends make a dirty old man's final wish come true. | ||||||
| 4 | "The Bitter End" | Russell Arch | Catherine Morshead | 7 February 2013[5] | TBA | |
| When Scott's troubles in the bedroom are exacerabated by his sexual harassment at work, he plans a special night for Julia. Joey falls off the gambling wagon and Cozzo has to pretend he's Jewish in order to satisfy a client's dying needs. | ||||||
| 5 | "Dead End" | Brian Dooley | Catherine Morshead | 14 February 2013[5] | TBA | |
| Scott and Cozzo force Joey to go to a gambling addicts group, only to have it backfire on their business. Cozzo decides to get healthy for his baby. Scott, in a desperate move to get Julia back, claims he's struggling with an addiction of his own: sex. | ||||||
| 6 | "The End of the Beginning" | Jeff Greenstein | Jeff Greenstein | 21 February 2013[5] | TBA | |
| After Julia breaks up with Scott, he decides to get away and suggests the guys splurge on a corporate retreat at a beautiful hotel in the country. While there, Cozzo faces his body issues, Scott hooks up with his ex-girlfriend and Joey meets his childhood hero, an 80s TV star (Warren Clarke) who asks Joey to help him die. | ||||||
The show's theme tune, "Superstar Luck Machine", was composed by Ian Masterson.[6]
A week and a half before the show began airing, Tory MP Mark Pritchard publicly criticized the BBC for commissioning the program and turning the subject of assisted dying into "a matter of fun".[7]
