Carshare research

The writers of Carshare are:
       -Peter Kay
       -Sian Gibson
       -Paul Coleman
       -Tim Reid
 It would be aired on a Friday night, at half nine.
Codes and conventions of situation comedy:
       -Family (central characters of sitcoms)
       -Audience (target/viewers)
       -Realism (realistic storylines/ humor through exaggeration/ empathy)
       -Timings (length of programme/weekly)
       -Sets (domestic/workplace)
       -Stereotypes (recognizable/challenged?)
       -Simple narrative (equilibrium, disequilibria, resolution)
       -Cast (regular, outside characters to cause disequilibria)
       -Canned Laughter (prompts audience to laugh)
The amount of viewing figures they received was:
       They received 6.85 million on their opening episode, and then 2.5 million people watching on      BBC iplayer.  
Reviews:
       -'Peter Kay's Car Share, BBC One, review: 'very funny''
       -'Kay’s new un-hyped TV show is big-hearted and silly and reminds us what a terrific comic actor he can be'
       -'Grace Dent on TV: Peter Kay's Car Share made me genuinely LOL'
They filmed a total of six episodes.