LouieInLove Excellent. The BBC really can pump out some dreadful programming that places more importance on the minutia of political correctness above entertainment, nevertheless, in the case of Car Share they've allowed solid writing & performance to take centre stage; as it always should.Car Share is accessible, well written & beautifully performed; much in the same way as Detectorists - which is another BBC show.Phil Kay is wonderful in the role of John & the girl who plays Kayleigh is equally on song. Her performance really encapsulates that Greater Manchester chip-hipped Bacardi Breezer feminine chic. We witness the two central characters fall in love as they drive the roads of Greater Manchester. Shenanigans ensue - as does pis*.

Dave This is one of the worst sitcoms I've ever seen - and I've seen loads of sitcoms. A very boring man and a very annoying woman bang on and on about a load of trivial stuff. It's not funny in the slightest and I've no idea why this is popular.I've only watched the first episode. I hoped that Kay's character would car share with someone different in each episode. I therefore intended to watch the second episode, hoping that the format may work with a better co-star. When I found out that he was sharing with that same painfully annoying and idiotic woman in every episode, I decided to never watch any more. She's the sort of really irritating, garrulous, self-important woman whom most of us have had the misfortune to suffer the presence of - at work, in a pub, at a gathering etc. She's the type who really talks a lot - but doesn't say anything worthwhile. If the humour is meant to come from how annoying and stupid she is, then that's just one bad joke repeated incessantly.I've enjoyed some of Peter Kay's other work, such as Phoenix Nights - but Car Share is horribly bad.

Red-Barracuda A manager of a supermarket and woman from promotions are thrust together as part of a company promoted car sharing scheme.Every so often a great comedy appears on British television and Car Share fits that particular description. Like most successful comedies its strengths lie in the fact that it's well-written and well-acted. And while it is frequently successfully funny, it also is genuinely heart-felt without being naff about it. But, while all the above is true, what elevates it even higher is that it has a pretty original format. Practically the whole show is set in the confines of a car, with each episode split into two - the journey to work and the trip back home. We learn everything about the characters via their car conversations, with little in the way of traditional 'action'. The only other accompaniment is the constant radio banter and retro tunes, while once an episode one of the characters daydreams themselves as part of a music video for one of the songs playing in the background. In other words, this really is a proper minimalist sitcom. On paper, it sounds like a possible disaster but it works so very well because the script is very good and, in Peter Kay and Sian Foulkes, it has two actors with great chemistry with one and other. Essentially, besides all the laughs, what we are watching is the progression of a friendship. Another reason it works so very well is because it's a set-up that most people can immediately relate to, i.e. sitting in a car, listening to incessant radio chatter while going to and from work. All-in-all, this adds up to a very good series indeed, one which has a second series in the works – I have confidence that season two will continue the excellence.

tr91 I've never really been a massive fan of Peter Kay so I was quite surprised by how much I actually enjoyed this show. Each episode provided enough laughs to keep me coming back for more.I liked the whole concept of the show, 95% of the time is just John & Kayleigh in the car together (occasionally some other characters join them) going to and from work. This comedy is unique in that way because we learn a lot about the characters just from their conversations, we don't actually see anything about their personal lives. If we did I suspect it may have been a bit generic.Peter Kay and Sian Foulkes had a great on screen chemistry and I liked how their friendship developed by simply sharing a car and getting to know each other as we the viewer also got to know them. Sian Foulkes stole the show for me with great comedic timing, she is just a very quirky character.The jokes were very funny and each episode had it's main subplot to follow which kept it fresh. The jokes never seemed repetitive. My favourite episodes were when Kayleigh and John were discussing dogging & also when they give a lift to a colleague (Reece Shearsmith). Also when Peter Kay had a laughing fit it made me have one too.Some parts that I didn't think worked so well was there seemed to be too much singing and also the daydreaming stuff was a bit tedious after a few episodes.Overall it was a comedy that I enjoyed and I hope to see it renewed for more episodes. I hope the two of them can carry on car sharing but I have a feeling that if there is another series then Peter Kay may have a new car sharing partner. A nice lite comedy that doesn't take itself too seriously.8/10.