In the lockdown comedy pilot, we met the Jessops just before the pandemic hit, followed by a flash-forward to the end of the year, when Mum Rachel (Katherine Parkinson) was desperately trying to plan a last-ditch Christmas holiday, her efforts all filmed by her youngest son.<\/p>\n
A teaser synopsis for the new series reveals: \u201cHaving filmed his family\u2019s disastrous attempt to carve out a holiday in the midst of the pandemic in the 2020 pilot episode, the series sees youngest son Sam continue to document the Jessop family across the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoving back and forward in time, each episode offers an intimate, observed and absurd expos\u00e9 of a modern British family doing its best to support each other, if accidentally annoying everyone else in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read on for everything you need to know about the cast and characters in Here We Go.<\/p>\n
Katherine Parkinson plays Rachel<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Katherine Parkinson plays Rachel in\u00a0Here We Go<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Rachel? <\/strong>The Jessop family\u2019s optimistic matriarch, and married to Paul. In the pilot episode, we saw her propping up the family\u2019s finances (and her husband\u2019s self-esteem) during the pandemic.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Katherine Parkinson before?\u00a0<\/strong>She\u2019s best known for playing\u00a0Jen Barber on the sitcom The IT Crowd. She\u2019s also starred in Spreadsheet, Hitmen, The Boat That Rocked, Humans (as Laura), The Kennedys, Sherlock (as Kitty), and\u00a0The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.<\/p> Jim Howick plays Paul<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Jim Howick plays Paul in\u00a0Here We Go<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Paul?\u00a0<\/strong>The father of the Jessop family unit and married to Rachel. Paul, who struggles with self-esteem issues, is an ex-Olympic archer, but in the pilot episode his archery school was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Jim Howick before?\u00a0<\/strong>The actor is known for starring in Ghosts (as Pat), and for playing an alcoholic teacher (Mr Hendricks) in the Netflix comedy series Sex Education<\/a>. He\u2019s also starred in Hollington Drive, Wannabe, Broadchurch, Horrible Histories, and Peep Show.<\/p>\nAlison Steadman plays Sue<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Alison Steadman plays Sue in Here We Go<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Sue?\u00a0<\/strong>Paul\u2019s mum, she had a \u201ccavalier\u201d attitude to the pandemic as she constantly broke lockdown rules in the pilot episode.<\/p>\nSteadman explained: \u201cShe\u2019s warm, she loves her family but she\u2019s also quite selfish in some ways. She thinks about herself, but underneath it all, she\u2019s very loving.\u201d<\/p>\n
Where have I seen Alison Steadman before?<\/strong>\u00a0Steadman might perhaps be best known to contemporary audiences for playing Pam on Gavin & Stacey, and as Mrs Bennett in the BBC series Pride and Prejudice. She\u2019s also starred in Life, The King\u2019s Man, Fat Friends, Care, Hold the Sunset, and The Worst Week of My Life.<\/p>\nFreya Parks plays Amy Jessop<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Freya Parks plays Amy Jessop in\u00a0Here We Go<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Amy?\u00a0<\/strong>The Jessops\u2019 eldest daughter, who loves to tease the sensitive Paul.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Freya Parks before?<\/strong> She\u2019s played Helen Burns in Cary Fukunaga\u2019s Jane Eyre, and starred in Amazon\u2019s Bliss! and Tom Hooper\u2019s Les Miserables. Parks also played Etty Darwin in the film Creation.<\/p>\nTom Basden plays Robin<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Tom Basden plays Robin in\u00a0Here We Go<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Robin?\u00a0<\/strong>Rachel\u2019s brother, who often outstays his welcome. When we\u2019re introduced to him in the 2020 pilot episode, he\u2019s happily prepping for his 2020 summer wedding \u2013 which of course is cancelled due to COVID.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Tom Basden before?\u00a0<\/strong>Basden, who wrote the script for Pandemonium\u00a0and also co-created Plebs, has starred in After Life (as Matt), Plebs, Quacks, Women on the Verge, and David Brent: Life on the Road.<\/p>\nJude Collie plays Ben Jessop\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Jude Collie plays Ben Jessop inHere We Go<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Ben?\u00a0<\/strong>The Jessops\u2019 youngest son, who films the family antics.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Jude Collins before?\u00a0<\/strong>The newcomer has previously starred in Autopsy: The Last Hours of\u2026.<\/p>\nTori Allen-Martin plays Cherry<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Tori Allen-Martin plays Cherry in Here We Go<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Cherry?\u00a0<\/strong>Robin\u2019s high-maintenance partner.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Tori Allen-Martin before?\u00a0<\/strong>The actress has appeared in Unforgotten<\/a> (as Sandra in season three), Pure (as Libby), and London Kills.<\/p>\nHere We Go starts Friday 29th April at 8:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\nLooking for something else to watch? Check out our guide to the\u00a0best series on Netflix<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0best movies on Netflix<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Who is Rachel? <\/strong>The Jessop family\u2019s optimistic matriarch, and married to Paul. In the pilot episode, we saw her propping up the family\u2019s finances (and her husband\u2019s self-esteem) during the pandemic.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Katherine Parkinson before?\u00a0<\/strong>She\u2019s best known for playing\u00a0Jen Barber on the sitcom The IT Crowd. She\u2019s also starred in Spreadsheet, Hitmen, The Boat That Rocked, Humans (as Laura), The Kennedys, Sherlock (as Kitty), and\u00a0The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.<\/p> Who is Paul?\u00a0<\/strong>The father of the Jessop family unit and married to Rachel. Paul, who struggles with self-esteem issues, is an ex-Olympic archer, but in the pilot episode his archery school was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Jim Howick before?\u00a0<\/strong>The actor is known for starring in Ghosts (as Pat), and for playing an alcoholic teacher (Mr Hendricks) in the Netflix comedy series Sex Education<\/a>. He\u2019s also starred in Hollington Drive, Wannabe, Broadchurch, Horrible Histories, and Peep Show.<\/p>\n Who is Sue?\u00a0<\/strong>Paul\u2019s mum, she had a \u201ccavalier\u201d attitude to the pandemic as she constantly broke lockdown rules in the pilot episode.<\/p>\n Steadman explained: \u201cShe\u2019s warm, she loves her family but she\u2019s also quite selfish in some ways. She thinks about herself, but underneath it all, she\u2019s very loving.\u201d<\/p>\n Where have I seen Alison Steadman before?<\/strong>\u00a0Steadman might perhaps be best known to contemporary audiences for playing Pam on Gavin & Stacey, and as Mrs Bennett in the BBC series Pride and Prejudice. She\u2019s also starred in Life, The King\u2019s Man, Fat Friends, Care, Hold the Sunset, and The Worst Week of My Life.<\/p>\n Who is Amy?\u00a0<\/strong>The Jessops\u2019 eldest daughter, who loves to tease the sensitive Paul.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Freya Parks before?<\/strong> She\u2019s played Helen Burns in Cary Fukunaga\u2019s Jane Eyre, and starred in Amazon\u2019s Bliss! and Tom Hooper\u2019s Les Miserables. Parks also played Etty Darwin in the film Creation.<\/p>\n Who is Robin?\u00a0<\/strong>Rachel\u2019s brother, who often outstays his welcome. When we\u2019re introduced to him in the 2020 pilot episode, he\u2019s happily prepping for his 2020 summer wedding \u2013 which of course is cancelled due to COVID.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Tom Basden before?\u00a0<\/strong>Basden, who wrote the script for Pandemonium\u00a0and also co-created Plebs, has starred in After Life (as Matt), Plebs, Quacks, Women on the Verge, and David Brent: Life on the Road.<\/p>\n Who is Ben?\u00a0<\/strong>The Jessops\u2019 youngest son, who films the family antics.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Jude Collins before?\u00a0<\/strong>The newcomer has previously starred in Autopsy: The Last Hours of\u2026.<\/p>\n Who is Cherry?\u00a0<\/strong>Robin\u2019s high-maintenance partner.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Tori Allen-Martin before?\u00a0<\/strong>The actress has appeared in Unforgotten<\/a> (as Sandra in season three), Pure (as Libby), and London Kills.<\/p>\n Here We Go starts Friday 29th April at 8:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? Check out our guide to the\u00a0best series on Netflix<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0best movies on Netflix<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Tuesday, 26 April 2022 at 12:00 am Following a memorable pilot episode in 2020, Here We Go (previously titled Pandemonium) returns for a new series, reuniting viewers with the chaotic Jessop family. In the lockdown comedy pilot, we met the Jessops just before the pandemic hit, followed by a flash-forward to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14421,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-sitcom-here-we-go.jpg",451,301,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-sitcom-here-we-go-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-sitcom-here-we-go-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-sitcom-here-we-go.jpg",451,301,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-sitcom-here-we-go.jpg",451,301,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-sitcom-here-we-go.jpg",451,301,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/04\/meet-the-cast-of-bbc-sitcom-here-we-go.jpg",451,301,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Flora Carr Published: Tuesday, 26 April 2022 at 12:00 am Following a memorable pilot episode in 2020, Here We Go (previously titled Pandemonium) returns for a new series, reuniting viewers with the chaotic Jessop family. In the lockdown comedy pilot, we met the Jessops just before the pandemic hit, followed by a flash-forward to…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/14420"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Jim Howick plays Paul<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Alison Steadman plays Sue<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Freya Parks plays Amy Jessop<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Tom Basden plays Robin<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Jude Collie plays Ben Jessop\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Tori Allen-Martin plays Cherry<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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