Ranganathan\u2019s Jonathan is so desperate to avoid difficult conversations, that rather than telling his son that his mum and dad are splitting up, he runs off with the young Spencer to hide out with his sister Danielle and her wife Courtney.<\/p>\n
The series stars Jessica Knappett and Mandeep Dhillon alongside Ranganathan, who is also the sitcom\u2019s co-creator.<\/p>\n
Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of Avoidance on BBC One.<\/p>\n
Romesh Ranganathan plays Jonathan<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Romesh Ranganathan as Jonathan in Avoidance.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios \/ RangaBee Productions \/ Rich Hardcastle<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Jonathan<\/strong>? <\/strong>Jonathan is described as a \u201cconflict-avoidant beta male\u201d, who is so annoying to live with that his wife Claire leaves him. Forced to stay with his sister and her wife, he finds himself needing to sort out his own issues for the sake of his son.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Romesh Ranganathan before? <\/strong>Ranganathan is perhaps best-known for his entertainment and panel show appearances, including on Taskmaster<\/a>, Have I Got News For You and A League of Their Own<\/a>. He presents his own show The Ranganation of BBC Two, and has acted in King Gary<\/a>, Staged and 2021\u2019s Cinderella<\/a>.<\/p>\nJessica Knappett plays Claire<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Jessica Knappett as Claire in Avoidance.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios \/ RangaBee Productions \/ Rich Hardcastle<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Claire<\/strong>? <\/strong>Claire is Jonathan\u2019s wife who has now decided she\u2019s leaving him. In comparison to Jonathan she\u2019s not afraid to say what she thinks or how she feels, and although she\u2019s not immune to bad decisions herself, she has a really good relationship with her son Spencer and wants to protect him.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Jessica Knappett before? <\/strong>Knappett is probably best-known for her roles in The Inbetweeners<\/a> and Drifters, the latter of which she also created. She also recently appeared in the third season of Ghosts<\/a>.<\/p>\nMandeep Dhillon plays Danielle<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Mandeep Dhillon as Danielle in Avoidance.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios \/ RangaBee Productions \/ Rich Hardcastle<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Danielle<\/strong>? <\/strong>Danielle, also known as Dan, is Jonathan\u2019s sister, who likes things to be in order. She\u2019s married to Courtney, and Dhillon described her as a \u201cvery mature\u201d character. She said: \u201cCourtney is basically a teenager and Dan is the therapist mum. You can tell they have been together forever there is such a level of comfort between them.\u201d<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Mandeep Dhillon before? <\/strong>Dhillon is perhaps best known for working with Ricky Gervais on both David Brent: Life on the Road and After Life<\/a>, but has also had roles in Doctor Who<\/a>, Temple<\/a> and Peacock<\/a>. She also played Lieutenant Garan in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker<\/a>.<\/p>\nLisa McGrillis plays Courtney<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Lisa McGrillis as Courtney in Avoidance.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios \/ RangaBee Productions \/ Rich Hardcastle<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Courtney<\/strong>? <\/strong>Courtney is Danielle\u2019s wife, unashamedly says exactly what she feels. She thinks Jonathan is pathetic and is perfectly happy to tell him that.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Lisa McGrillis before? <\/strong>McGrillis is best known for her role in the Lesley Manville starring series Mum, while she has also had roles in Death in Paradise<\/a>, King Gary and No Offence. She recently appeared as a police officer in Edgar Wright\u2019s Last Night in Soho<\/a>.<\/p> Kieran Logendra plays Spencer<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Kieran Logendra as Spencer in Avoidance.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios \/ RangaBee Productions \/ Rich Hardcastle<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nWho is Spencer<\/strong>? <\/strong>Spencer is Jonathan and Claire\u2019s son.<\/p>\nWhere have I seen Kieran Logendra before? <\/strong>Other than TV adverts this is young actor Logendra\u2019s first on-screen role.<\/p>\nAvoidance starts Friday 10th June at 9:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer<\/a>. <\/strong>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\n\n\nThe latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/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 Jonathan<\/strong>? <\/strong>Jonathan is described as a \u201cconflict-avoidant beta male\u201d, who is so annoying to live with that his wife Claire leaves him. Forced to stay with his sister and her wife, he finds himself needing to sort out his own issues for the sake of his son.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Romesh Ranganathan before? <\/strong>Ranganathan is perhaps best-known for his entertainment and panel show appearances, including on Taskmaster<\/a>, Have I Got News For You and A League of Their Own<\/a>. He presents his own show The Ranganation of BBC Two, and has acted in King Gary<\/a>, Staged and 2021\u2019s Cinderella<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who is Claire<\/strong>? <\/strong>Claire is Jonathan\u2019s wife who has now decided she\u2019s leaving him. In comparison to Jonathan she\u2019s not afraid to say what she thinks or how she feels, and although she\u2019s not immune to bad decisions herself, she has a really good relationship with her son Spencer and wants to protect him.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Jessica Knappett before? <\/strong>Knappett is probably best-known for her roles in The Inbetweeners<\/a> and Drifters, the latter of which she also created. She also recently appeared in the third season of Ghosts<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who is Danielle<\/strong>? <\/strong>Danielle, also known as Dan, is Jonathan\u2019s sister, who likes things to be in order. She\u2019s married to Courtney, and Dhillon described her as a \u201cvery mature\u201d character. She said: \u201cCourtney is basically a teenager and Dan is the therapist mum. You can tell they have been together forever there is such a level of comfort between them.\u201d<\/p>\n Where have I seen Mandeep Dhillon before? <\/strong>Dhillon is perhaps best known for working with Ricky Gervais on both David Brent: Life on the Road and After Life<\/a>, but has also had roles in Doctor Who<\/a>, Temple<\/a> and Peacock<\/a>. She also played Lieutenant Garan in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who is Courtney<\/strong>? <\/strong>Courtney is Danielle\u2019s wife, unashamedly says exactly what she feels. She thinks Jonathan is pathetic and is perfectly happy to tell him that.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Lisa McGrillis before? <\/strong>McGrillis is best known for her role in the Lesley Manville starring series Mum, while she has also had roles in Death in Paradise<\/a>, King Gary and No Offence. She recently appeared as a police officer in Edgar Wright\u2019s Last Night in Soho<\/a>.<\/p> Who is Spencer<\/strong>? <\/strong>Spencer is Jonathan and Claire\u2019s son.<\/p>\n Where have I seen Kieran Logendra before? <\/strong>Other than TV adverts this is young actor Logendra\u2019s first on-screen role.<\/p>\n Avoidance starts Friday 10th June at 9:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer<\/a>. <\/strong>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 magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Wednesday, 08 June 2022 at 12:00 am Romesh Ranganathan is heading up a new sitcom on BBC One, which focuses on a man with serious avoidance issues \u2013 hence the title, Avoidance. Ranganathan\u2019s Jonathan is so desperate to avoid difficult conversations, that rather than telling his son that his mum and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":16648,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/meet-the-cast-of-avoidance-scaled.jpg",2560,1706,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/meet-the-cast-of-avoidance-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/meet-the-cast-of-avoidance-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/meet-the-cast-of-avoidance-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/meet-the-cast-of-avoidance-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/meet-the-cast-of-avoidance-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/meet-the-cast-of-avoidance-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"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 James Hibbs Published: Wednesday, 08 June 2022 at 12:00 am Romesh Ranganathan is heading up a new sitcom on BBC One, which focuses on a man with serious avoidance issues \u2013 hence the title, Avoidance. Ranganathan\u2019s Jonathan is so desperate to avoid difficult conversations, that rather than telling his son that his mum and…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/16647"}],"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\/16648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Jessica Knappett plays Claire<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Mandeep Dhillon plays Danielle<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Lisa McGrillis plays Courtney<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Kieran Logendra plays Spencer<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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