8 series thus far of sheer laugh out loud comedy . . . Two Pints (Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps)

Member Name: QuakerMitch

Product:	Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
Date:	24/07/09 (45 review reads)
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Advantages: Comedy, Characters, Storylines

Disadvantages: Johnny is dead, series 8 storyline is a little all over the place

Two Pints of Lager and a Packet Of Crisps is a comedy TV programme that is usually broadcast on BBC 3 in hours after 9:00pm. It is set in Runcorn and the show follows the lives of 5 young members of our society Janet, Louise, Donna, Gaz, Johnny (in series 1-6) and they are all different in their own unique ways. There are also many other characters featured in the programme across the current 8 series of the show and they are featured below.

Janet - Played by Sheridan Smith, A very comical blonde character who is girlfriend to Johnny (excluding about 5 episodes in series 3 and 4). She used to work in a bakery before she became pregnant and gives birth to what turns out to be Gaz's baby in series 5. She then goes on to work as an Elf maker in series 6, a community support officer in series 8 and an assistant market stool holder also in series 8. In series 7 after the tragic death of her husband Johnny she begins to fall in love with Gaz who eventually leaves Donna at the end of series 7 to be with her. They then split up at the end of series 8 when Gaz had to decide between Donna and Janet and he chose Donna (which was actually the result of a viewers poll)

Donna- Played by Natalie Casey, A much more strict and serious character compared to Janet who always seems to have her life based around her work and education. She starts out single but within a few episodes of series 1 she starts to date Gaz. Their relationship is also "on and off" like Janet and Johnny's but they both come together in the end at the end of series 8. Donna starts Two Pints as your ordinary young woman who smokes, works in a bucket factory and has a boyfriend. But after she meets David in series 3 and comes to know him in series 4, she begins to want more to her life and she decides to go to university and further her education and better herself. During this time, her boyfriend Gaz sleeps with Janet and Donna and Gaz temporarily split up. At the start of series 5 Donna's mum Flo dies after being hit by a truck. At the start of series 6 she loses her bucket factory job after taking out a van and crashing it into some parked cars. After this she is constantly trying to get a job in the local pub, the archer, she is eventually successful and this is where she works until the end of series 7 when she gets a job offer from London. She decides to go and her and Gaz split up and Janet begins to date him properly. She then returns from London with her new boyfriend Wesley Presley at the start of series 8 and then her and Gaz are reunited at the end of series 8.

Louise - Played by Kathryn Drysdale, Lousie is a very funny and squeaky character who in her time in Two Pints has her fair share of boyfriends and jobs. The show starts with her as a university student who has her first job in the first episode as a barmaid, but this is short lived and she quits in the same episode. Louise is known as the "gooseberry" to the group in between her many boyfriends. In the third episode of the 1st series she believes a man has fallen for her, who turns out to be gay. In the fifth episode she is kissed by Johnny who is immediately put off by her taste of "lard". At the start of the 2nd series Louise has her first proper boyfriend called James who has been chosen by Louise dues to his poshness. This relationship does not last long and she dumps him days later. At the end of series 2 and at the start of series 3 she has her next boyfriend called Andy, but this too doesn't last very long because he walks out on her without paying for an £150 3 course meal which Louise ends up paying and adding to her £8,000 debt. In the third series she has her third boyfriend David. This relationship lasts a little longer going from series 3 episode 2 to, series 3 episode 10. During this relationship, Louise's immatureness and childlike behavior is fully exposed and there relationship finally comes to an end due to a matter of a green plant. At this point Louise is still studying for her Sociology degree. During series 4 Louise finishes her degree and gets to work straight away, firstly working in the same bakery as Janet as manager and she later fires Janet due to her being power-mad. In the meantime she walks in on Gaz and Janet having just finished sex but she keeps quiet about it . . . for now. Her next job in this series is working at the head of national statistics. Here she changes Johnny's record turning him into a master criminal and this leads to Johnny being shot through the knee. Louise is then convicted in series 5 but let off with just community service. During this series she struggles to get a job and gets her 4th boyfriend called Mickey who is a stylist to the cast of Hollyoaks. This relationship lasts about 2 episodes and comes to an abrupt end due to her squeakiness. In series 6 she believes she has become and alcoholic after 2 glasses of wine and she joins alcoholics anonymous. At the end of the series she becomes a prostitute for an episode. In series 7 she trys to get a job in the archer but is unsuccessful and her craziness continues.

Gaz- Played by Will Mellor, Gaz is quite a thick character who loves his magazines and his women. He works as a mechanic during all the series and is boyfriend to Donna (most of the time). Gaz starts Two Pints as single but he quickly finds himself dating Donna. Also in this series Gaz gets pushed into a canal by Donna after he makes personal suggestions to her. In series 2 Donna finally moves in with Gaz and then they temporarily split up towards the end of the series after Gaz makes a huge list of demands on her. But they soon sort out their differences. In series 3 Gaz and Donna lose a lot of sleep due to some inconsiderate neighbors and they continue to sort out their differences. In series 4 Gaz sleeps with Janet as a result of neglect by Donna who is too self centered on her college course. Gaz and Donna later go on and split up in series 5 because of this but they soon get back together later in the same series. They then decide to move house and they look like they will achieve this until they both decide they can't move to their new sheep invested home. In series 6 Gaz's main aim is to have a child, but seeming as Donna does not want one, Gaz pursues Corinthian, Janet's and Gaz's son. He is unsuccessful and so he looks to a dog to cure his loneliness. This too is unsuccessful as he kills the dog who he calls Colin within minutes of having him. In series 7 Gaz loses his best mate Johnny and as a result of this, him and Janet get closer and closer and at the end of the series they become a couple. And then at the end of series 8, Gaz and Donna become a couple once again.

Johnny- Played by Ralf Little, Johnny is the only member of the original cast to not survive all current 8 series. He starts the show as boyfriend to Janet and finishes it as husband to Janet. In series 1 Johnny has to overcome his Louise obsession and come to terms with Janet's fake pregnancy. In series 2 Johnny wins £1000 on a scratch card and much to Janet's disgust, he spends it on Bungle and a bouncy castle. He and Janet nearly split up at the end of series 2 due to a matter of unfaithfulness by Janet but they quickly resolve their differences. In series 3 Johnny gets his first job in a DIY store but leaves in the same episode after smacking a woman and being under the order to have sex with his boss. Janet dumps Johnny at the end of the series but they come together again at the end of the fourth series. Also at the end of the 4th series, Johnny gets shot by police through the knee thanks to Louise. In series 5, Johnny finds out that Janet is pregnant and he gets his first car. He then gets tied to a lamp post on his stag night and marries Janet the following day. He then nearly breaks up with Janet as she gives birth after he finds out the baby is most likely not his, but he decides to stay. Johnny later goes on to die at the start of series 7 after being eaten by a shark.

David- Features in series 3 and the start of series 4 as boyfriend of Louise and he helps Donna get into Uni.

Flo- Donna's mum features in the first 3 series and we are told of her death at the start of series 5. She is a very comical and flirtatious character.

Andy- First screened in series 2, starts of being known as Janet's ex, he later goes on to date Louise before leaving early in series 3.

Kate- Boyfriend to Johnny in series 4 before Janet and Johnny begin dating again.

Kelly- A very funny barmaid first screened in series 4, dates Munch during series 5

Munch- A very on-off character first screened in series 3. He disappears in series 5 before coming back in series 7 as a monk!

Janet's Dad Pete- Only in a few episodes, but still a very funny character none the less.

Two Pints has released 8 series to date with the thought of a 9th in the midst:

Series 1: 6 episodes:
Series 2: 6 episodes
Series 3: 10 episodes
Series 4: 8 episodes (1 musical special)
Series 5: 14 episodes
Series 6: 10 episodes
Series 7: 8 episodes
Series 8: 8 episodes

Most episodes are written superbly by Susan Nickson and directed Nick Wood

Two Pints is the most hilarious, laugh out loud comedies i have ever encountered and i strongly recommend it to everybody (above the age of 15 obviously)

Summary: Genius laugh out loud comedy, i highly recommend