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Uncle
2014 - 2017 7.6 (44 votes) 3 Seasons
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Genres
Comedy
Networks
BBC Three
Created By
Oliver Refson

Uncle

Overview

Andy is a dissolute out-of work musician who forges an unlikely alliance with his 12-year-old nephew Errol after being morally blackmailed into looking after him by his chaotic sister Sam - all on the day Andy was planning to kill himself. Not a natural with either kids or responsibility, he tries to keep his new charge out of trouble while being knee-deep in it himself.

Top Cast

Nick Helm
Nick Helm

Andy

Elliot Speller-Gillott
Elliot Speller-Gillott

Errol

Daisy Haggard
Daisy Haggard

Sam

Con O'Neill
Con O'Neill

Val

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2014)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Mind the Cracks
2014-01-13

For Andy, the simple task of looking after his nephew spirals into a bizarre misadventure for the pair as they become involved in a faked injury, a car crash, a visit to a gay club, a lot of lying, and some tough lessons in life.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Party Monster
2014-01-20

Following a series of personal humiliations, Andy is babysitting a sick Errol. After finding out thst his nephew is pretending to be ill to get out of a child’s birthday party, Andy’s determined to show Errol how to become a party monster.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: I Like-Like You
2014-01-27

Andy attempts to get back with Gwen as he enters a battle of the bands. The only problem is though that, he doesn’t have a band. Errol’s acting oddly and it has something to do with a girl.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Favourites
2014-02-03

Sam drags Andy to a luncheon at her ex's house to provide moral support. Andy is surprised when Errol's other uncle is there also, and gets into a competition for Errol with him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Last of the Red-Hot Uncles
2014-02-10

Sam attempts to ditch her dowdy sponsor. Errol is away on a school trip. Andy attempts to break up with Shelly, make up with Gwen and also woo Errol’s teacher Melodie.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Nephew
2014-02-17

Sam and Ben's custody battle is looming. Andy and Errol are offered a record contract. Andy doesn't realise that the producer of the record label is only after the kid.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2017)

No overview available.

7 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Father's Day
2017-01-01

Andy's living in the basement of Sam and Bruce's new home, depressed over how things ended with Melodie and having cut off contact with Teresa after finding out she was pregnant. Now he has nightmares about the child he's never met, and it's playing on his conscience. Errol, meanwhile, is having Daddy issues of his own, unable to accept Bruce as the man of the house. This is causing Sam a headache, on top of the fact that Bruce is subtly hinting to her that he wants a baby. When Andy's offered the chance to write for a boyband, he has to decide whether financial security is more important to him than artistic integrity, especially when he has a kid in the wings. With Errol's help, Andy goes on a journey of self-discovery to find out whether he can man up and be a dad.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Bringing Sexy Back
2017-01-08

Things get competitive when Errol and Andy fall for the same girl. Meanwhile, Sam and Bruce feel the pressure of trying to conceive.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Dinner, I Hardly Knew Her
2017-01-15

Andy stumbles into a drug-fueled whirlwind romance with singer, Jasmine, and suddenly finds himself engaged. Errol let’s a girl think he’s “experienced” in an attempt to look cool, and Sam has to find a way of telling the family some life-changing news. Unfortunately, Bruce’s mother and brother are coming to visit and everyone’s struggling with whether to clear the air or hold on to their secrets. It isn’t long before the lies spin out of control and Andy has to face up to some hard truths for the first time in his life.

Runtime: 29 min
Episode 4: 2:27
2017-01-22

Andy struggles to shut off his feelings. Errol struggles to let his in. Sam's life hangs in the balance. An impressionistic exploration of grief.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Rivals
2017-01-29

Andy and Sam's chaotic parents, Neville and Jane, visit from Spain and announce they are getting a divorce. While Sam obsesses on the fact her mother still doesn't pay her attention, Andy schemes ways to keep his parents together in an attempt to prove he can make any relationship work. And Errol decides to play Ben and Bruce off each other to buy him a trip to Europe. Who will win the manipulation game?

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Is This Just Fantasy?
2017-02-05

When Melodie shows up at Andy’s flat, they finally hash it out and confess their feelings for each other. But after a night of bliss, Melodie is gone. Meanwhile, in his fantasy writing class, Errol spins a fantastical tale of Andy, now cast as a stable boy on a noble quest to find his long lost princess. With the help of a young stable master, Errol, the boys encounter a slew of odd-but-familiar faces in this fantasy retelling of Uncle, and possibly help the real Andy get to the bottom of how he can win Melodie back.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: The Last Assembly
2017-02-12

When Andy’s offered the opportunity of a lifetime it might mean the end of Errol and Andy’s relationship as we know it.

Runtime: 30 min

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