Delusional show business character Count Arthur Strong, a pompous, out-of-work actor from Doncaster attempts to recount his life story with the help of the scholarly son of his former comedy partner.
Genre: Comedy
Cast:Steve Delaney , Rory Kinnear , Zahra Ahmadi , Andy Linden , David Plimmer , Chris Ryman , Matthew David McCarthy , Lucy Briers , Bronagh Gallagher , Ruth Posner , Oliver Dimsdale , Yasmin J. James , Marcus Garvey , Mia Soteriou , Spencer Jones , Ralph Ineson , Jeremy Swift , Lindsay Duncan
Barred from the café for creeping everyone out with his fortune telling, Arthur is mistaken for a spiritualist and asked to rid a haunted house of its otherworldly occupants.
Michael is called up for jury service, so Arthur rounds up some of the café regulars to go to court to make Michael's day unforgettable. Some of John the Watch's criminal associates take an interest in Bulent's.
Michael frets about the arrival of Sinem and Bulent's father. Arthur is shaken when doubts are cast upon his acting abilities, but after an accident he takes on the role of his career.
In trying to avoid going to an audience participation laden show with Sinem, Michael instead attends Arthur's Soupover (an old man version of a sleepover) and comes to regret it.
Arthur attempts to build bridges with a figure from his past - John Shuttleworth. The two reflect on what might have been if their band hadn't split up. Arthur and Michael do some hustling.
Arthur makes some unlikely new friends while searching for biscuits, and sees his life and his luck change overnight.
For Michael's birthday, Arthur takes him on a well-meant but disastrously cheap trip to a safari park which ultimately turns into a battle for survival.