Sky has commissioned a sitcom series starring 2008 Funny Women Awards winner Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan called Romantic Getaway, about a couple trying to start a family, at any cost…
Sky says: “Allison (Katherine Ryan) and Deacon (Romesh Ranganathan) are desperate for a baby, but they’ve run out of money to fund any more IVF treatment. So they decide to ‘borrow’ the £50k they need from their filthy rich boss Alfie, who they discover is illegally creaming off money from the company. And it works! Except that, on a whim, Deacon secretly adds an extra nought to the transfer, and actually steals half a million quid. Also, Allison is secretly starting to doubt whether she wants a baby after all.
“Their web of lies kicks off a downward spiral into the criminal underworld of suburban Britain, and pushes them, and their plans for their future together, to the limit.”
The six-episode show promises to be a “modern Bonnie and Clyde story mixing classic romantic comedy moments with high octane, thrilling set-pieces”.
