Jack & Millie
“Jack & Millie” is the brainchild of Jeremy Front who, with his sister Rebecca Front had been improvising these two characters for years - and now they’ve been brought to life in a new show...
... a phone, a strudel & Franz Kafka combine to make Jack & Millie’s day rather complicated in this new comedy about an older couple getting to grips with a French daughter-in-law, gassy beer, Eye-Closing Leon and a married lifetime’s-worth of verbal sparring...
So Millie’s son Melvin has given her a new tablet with a voice recorder?
So suddenly Jack & Millie have decided to record everything that happens to them? And for this, we should be grateful?
- well YES! - because this is a new comedy show written by Jeremy Front (writer of the Charles Paris mysteries for Radio 4) and starring Jeremy Front and Rebecca Front as Jack & Millie Lemman - an older couple who are fully engaged with contemporary life whilst being at war with the absurdities of the modern world...
The show also features Millie’s frenemy Shirley - played by Tracy-Ann Oberman, Jack’s all-too-easygoing friend Harry (Nigel Lindsay), their high-pressure son Melvin (Harry Peacock) and their high-maintenance (and Catholic) (and French) daughter-in-law Delphine (Jenny Bede - most recently heard in the sixth episode of “Double Acts” alongside Mathew Baynton).
Once the pilot went out (to great critical acclaim) the series commission followed, and in July 2018, it aired for the first time. In it, we get to explore Melvin's barbecue skills, Harry's unexpected knowledge of Leviticus, Delphine's unexpected passion for Pierce Brosnan and Shirley's leather-clad hybrid... Not to mention Jack and Millie themselves kvetching and arguing all the way.
The second series was aired in August 2020 where we heard Jack & Millie having to deal with Shirley's life-changing experience, Delphine's chicken-based epiphany, Melvin's misuse of a sauna suit and Harry upping his consolation game - with unexpected results...
Jack & Millie
Pilot
"Kafka Died At 39"
First Tx: 23/02/17 23:00 – 23:30
A phone, a strudel & Franz Kafka combine to make Jack & Millie’s day rather complicated in this new comedy starring Rebecca Front & Jeremy Front
Starring | |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Andy Nyman |
Melvin | Harry Peacock |
Delphine | Jenny Bede |
Carrie | Sue Kelvin |
Lindsay | Rachel Stubbings |
written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Series 1
Episode 1
"Death & The Maven"
First Tx: 18/07/18 11:30 – 12:00
When Film Club Leo dies suddenly, Jack & Millie have to make a choice between good behaviour and cheesecake... in this new comedy starring Jeremy and Rebecca Front
Starring | |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Nigel Lindsay |
The Widow | Sue Kelvin |
Alan | Adam G Goodwin |
The Nurse | Llewella Gideon |
written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 2
"Special Lunch"
First Tx: 25/07/18 11:30 – 12:00
Jack & Millie have a son. And Melvin has an app. And Melvin’s wife, Delphine has a dog. And Daniel Craig has both his eyebrows. A Special Lunch turns into a Totteridge tale of decking, Bond, beef tomahawks and a married lifetime’s-worth of verbal sparring...
Starring | |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
and | |
Melvin | Harry Peacock |
Delphine | Jenny Bede |
"Bruv" | Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong |
written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 3
"Deliver Us From eBay"
First Tx: 1/08/18 11:30 – 12:00
This week Jack & Millie discover the 11th Commandment - Thou shalt not try and please a son’s scary ex-girlfriend. And what’s really in the mysterious neighbour’s packages...?
starring | |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Nigel Lindsay |
Shushannah | Rebecca Gethings |
Yoosef | Naz Osmanoglu |
The Barista | Luke Sumner |
written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 4
"The Kids Are Alright"
First Tx: 8/08/18 11:30 – 12:00
All grandkids make mistakes. But only Jack & Millie’s do it quite so loudly and on video...
starring | |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Nigel Lindsay |
Melvin | Harry Peacock |
Delphine | Jenny Bede |
The Flight Attendant | Lauren O'Rourke |
written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Series 2
Episode 1
"Service Economy"
First Tx: 2/09/20 11:30 – 12:00
In the first of this new series, Jack & Millie are back and ready to deal with Harry’s bongos, Delphine’s chicken, Shirley’s bombshell and a cleaner with flashbacks
starring | |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Nigel Lindsay |
Melvin | Harry Peacock |
Delphine | Jenny Bede |
Nadia | Debbie Chazen |
written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 2
"A Terrible Hoo-Ha"
First Tx: 09/09/20 11:30 – 12:00
Jack meets an unwanted old friend, Melvin gets hot under the collar, Delphine makes a French joke and Shirley and Millie get an unexpected buzz...
starring | |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Nigel Lindsay |
Melvin | Harry Peacock |
Delphine | Jenny Bede |
Nita | Debbie Chazen |
written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 3
"Hot Yoga"
First Tx: 16/09/20 11:30 – 12:00
Jack & Millie’s TV binge comes to an abrupt end when they have to face a mindfulness pillow, a Tudor sallet and some hot yoga
starring | |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Nigel Lindsay |
Melvin | Harry Peacock |
Delphine | Jenny Bede |
Vanda | Katy Wix |
The Wench | Emma Sidi |
written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 4
"Street Party"
First Tx: 23/09/20 11:30 – 12:00
Millie feels like a natural woman while Jack feels like a man grappling with a keyboard, a saucepan and some shonky decking
starring | |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Nigel Lindsay |
Melvin | Harry Peacock |
Delphine | Jenny Bede |
written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Series 3
Episode 1
"Out of Town"
First Tx: 21/10/24 14.15 - 14.45
Jack & Millie decide to improve Mel’s mental health by taking him to the wilds of Chigwell for the weekend, but a rogue mosquito net, and an unwanted rendition of Fiddler On The Roof don’t seem to be helping.
Starring | |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Nigel Lindsay |
Melvin | Tim Downie |
Delphine | Jenny Bede |
Written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 2
"Matters of Life & Death"
First Tx: 28/10/24 14.45 - 14.45
Millie deliberately makes Jack ask Harry something serious while Shirley accidentally makes Millie watch Harvey wearing a Virtual Reality suit
Starring | |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Nigel Lindsay |
Melvin | Tim Downie |
Delphine | Jenny Bede |
with special guests | |
Waiter | Bhasker Patel |
Sauna Guy | Tony Way |
Solange | Katy Wix |
Written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 3
"The Moth Whisperer"
First Tx: 04/11/24 14.15 - 14.45
Jack & Millie have an encounter with an unexpected bean-to-cup coffee grinder, whilst Harry has an encounter with an unexpected son
Starring | |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Nigel Lindsay |
Melvin | Tim Downie |
Delphine | Jenny Bede |
With special guest | |
Ethan | Joseph May |
Written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Episode 4
"Sunrise, Sunset"
First Tx: 11/11/24 14.15 - 14.45
Whilst Mel and Del’s daughter Scarlette is arrested for locking on to a TV celebrity, a combination of fake superfood and mispronounced turmeric lead to a wellness disaster
Starring | |
Jack | Jeremy Front |
Millie | Rebecca Front |
and | |
Shirley | Tracy-Ann Oberman |
Harry | Nigel Lindsay |
Melvin | Tim Downie |
Delphine | Jenny Bede |
With special guests | |
Ethan | Joseph May |
Scarlette | Imogen Front |
Written by | Jeremy Front |
Produced & directed by | David Tyler |
Jack & Millie
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