Gavin & Stacey favourite stars in first look at BBC's new "big, character-driven comedy"
Bill's Included will be coming to screens soon.
Gavin & Stacey favourite Rob Brydon stars in a first look at the BBC's new comedy Bill's Included.
The sitcom follows Bill Beam, played by Brydon, a well-meaning but over-enthusiastic divorcee who rents his spare rooms to students to stay afloat.
As Bill tries, and often fails, to be both a responsible landlord and honorary housemate, he and his mismatched lodgers muddle through chaos, growing pains and unexpected friendships.
Joining Brydon in the cast are Samantha Spiro (Waiting for the Out) and Nigel Lindsay (MobLand) as Bill’s neighbours, Siobhan and Martin, while Kevin Eldon (Trigger Point) is record store owner Drew.
Dylan Brady (Mary & George), Ada Player (The Power of Parker), Harry Baxendale (The Radleys) and Yasmin Al-Khudhairi (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder) also join the cast as students Christian, Hettie, James and Zahra, who can been seen in the below image.
Filming is already under way for the new BBC show, which will comprise six 30-minute episodes.
On his new role, Brydon said: "I feel very lucky to be part of Bill's Included. Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden have written some truly wonderful scripts and I can’t wait to help bring them to life."
Rupert Majendie, executive producer at Baby Cow Productions, added: "Bill’s Included is exactly the kind of show we love making at Baby Cow.
"Big, character driven comedy with real emotional truth at its core. It’s full of brilliantly funny performances, led by the incomparable Rob Brydon. We are so excited for everyone to meet Bill."
The new comedy is directed by Dave Lambert and was written and produced by Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen, known as comedy duo The Pin. They co-wrote the 2025 Amazon MGM action comedy film Deep Cover, which starred Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed.
Bill’s Included's release date is yet to be announced.
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Phoebe Kowhai Barnes is a Freelance Writer who covers pop culture and entertainment programmes for the Radio Times. She previously worked as the Senior Assistant Editor at The Tab where she managed its local department. She obtained a BA (Hons) in English Literature from University of Nottingham.
