Grandma's House: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

TV presenter Simon Amstell plays a version of himself in Grandma's House, a new six-part comedy written by Simon and his long-term collaborator Dan Swimer. The series stars Simon Amstell as a TV presenter who is quitting his job to try to do something more meaningful with his life. Each episode is set at Grandma's house, where Simon's family regularly congregate to catch up. Everything happens under the watchful eye of Grandma, who is desperate to see everything going well.

Series details

• Title: Grandma's House
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2010-08-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8391
• IMDb ID: tt1706532
• TVDB ID: 181551

Cast and credited roles

• Simon Amstell — Simon
• Linda Bassett — Grandma
• Rebecca Front — Tanya
• James Smith — Clive
• Samantha Spiro — Liz
• Jamal Hadjkura — Adam
• Geoffrey Hutchings — Grandpa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-08-09; final listed air date 2010-09-13; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-04-19; final listed air date 2012-05-24; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Grandma's House on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.