Jay's waiting on his mum coming home. He's anxious. He's always anxious, which is why he doesn't leave the flat very often. A quiet life, in the flat,with his mum, is all he needs. Well, that and the cat downstairs to stop making so much noise.
So when a hand comes through the letter box and drops a gun on the floor it's the very opposite of what Jay needs in his life. A situation made so much worse when Coco arrives, looking for the weapon. But is Coco really the gangster he makes himself out to be? Do he and Jay have something in common? And when PC Kayleigh arrives is she part of the problem or the solution?
Cristian Ortega does a good job of establishing Jay's character in the first couple of minutes, before Martin Quinn's Coco comes on, speeds up the action and gets the laughs flowing. There are clever jokes, there are daft jokes, but it's consistently funny, and the addition of Katie Barnett's policewoman brings elements of farce into the mix. There's also some moments of sadness towards the end before a hilarious, if slightly predictable, final sequence.
It's a lot of fun, laugh out loud enjoyable, and there are strong performances from all three, with Quinn standing out for his great comic timing and malleable characterisation. An excellent start to this PP&P season.
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