News: Transmission Details for New Spencer Jones Comedy Mister Winner

The transmission date has been confirmed for the full series of the Spencer Jones sitcom Mister Winner. Following a successful one-off episode the series will start on BBC Two on Wednesday 25 March at 10pm.
 
Leslie Winner is an eternally-optimistic butter-fingered bungler whose heart is in the right place.

Somehow, despite his calamitous nature, he has found love with his fiancée Jemma and they are preparing for their wedding. The pressure is on Leslie to find, and keep, a job to pay for the honeymoon and wedding.

Episode one opens as Leslie joins his father-in-law Chris on a house clearance job. When Leslie finds finds an abandoned piano, he quickly comes up with a scheme to make some money from it. What could go wrong?

Mister Winner stars Spencer Jones (Upstart Crow, The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk) in the lead role of Leslie Winner.

Lucy Pearman (The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk) stars alongside him as his fiancée Jemma, with Shaun Williamson (EastEnders, Extras) as Jemma’s father Chris, Harriet Thorpe (The Brittas Empire, Absolutely Fabulous, French And Saunders) as Leslie’s mother Sharon, Oliver Maltman (Back, The Crown, The Kevin Bishop Show) as Sharon’s younger boyfriend Steve, and Leon Annor (The End Of The F***ing World), as Leslie’s best mate Cooper.

Mister Winner is a BBC Studios production for BBC Two. It is executive produced by Chris Sussman, written by Matt Morgan (Murder In Successville, The Mimic, Hospital People), produced by Richard Webb and directed by Andrew Chaplin.

Mister Winner was commissioned by Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning and Charlotte Moore, Director, BBC Content. Commissioning Editor is Kate Daughton.

 

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