Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan are up to their old antics again as hilarious Irish siblings Aine and Shona. In the first series, English-as-a-foreign-language teacher Aine had just come out of rehab after recovering from a “teeny little nervous breakdown”.

As for Aine’s love life, things started heating up between her and Richard, the father of her 12-year-old French pupil Étienne. Following an initially rejected and then eventually accepted proposal in the finale, Shona and boyfriend Vish got engaged. To celebrate, Shona… er… kissed her business partner Charlotte.

Clearly, there are some loose ends to tie up, then! In series 2, Étienne goes on a trip to Paris, leaving Aine and Richard to enjoy date night. Shona and Charlotte need to clear the air after that kiss since they work together and all. Meanwhile, Vish is in New York on business. We have also been promised another duet between the sisters – one to rival their rendition of The Cranberries’ “Zombie” we hope.

Bea won the Breakthrough Talent Award as writer for This Way Up at the British Academy Television Craft Awards 2020, and it’s precisely her blend of sharp dialogue, humour and insightful observations that makes the show a success.

Another huge reason is, of course, the outstanding cast. Find out where else you might recognise them from, and how to watch them in more shows and films below.

Aisling Bea – Aine

Living With Yourself

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Love Wedding Repeat

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State Of The Union

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Sharon Horgan – Shona

Pulling

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Together

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Catastrophe

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Criminal: UK (series 2)

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How To Build A Girl

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Dating Amber

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Tobias Menzies – Richard

Pulling

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The Terror

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Catastrophe

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The Night Manager

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Outlander

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King Lear

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The Crown (series 3 & 4) 

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Aasif Mandvi – Vish

Music And Lyrics

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Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events

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The Dictator

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Mother’s Day

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The Internship

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Indira Varma – Charlotte

Luther

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Official Secrets

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Paranoid

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Carnival Row

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Kadiff Kirwan – Bradley, Aine’s flatmate

Chewing Gum

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Drifters

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Fleabag (series 2)

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Time

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Timewasters

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Black Mirror (series 3)

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The Stranger

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Pokémon Detective Pikachu

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Ricky Grover – Tom, Aine’s friend from rehab

Black Books

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EastEnders

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Zapped

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When is Channel 4’s This Way Up on TV?

This Way Up airs on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/141) on Wednesdays at 10pm with the first episode screening on 14 July. The entire series will be available to stream in Apps & Games > All 4.

The six-part series will subsequently air every week until Wednesday 18 August.

How to watch Amazon Prime Video with Virgin TV

Prime Video is available to all Virgin TV customers with a V6 box, powered by TiVo^®, and a subscription to the service. Simply sign up to Amazon Prime Video via their website, and you can log in on the box. And because Prime Video is fully integrated into TiVo^®, you can search without even going into the app. Just select Search & Discover from the Home menu and type in the name of the show or movie you’re after.

How to watch Netflix with Virgin TV

If you have a TiVo^® box or Virgin TV V6 box, powered by TiVo^®:

Press home on your remote

Select Apps & Games

Select All Apps 

Select Netflix

If you’re already a Netflix subscriber, you can also access the app through Search & Discover or by pressing Red on channel 204. Just sign in with your existing login and start watching. And you’ll only have to log in the first time you use it. 

If you’re new to Netflix, then you’ll need to subscribe to use the app. The easiest way to do this is by going to netflix.com/virginmedia. You can also subscribe using the Netflix app in Apps & Games.