We developed 'Sightseers' as a TV idea but didn't get anywhere with it because all the channels said it was too dark originally as an idea for television.

Manchester has a certain reputation of being cool.

I think in most couples or partnerships, there's a constant struggle for power and dominance.

When I was a kid the highlight of my week would be doing a fossil hunt at the local quarry... that kind of thing.

I think both of us [ with Steve Oram], once we decided to do comedy, knew that we would have to come to London to do that.

We developed 'Sightseers' as a TV idea but didn't get anywhere with it because all the channels said it was too dark originally as an idea for television.

Growing up, I didn't feel very cool having come from the Midlands.