Bill Bailey returns as Guy Starling, a man whose life is unexpectedly turned upside down by someone he hasn’t seen for 45 years - his imaginary childhood friend, Hennikay.
Bill Bailey stars as Guy Starling, a middle aged man who, after 45 years, and for reasons quite unknown to him, is suddenly revisited by his imaginary childhood friend, Hennikay.
Guy’s relationship with Hennikay has become strained. Because not only is Hennikay intensely irritating, in the way that only an 11 year-old imaginary best friend can be irritating, he also doesn’t like Guy’s new girlfriend, Gwenda.
Which is a problem. Because Gwenda is a very intense and serious woman, which are the exact attributes that Guy feels is missing from his life and relationship with Hennikay. But they are exactly the attributes that Hennikay dislikes about Gwenda. And, it is very obvious that Gwenda would undoubtedly dislike Hennikay if he was real and was in her head constantly.
And stuck in the middle of them is Guy. And it’s driving him nuts.
And so, in desperation, he calls his old friend, Marika, a therapist (who mainly does pets but will also do couples) and books some relationship counselling for him and Hennikay. And there he learns that even though it’s irritating and annoying, there are some friendships that you don’t choose – they choose you.
Bill Bailey stars in the second series of this this warm, funny look at childhood, adulthood and the follies of modern life.
Written by David Spicer
Guy: Bill Bailey
Hennikay: Max Lester
Marika: Elizabeth Carling
Gwenda: Joanna Brookes
Producer: Liz Anstee
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