Here We Go | Series 3 Preview (BBC One)

Created by and starring Tom Basden (After Life), the new series sees the return of the all-star cast Jim Howick (Ghosts), Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd), Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey), Freya Parks (This Town), Jude Morgan-Collie (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder), and Tori Allen-Martin (Unforgotten).

The third series will continue to follow the chaotic Jessops’ family as they navigate new jobs, love, loss and family gatherings. Mum Rachel (Katherine Parkinson) is starting her new life as a therapist. Paul (Jim Howick), now a police constable, continues his quest to gain the respect of his peers - and his kids.

Uncle Robin (Tom Basden) and wife Cherry (Tori Allen-Martin) are busy with a new arrival, baby Atlas, while Amy (Freya Parks) is still figuring out life as a 20-something.

Grandmother Sue (Alison Steadman) has moved back in and Sam (Jude Morgan-Collie) is, of course, on hand, capturing all the calamity on camera from bungee jumps to riverside baptisms. Series three also sees a family holiday to Malta, where, of course, nothing goes according to plan.

Episode 1: It’s Rachel and Paul’s wedding anniversary, and the family rise to the occasion with an array of gifts, including barbecues, an escape room experience and a Bulgarian smart speaker called ‘Tim’.

Meanwhile, there’s a local crime wave, and in unrelated news, Paul has developed a rash on what he’s choosing to call his ‘upper thigh’. All of which results in a particularly memorable wedding anniversary for Rachel and Paul.

Episode 2: New neighbours are moving in next door, and Rachel intends to befriend them at any cost. Meanwhile, Sue has started bingeing ultraviolent horror movies with her friend Prudence, and Paul is beginning to suspect he’s getting a reputation for being boring. Surely not! He’s a former Olympian, for goodness’s sake!

Episode 3: Big news: Paul’s a mentor. He’s been buddied up with a young police officer called Lee, poor lad, and is preparing to impart some wisdom. Meanwhile, Rachel is helping Sam prep for his potentially incredibly dangerous Duke of Edinburgh expedition.

And Robin is trying to persuade Cherry to join him for a live-action, role play weekend, where everyone dresses up as fantasy characters to drink mead and have sword fights in the woods, none of which appeals to the heavily-pregnant Cherry. But the biggest challenge of all is faced by Sue, who can’t open a jar of gherkins.

Episode 4: Rachel finds herself the victim of an online scam and decides to do the only sensible thing: track down and confront the scammers face to face. Luckily, Paul is a highly trained police officer, well suited to confrontations with potentially dangerous criminals.

Meanwhile, Amy gets spotted by a modelling agency talent scout, which inspires Cherry and Robin to cash in on their new baby by getting him signed up for some child modelling too.

Episode 5: Amy and her girlfriend Maya have been going through a bit of a rough patch, which is sad for them but great news for Rachel, who is keen to get some practice as a couples’ therapist.

Meanwhile, Sue has been drawn by the seductive call of bingo. She’s entered a world of gambling and vice, and before long, she’s playing a high stakes game of Uno, which she must win at any cost.

Episode 6: The Jessops are off to visit Rachel and Robin’s dad in Malta for the holiday of a lifetime. The only thing is, they all have quite different ideas about what makes a good holiday.

Amy wants to paint the town red, Robin wants to try scuba diving, Paul wants to visit every historical monument in the guidebook, Cherry wants to chill by the pool, and Rachel wants to address some long-standing grievances with her father via the medium of lengthy and intense conversations about her feelings. It seems unlikely that everyone’s going to get what they want from the holiday, especially given that the swimming pool is out of order.

Episode 7: Rachel and Paul are going to be baby Atlas’s godparents, so long as Paul can get himself baptised first. Dean has got an amazing new girlfriend, Katie, who also happens to be a personal trainer. It turns out that the secret to eternal youth is doing plenty of squats, so Rachel goes for it.

Meanwhile, the newly single Amy is throwing herself into her music, getting ready to take to the stage at Bedford Battle of the Bands (BBOB) with her bandmate G (don’t call him Graham). Needless to say, Amy’s granny Sue is their biggest fan.

Creator Tom Basden, says: “I’m so thrilled to be reunited with our cast of comedy legends to bring another round of the Jessop’s epic family misfortunes and everyday adventures back to BBC One!”

Here We Go returns Friday 25th July at 9pm on BBC One.