Bill’s Included on BBC One: Start Time, Cast, Episode Guide and How to Watch
Image: BBC Bill’s Included starts on Friday 20 November 2026 at 9.30pm on BBC One, with episode 1 of 6.
Bill’s Included is a new half-hour sitcom with Rob Brydon as Bill Beam, a man whose marriage has collapsed and whose bank balance is heading the same way. His answer is to take in student lodgers. The first episode is on BBC One at 9.30pm on Friday 20 November, and the series has six episodes in all.
Updated Friday 13 November 2026, a week before the first episode.
What time is Bill’s Included on?
Episode 1 is on BBC One at 9.30pm on Friday 20 November 2026 and finishes at 10pm. It is the first episode of series 1, and the listing carries subtitles and audio description. That is the only date in the TV listings so far. Listings reach about a week ahead, so we add each later episode here, and to our BBC One TV guide, as soon as it is published.
What is Bill’s Included about?
Bill is middle-aged, recently divorced and close to broke. His wife has left him for the man who did their garden, and the family house now feels very empty and very expensive. Renting out the spare bedrooms to students is how he plans to keep it.
The joke is Bill himself. He wants his new housemates to see him as a mate rather than a landlord, and he is keen to be part of the fun, while also being the one adult in the building who is meant to keep things in order. The series follows the household as those two roles keep colliding.
What happens in episode 1?
Bill meets his four new lodgers, Christian, Zahra, Hettie and James, and is delighted with all of them. Then Christian develops a habit of leaving the fridge open, and Bill needs a plan to end it without spoiling the easy-going image he has worked so hard on. That is the set-up, and we go no further than that.
Bill’s Included episode guide
| Episode | First on BBC One | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday 20 November 2026 | 9.30pm |
| 2 | Not listed yet | |
| 3 | Not listed yet | |
| 4 | Not listed yet | |
| 5 | Not listed yet | |
| 6 | Not listed yet |
Each episode is around 30 minutes. We fill in the rest of the table as the listings publish each date.
Who is in the cast?
Rob Brydon leads as Bill Beam. Here is the main cast and who they play:
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Rob Brydon | Bill Beam |
| Dylan Brady | Christian |
| Ada Player | Hettie |
| Harry Baxendale | James |
| Yasmin Al-Khudhairi | Zahra |
| Samantha Spiro | Siobhan, Bill’s neighbour |
| Nigel Lindsay | Martin, Bill’s neighbour |
| Kevin Eldon | Drew, owner of a record shop |
Samantha Spiro and Nigel Lindsay play Siobhan and Martin, the couple next door. Kevin Eldon plays Drew, who runs the local record shop.
Is this Rob Brydon’s first sitcom since Gavin & Stacey?
Yes, as the lead. Brydon is best known in sitcom for Gavin & Stacey, and Bill’s Included marks his return to the form, this time in the title role.
Who wrote and made Bill’s Included?
The writers are Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen. Baby Cow, the production company that is part of BBC Studios, made the six-part series for the BBC. Lauriel Martin is the producer.
How to watch
| Platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| Freeview | 1 (HD on 101) |
| Sky (Q, Stream, Glass) | 101 |
| Virgin Media | 101 |
| Freesat | 101 |
BBC One also streams live on BBC iPlayer. You will get your own region’s version of BBC One on every platform. The rest of the Friday evening on the channel is in our BBC One TV guide, and for every channel, see what’s on TV tonight.
Frequently asked questions
What time is Bill’s Included on tonight?
Episode 1 of Bill’s Included is on BBC One at 9.30pm on Friday 20 November 2026 and runs for half an hour, finishing at 10pm.
What channel is Bill’s Included on?
BBC One. BBC One is 1 on Freeview (HD on 101) and 101 on Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat, and it streams live on BBC iPlayer.
How many episodes of Bill’s Included are there?
Six, each about 30 minutes long. Only episode 1 is in the TV listings so far; we add the later dates when they appear.
Who is in the cast of Bill’s Included?
Rob Brydon plays Bill Beam. His lodgers are Christian (Dylan Brady), Hettie (Ada Player), James (Harry Baxendale) and Zahra (Yasmin Al-Khudhairi). Samantha Spiro and Nigel Lindsay play the neighbours, Siobhan and Martin, and Kevin Eldon is Drew, who owns a record shop.
What is Bill’s Included about?
Bill is a man in middle age whose marriage has ended and whose money is running out. To keep the house, he lets his spare bedrooms to students and then tries a little too hard to be one of the gang.
Who wrote Bill’s Included?
Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen wrote all of it. Baby Cow, which is part of BBC Studios, made the series for the BBC.
Is Bill’s Included Rob Brydon’s first sitcom since Gavin & Stacey?
Yes. Bill’s Included is Rob Brydon’s return to sitcom, and his first leading sitcom role since Gavin & Stacey.
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