Pete vs life when is it on

Pete quickly realises that to maintain his new relationship, he's going to have to make a few changes. Pete goes to a party where Jake, a friend but also a rival, reveals an intimate detail about his sex life.

Pete promises to keep it a secret and then tells everyone. Pete meets an attractive older lady at an art auction, and they hit it off. But being a 'toy boy' results in complications.

Pete realises that he's too selfish and decides to turn his life around. His first altruistic act is to agree to a visa marriage.

Pete finally gets a decent sports writing job but it's on the basis of a pretend relationship with his best mate's girlfriend. Problems ensue when an office romance blossoms. Tonight sees the launch of Channel 4's new sitcom Pete Versus Life, in which Pete, a more-or-less hopeless twentysomething sports writer, attempts to relate to — and indeed sleep with — the opposite sex.

The twist? That his exploits come with their own sport-style commentary. His comic timing means that, in the parlance of the show, two jokes hit the back of the net, and one just zips past the post - not a disastrous strike rate for a new sit-com. The problem is the programme's reliance on hoary old sporting cliches. Pete Versus Life's commentary joke is 40 years old, having first emerged in Woody Allen's film Bananas , where it benefited from having a real sportscaster — Howard Cosell , host of ABC's Wide World Of Sports, and the most famous sports broadcaster in America at the time — commentating on Woody's wedding night.

Sign in to play Series 1 Episode 1. Series 1. Series 1 Series 2. Series 1 Episode 1 Eco Warrior: Pete inadvertently impresses a young woman with his fake green credentials First shown: Fri 6 Aug 26 mins. Series 1 Episode 3 Older Woman: Pete hits it off with an attractive older woman but being a toy boy leads to complications First shown: Fri 20 Aug 24 mins. Series 1 Episode 4 Marriage of Convenience: Pete decides to be less selfish. First shown: Fri 27 Aug 27 mins.

Series 1 Episode 5 Ollie's Girlfriend: Pete gets a decent job, on the basis of a pretend relationship with his mate's girlfriend First shown: Thu 30 Sep 26 mins.

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