The show's title is borrowed from the
Mumsnet message board of which Cooper told
the Times "If you post anything on AIBU about whether you should end your marriage, they all scream 'Leave the bastard,' even if all he's done is sing over the
Coronation Street theme tune." Cooper and Hizli knew each other from drama school. The show was partly improvised. Principal photography finished in February 2022. The producer is Pippa Brown and the director is Jonny Campbell. The production companies are Boffola Pictures and Lookout Point. Executive producers are Jack Thorne, Shane Allen, Jonny Campbell, Daisy May Cooper, Kate Daughton, Selin Hizli. Filming took place in 2021 at
The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol and on location in
Gloucestershire. A second series was commissioned by the BBC in October 2022. Filming on the second series took place in October 2024. Guest appearances in series two include
Chelsea Peretti,
Tom Davis,
Denise Black,
Jamali Maddix,
Kojey Radical and
Charlie Cooper. ==Broadcast==