'They wore medical masks and painted my arse red': Aisling Bea on series 2 of This Way Up 

As well as plenty laughs, the Irish duo are conscious that it's also a good time to send out a message of hope after such a difficult year

Aine (Aisling Bea) in series one of This Way Up

On the day Aisling Bea found out she had won a Bafta Craft award last year, she had been knocked off her bike and felt lucky to be alive.

“It definitely put the Bafta into perspective,” recalls the Kildare-born comedian, actress and writer, 37. “The awards were virtual, due to lockdown, so I won watching it in my sling and flip flops, in the garden with a few pals – and it ended up feeling far more special as a result.”