Courtney (Lisa Mcgrillis); Dan (Mandeep Dhillon); Jonathan (Romesh Ranganathan); Claire (Jessica Knappett); Kieron (Kieran Logendra) (Image: BBC/Rangabee)

Jonathan (Romesh Ranganathan) is back and he’s reinvented himself. He may have a new body, a new hobby, and a lot of lycra, but he’s still stuck avoiding conflict and all the mess that causes. Jonathan is determined to win back his ex-partner Claire (Jessica Knappett) and rebuild his family and make son, Spencer (Kieran Logendra) happy. However, any chance of their love rekindling is complicated by new love interests Brett (Matthew Lewis) and Megan (Aisling Bea). Meanwhile, Jonathan’s sister, Dan (Mandeep Dhillon) and her wife Courtney (Lisa McGrillis) are expecting a baby and feel anything but ready.

Avoidance (6 x 30) is a Ranga Bee production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It was commissioned by Jon Petrie, Director of BBC Comedy. It was created by Romesh Ranganathan and Benjamin Green, who also directs. The series is written by Romesh Ranganathan, Benjamin Green and Jessica Knappett. The producer is Andrew Harvey and the Executive Producers are Michelle Farr-Scott, Romesh Ranganathan, Benjamin Green. The BBC Commissioning Editor is Tanya Qureshi. Series one and two of Avoidance are distributed internationally by BBC Studios.

Episode 1 will air on Friday 5 April at 9.30pm on BBC One, all six episodes will be available as a boxset on BBC iPlayer.